Generating random values

Hi all! I am trying to generate some data records using DFSORT based on a previous discussion here, and want to generate random date fields in MMDD format. I have specific years that need to be in the data (2015 and 2016), but there can also be other years as well. I think I can do this by spe

Re: Generating random values

Hi Kolusu, this is a pretty neat feature, and I can see a use for it in other areas I support. If I understand what this is doing, though, it sounds like it creates a single linear date file from beginning to end date. What I was looking for is a randomizer that will arbitrarily add dates in my rec

How to get last node in DFSORT

Hi folks! This should be easy, but it escapes me... I have an 80-byte LRECL list of filenames (starting in col 1, varying lengths), and I need to capture just the last node of the file, and store it as a separate word on the record, in col 51. For example, if the file has JOSEPH.CONTROL.SAMPL

Re: How to get last node in DFSORT

Kolusu, thank you so much for this. I hadn't thought about testing for each node and length like that - I will hold onto this email for some other things that are similar! Thanks again! Billy -- Original Message -- From: "Sri h Kolusu" To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Sent: 5/22/2020 8:44

Sort extracting values in PDS members

Hi again! This group has been so helpful - especially Kolusu - and I have one more question as I learn how to use SORT more creatively. I have a bunch of PDS files where I have to read through each member and create some control cards based on the content in the member (due to the nature of th

Re: Sort extracting values in PDS members

Hi Kolusu, I was finally able to get to this, and it works great for what I need! Thanks! Billy -- Original Message -- From: "Sri h Kolusu" To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Sent: 5/27/2020 7:30:48 PM Subject: Re: Sort extracting values in PDS members Billy, On second thoughts, We can o

How to create two output files in DFSORT

Hi folks! Today's SORT challenge: I am reading a temporary file for input, created in an earlier jobstep. I am using OPTION COPY INCLUDE COND=. INREC IFTHEN= OUTREC ..., IFTHEN=... This keeps only the records I want to reformat, and creates a nice output file of commands. However, in

Re: How to create two output files in DFSORT

to have bothered all y'all! Billy -- Original Message -- From: "Billy Ashton" To: "IBM Mainframe Discussion List" Sent: 6/3/2020 12:12:33 PM Subject: How to create two output files in DFSORT Hi folks! Today's SORT challenge: I am reading a temporary

Re: DFSORT confusion.

John, is it possible that some of the duplicate records have a different value in 187/191 - sometimes it has 'M', and sometimes something else? Can you compare the two different output files to see what is different (other than the 231 additional records)? Do you know which output set is corre

Re: PF key - one PF key - not responding

It really sounds like your Shift F9 key is mapped to something other than PF21 in the emulator. I don't remember the commands in Extra! to see the keyboard mapping, but I would start there. Be sure you are looking at Shift F9, not just base F9. Billy -- Original Message -- From: "Bob

How to delete and allocate files in bpxbatch

Does anyone have a sample of Bpxbatch commands to delete a z/OS flat file, and then to allocate it anew? I am trying to work out some processing, and this would be in the middle of a set of commands. I would hate to break this up into three job steps, just to insert the delete/allocate in the middl

Re: How to delete and allocate files in bpxbatch

y SMS parameters (data class, storage class) on that allocate when I run in batch JCL mode? Thanks! B On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 2:46 PM John McKown wrote: > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 12:44 PM Billy Ashton > wrote: > > > Does anyone have a sample of Bpxbatch commands to delete a z/OS flat

Re: How to delete and allocate files in bpxbatch

not, however, then so be it. Thanks again! Billy On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 3:07 PM John McKown wrote: > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:55 PM Billy Ashton > wrote: > > > Hi John, yes (sorry), I should have mentioned this is in a shell script. > A > > couple more questions,

Re: How to delete and allocate files in bpxbatch

Hi John, I am getting ready to go away for a few days, and when I get back I will give you a mockup of my workflow so you can see what's what. Thanks for helping! Billy On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 10:58 AM John McKown wrote: > On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 8:38 AM Billy Ashton > wrote:

Displaying raw disk data

Hi everyone, I have an unusual problem. Somehow, one of my disk datasets seems to have been corrupted, as it does not contain the data that it should have. Is there a way that I can examine the disk, using a chhh address and look at the raw data for the dataset and just before it, to see if I

