On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:28:11 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >There's no way to do it in a single job. Could you instead dynamically >allocate the files? > ... I'm pretty sure that referbacks won't help either.
Use ADDRESS LINKMVS to invoke the target program[s] in the same job step. >________________________________________ >From: Steve Estle >Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 9:27 AM > >I know we have a lot of REXX coders / developers on here so putting this out >as a "is this possible" question. > >Scenario: > >A recent effort brought a question t llight. We have a home grown REXX >routine that dynamically generates dataset names and saves JES job spool >dataset off using IOF product routines. The dataset name generated is unique >as it includes jobname, jobnumber, and Julian date, timestamp in the >dynamically generated dataset name which occurs withing thisi REXX routine (we >call it BTCHSAVE). I'd like the ability to access this dynamically generated >dataset name as a JCL symbolic variable for subsequent downstream job steps. >Is there any way that REXX variables can be somehow be shared / passed back to >batch job JCL routine such that the dynamically generated dataset name can be >used in subsequent steps of the job? > >Let me know if anyone has tried to do this or not - possibly a future IDEA for >IBM. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
