Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-28 Thread Styles, Andy (ITS zPlatform Services)
h the eventual removal of comments. Andy Styles z/Series System Programmer -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Coalbran Sent: 28 March 2018 09:45 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-28 Thread Steve Coalbran
_ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Lizette Koehler Sent: 26 March 2018 18:46 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length Just a side note I opened a PMR last year on the use of Set A=',UNIT=SYSDA' and SE

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-27 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Horein Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 6:30 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length Per https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:29:51 -0500, Steve Horein wrote: >Per >https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieab600/jclsymstr.htm >: >"The syntax rules for using symbols in in-stream data include those >described previously for using symbols in JCL. One important differe

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Steve Horein
Per https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieab600/jclsymstr.htm : "The syntax rules for using symbols in in-stream data include those described previously for using symbols in JCL. One important difference is the handling of blanks in the input data. When symbol

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length Thank you for the suggestions, but instead of trying to make it easy by complicating things, I am just going to do: //SHRTMN SETSHRTMN='SEP 2018' //* //LONGMN SETLONGMN='September 2018'

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:46:37 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: > >I opened a PMR last year on the use of > >Set A=',UNIT=SYSDA' and SET A=' UNIT=SYSDA' > >In the first case, the substitution was correct > >The Second case: > //DD DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.DSN > >Where I had hoped for > //DD DIS

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
control cards. JCL not so much I was told Work As Designed Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of > Nims,Alva John (Al) > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 11:19 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: In-Stream Sym

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
V.UA.EDU Subject: Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:35:45 +, Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote: >Not really. >I have been using IEBGENER to create a simple way of testing. > >Here is what happened when I did the SET statement as you suggested. > >I inserte

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:35:45 +, Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote: >Not really. >I have been using IEBGENER to create a simple way of testing. > >Here is what happened when I did the SET statement as you suggested. > >I inserted the following after adding M5NAME to the EXPORT list and there is a >bla

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
M-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 12:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length I am no expert but does // SET M3 = '&M3NAME.&' ... Sheet_Name='Client &M3.'

Re: In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Charles Mills
ch 26, 2018 8:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: In-Stream Symbols and The Length Recently we upgraded from z/OS 1.13 to z/OS 2.02 so that is why I am asking this question so late in the game. I have been working with using In-Stream Symbol substitution, I have been waiting over 30 years

In-Stream Symbols and The Length

2018-03-26 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
Recently we upgraded from z/OS 1.13 to z/OS 2.02 so that is why I am asking this question so late in the game. I have been working with using In-Stream Symbol substitution, I have been waiting over 30 years for this!!!, but I digress, and I noticed a minor annoyance/problem when some of my sy