Re: Displaying raw disk data

//mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf > of Billy Ashton > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:01 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Displaying raw disk data > > Hi everyone, I have an unusual problem. Somehow, one

Trying to put three reports together with SORT

Hey everyone (and especially Kolusu): I have three different SQL reports that I am trying to use to create a consolidated report (it is not possible to do this in a single SQL pass for various processing and ownership reasons). I have been straining my brain trying to figure out how to PUSH the key

Re: Trying to put three reports together with SORT

e process. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards. > Max > > Il giorno mer 25 set 2019 alle ore 00:24 Mike Schwab < > mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > > > I would assume the DEPARTMENT and LOCATION tables are fairly static. > > How about creating

Re: Trying to put three reports together with SORT

hanks! Billy On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:51 AM Billy Ashton wrote: > Thank you for this, Max; with a couple tweaks on the key length, it works > just as I need it! > > Have a great day! > Billy > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 4:42 AM Massimo Biancucci > wrote: > >> H

Re: JCL // SET SYMBOL indirection

Unfortunately, you can not have "nested" symbols...just one and done. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Robert Garrett" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 1/31/2023 7:07:31 PM Subject JCL // SET SYMBOL indirection I love symbol

Re: JCL Procedure help

I agree with Steve's approach...since you want the job to be on a certain system, le the check be in the job. This keeps the proc concentrated on the work it needs and less cluttered. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Steve Smith"

Re: location of JCL for started task

Bill, does this help at all: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.2.0?topic=language-setting-up-started-tasks-master-jcl Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Bill Giannelli" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 3/18/2023 1:42:45 PM Subject Re: l

DFSORT to count and sum subsets of data

cles, total items: ###2044 I can get the count to work through a simple sum, but I can't get the number of articles to break on the Department code (there could be 1-to-n departments in each file). Can someone help me with what should be fairly simple here? Thank you and best regard

Re: DFSORT to count and sum subsets of data

Kolusu, this works great, and the end user is happy with the detail. Now, he wants one additional tweak. The top of the file (within the first two rows) has this: PROD.A31XAD.IDARTA00 ARTICLE LISTING BY DEPARTMENT (This starts in Col 2)

Re: DFSORT to count and sum subsets of data

ith the 0 Articles and 0 Items. Is this possible? Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Sri h Kolusu" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 3/28/2023 12:09:14 PM Subject Re: DFSORT to count and sum subsets of data Kolusu, this works great, and t

Re: DFSORT to count and sum subsets of data

Wow, I did not want this to be so difficult...but given a choice, I would like the second approach, as it is cleaner, but for the sake of learning (if you don't mind), I would welcome the first option, also, to make my training more complete! Thank you and best regards, Billy A

Re: DFSORT to count and sum subsets of data

Kolusu, you are great and gracious! Thank you for this - it works as expected. I will dress up the file a bit with a good header, date and timestamp, and be able to turn it over to my user tomorrow. I greatly appreciate the teaching through this, too. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton

Edit commands without a macro?

u and best regards, Billy Ashton -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Using COBOL COPY/REPLACING in display literals?

r :CC:' To w-sysin-msg Else ... I have looked through the manuals and done my Google diligence, but saw nothing about replacements (or lack of) in Procedure Division literals. Does anyone have a good answer here? Can my programmer do this or not, and if so, ho

Re: Using COBOL COPY/REPLACING in display literals?

I was able to use the String command successfully with the replacement. Thanks for the direction, Michael! Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Schmitt, Michael" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 5/22/2023 3:49:29 PM Subject Re: Using

COBOL Field Length problem

I2(' INL-I2 ')' ' Hold(' INL-H ')' ' By name(' INL-NO ')' Display ' ' END-PERFORM GOBACK. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: COBOL Field Length problem

just use explicit FUNCTION calls to get past the problem. Thanks for pointing me the right direction through the fog! Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Schmitt, Michael" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 5/24/2023 1:03:18 PM Subject Re: COBOL Field Length problem I

Re: COBOL Field Length problem

s all I have time for here. Thanks again! Billy -- Original Message -- From "Billy Ashton" To "IBM Mainframe Discussion List" Date 5/24/2023 1:24:05 PM Subject Re[2]: COBOL Field Length problem Michael, you gave me something interesting to try. It seems the Conf

Are there samples of COBOL methods or classes?

derstand this! Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

SORTWK space usage

a better handle on how Sort determines what it needs. Thanks, everyone! This might be a good discussion! Billy Ashton -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with

