There is a PL/I function to do this. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSY2V3_5.1.0/com.ibm.ent.pl1.zos.doc/lr/lsh_uuid.html
I am not familiar with how to call a PL/I BIF from COBOL (or call a PL/I program that in turn calls a BIF) but perhaps others on this forum are. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Cameron Conacher Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:40 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: How can I generate a UUID in a z/OS COBOL Program Hello folks, I Have done some googling, and I found something called GETITXUID. I think this might satisfy my needs. Has anyone used this? Or know of a more appropriate way to derive a UUID? Can I just code CALL GETITXUID()? I just want to be able to generate a UUID from inside a COBOL program running in z/OS. It might be a CICS/COBOL program or it might be a batch COBOL program, if that makes any difference here. Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
