You could use AUTO from the CBT tape. Works well for what you need. On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 8:32 PM Sean Gleann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kees > THANK YOU! > Such a simple solution & one that I had not spotted despite all RTFMing > I've done. > When I do a '£T A,ALL' I can see the '24.05' & '24.10' time stamps, but I > never made the connection - just thought it was a weird way of specifying > time in the hour after midnight > > Sean > > On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 at 09:23, Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > The problem is that when you issue the automatic command with a time in > > the past, it will be issued immediately. > > You can avoid this by scheduling it for the next day with T=24.05. T= is > > calculated from the last midnight, so 24.05 means 00:05 tomorrow morning. > > > > Kees. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On > > > Behalf Of Sean Gleann > > > Sent: 06 November, 2018 9:49 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Anyone using cron? > > > > > > Hello all > > > > > > I have a need to run a couple of batch jobstreams at the same time > every > > > day. > > > The streams are fully developed and they run happily at the required > > > time(s), under control of a couple of JES 'TA' automatic commands: > > > £ T A0001,I=86400,T=00.05,'£VS,''S JOB,N=DLYWORK1''' > > > £ T A0002,I=86400,T=00.10,'£VS,''S JOB,N=DLYWORK2''' > > > ('JOB' is an IEBGENER that copies files to the internal reader) > > > The trouble with that solution is that TA commands are obeyed both at > > > the > > > prescribed times AND at IPL (or JES start?) time. > > > Given that I'm currently working on commissioning a new production > > > system, IPLs are still fairly frequent, and so the timed jobstreams > keep > > > resulting in 'unexpected' results. > > > > > > There isn't any cash in the kitty for something like OPC (now Tivoli?) > > > or > > > CA-7, and I've been unable to track down any 'freeware' batch job > > > scheduler > > > (though I'd be happy to be shown the error of my ways on that), so I > > > decided to try using cron instead. > > > > > > Is anybody using cron in this way? Is there anything I should beware > of? > > > > > > Sean > > > > > > . > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ******************************************************** > > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > > confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If > > you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or > > any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any > other > > action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and > may > > be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the > > sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. > > > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete > transmission > > of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in > receipt. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > > number 33014286 > > ******************************************************** > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Wayne V. Bickerdike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