Re: SORTWK space usage

01 DD UNIT=(WORK,5)... and this will not work, is that right, Sri Kolusu? I would only get the first volume anyway? Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Farley, Peter" <031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To IBM-MAIN@listserv

Re: Broadcom SCRT

Broadcom was having some problems with the customer website earlier today, but I think they are back up and running now. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "rpinion865" <042a019916dd-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To IBM-MAIN

Re: SORTWK space usage

? Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Doug" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 7/3/2023 2:45:28 PM Subject Re: SORTWK space usage Try adding this instead off sorted dd. //DFSPARM DD * OPTION DYNALLOC=(SYSDA,15),DYNSPC=768 /* You can add oth

Re: SORTWK space usage

It is on disk, Doug. Thanks for the caveat! Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Doug Shupe" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 7/3/2023 4:07:05 PM Subject Re: SORTWK space usage Billy, Am only trying to present a possible option. The

Re: SORTWK space usage

Thanks again, Peter, and all. One last question - how can I dump off the current SORT system options? For example, Peter, you said, "my shop defaults DYNALLOC to 59" - how can I see what our default setting has? Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message --

Re: SORTWK space usage

docu somewhere that helps interpret the SYSOUT messages). Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Sri h Kolusu" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 7/3/2023 4:54:39 PM Subject Re: SORTWK space usage 450mill * 110 * 1.5 = 7425000 = 69GB so mayb

Re: SORTWK space usage

take defaults. Have a good evening, and a happy Independence Day to the US folks! Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Sri h Kolusu" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 7/3/2023 6:40:56 PM Subject Re: SORTWK space usage how can I dump off t

Re: SORTWK space usage

this everywhere? //DFSPARM DD * OPTION DYNALLOC=(SYSDA,15),DYNSPC=768,HIPRMAX=OPTIMAL,MOSIZE=MAX,MOWRK /* (I put the data instream here, but we want to stick it into a system PDS member.) Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Sri h Kolusu"

Re: SORTWK space usage

TWKxx file defined as CYL(4000,1000) - which might be too high a primary as you said - How can I convert that sort of allocation to DYNSPC settings? It sounds like that would be a crucial setting for my common parameters to be successful. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Origin

Re: SORTWK space usage

. Of course, we test all the job changes like this. Thanks again so much for your guidance here! I don't think I have any more questions, but other folks may still jump in, I guess. Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Sri h Kolusu" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Is SMP/E needed for installs?

Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Phil Smith III" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 8/31/2023 11:58:23 AM Subject Re: Is SMP/E needed for installs? Thanks to many people politely telling me, "Hey dummy, use SYMBOLS=", I have go

Scan a VSAM LDS?

RECORD TYPE=V INCLUDE COND=(5,24576,SS,EQ,C'MBC$23005X') (I don't know if I need special statements for VSAM LDS...I couldn't find any indication in the docs.) Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Fo

Re: Scan a VSAM LDS?

This looks interesting at first glance...do you know where I might find some examples to see it in action? Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Seymour J Metz" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 9/12/2023 12:39:47 PM Subject Re: Scan a VSAM

Can this be done?

ce as PS" but I doubt that is likely. I can't go into more detail at present, sorry! What do you think? Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instruct

Re: Can this be done?

go back to work! Thanks for letting me know how complicated this simple thought was - you can all carry on here without me... Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

COBOL call to Curl function and XML handler

Hello friends, I have a new project to handle, and I am way out of my league. There are two questions here: 1. Does anyone have a COBOL program that makes a call to the Curl function to pass in a website URL, and receive back the html data? If so, would you be good enough to share the particulars o

Max Size of ISPF table?

Hello, I am working with an application team, and they are creating an ISPF application. One of the options is to use an ISPF table for the data in one component, but they will have between 50,000 and 80,000 rows in the table. What are your experiences with large ISPF tables, and is a table of 80,

Re: New Rexx Question

Dave, you are correct that stem.0 is resolved at the start. If you think about it, if it were dynamic, then your code would be a never-ending loop. The key here is to know how many items you want to add, and where in the stem list you want to add them. Give us a little more detail, and we can

Re: Rexx parse using period as placeholder

How to do this maintaining the quotes? That's needed for allocating the data set. I would work internally with the absolute DSN - if it is a file without the user's HLQ, I would add it, if it is a filename specified with the quotes, I would strip it off in the program. This allows me to contro

Re: IGGCSI00 and REXX

Now, I have not done anything with batch Java here; do you have a more complete example of how to use it? Billy -- Original Message -- From: "Andrew Rowley" To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Sent: 3/17/2020 6:18:08 PM Subject: Re: IGGCSI00 and REXX Does it have to be Rexx? There is a Java

Re: How tell what verion of COBOL compiler produced load module?

I just tried to assemble and run the COBANALZ program, but got S206-04 on multiple libraries...not sure what to do with that, as I haven't got time to troubleshoot this. Billy -- Original Message -- From: "Farley, Peter x23353" To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Sent: 4/15/2020 2:30:10 PM S

Re: How tell what verion of COBOL compiler produced load module?

duced load module? Did you get the newer V1.52 from the CBT UPDATES page or the older version from the main DL page? Peter -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Billy Ashton Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:43 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: How

Re: Here we go again;

I also remember some years ago that Prudential had their own version of COBOL that allowed them to pack character (maybe just alpha?) fields, so they could probably add an alpha to the SSN numbering scheme without issue. I don't know if they still use it, and really hurt my brain trying to figu

Anyone have SFTP JCL to share?

Hi everyone! I was just moved to support a CA product (I guess that's Broadcom now), and have to send in a sensitive file to one of my support cases. The file is pretty large, and the support tech said I have to copy it to OMVS to use SFTP for uploading it. I am not sure I have that space avail

Re: And the survey says...

Does Vista have the ability to only use one taskbar icon, and stack all the sessions as tabs within that one instance? I often have a number of sessions open, and would rather have one icon than bunches (especially since I can use a toolbar button to swap sessions). Here's hopin'! Billy -

And the survey says...

Does Vista have the ability to only use one taskbar icon, and stack all the sessions as tabs within that one instance? I often have a number of sessions open, and would rather have one icon than bunches (especially since I can use a toolbar button to swap sessions). Here's hopin'! Billy -

Re: Datacentre Rack power clarification

You also might need to consider if you have redundant power supplies or redundant/diverse power sources. There will not be a single definition of power consumption based on the number of units or even the number of devices. A 12U rack used as a patch panel will have no consumption, but a 12u UP

Re: 3270 emulator / telnet with encryption

I know that QWS (Jolly Giant software) has a QWS 3270 Secure product. -- Original Message -- From: "Bill Giannelli" To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Sent: 5/5/2021 6:14:43 AM Subject: 3270 emulator / telnet with encryption Our network security group (with no mainframe knowledge) is complai

ISPF startup processing

Hello all...I don't know if there is an ISPF list, but hope you can help me here. I have a user that is having some strange things happening when he logs into TSO and goes into ISPF. For example, while everyone else starts ISPF and has one window open, this user has 5 split screens defined and

Re: ISPF startup processing

TPX thought it was a great idea to start a script that puts your session in split screen, one screen SDSF, one ISPF edit Carmen On 6/9/2021 9:58 AM, Billy Ashton wrote: Hello all...I don't know if there is an ISPF list, but hope you can help me here. I have a user that is having

Re: ISPF startup processing

n, what is written in the command field? This is part of the racf Tao segment and loaded at logon time. Maybe it is isotope;split;split;split ITschak בתאריך יום ד׳, 9 ביוני 2021 ב-17:59 מאת Billy Ashton : Hello all...I don't know if there is an ISPF list, but hope you can help me here. I h

Re: ISPF startup processing

Kolusu and Raphael, we checked 7.3, and issued L ZSTART, and in fact, scrolled through all 900 variables, and did not see anything for ZSTART or any variable with a Split or Swap command. Next thoughts? This is really a strange puzzle... Billy -- Original Message -- From: "Sri h Kolusu

Re: ISPF startup processing

e: ISPF startup processing I still think there's a possibility its the session manager, most SM's can execute logon scripts, or macro's during signin, what SM do you use? the macro's or scripts can be user or group specific Carmen On 6/9/2021 10:30 AM, Billy Ashton wrote:

Re: ISPF startup processing

Well, Kolusu has hit on the edge of the bullseye! I searched the ISPPROF file, and found the split and swap command string in the ISPPROF member. It took a little magic from an old Rexx I had from who knows when (called ProfRead) that showed there is a ZSTART variable in ISPPROF. Closer look a

Re: ISPF startup processing

el (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Billy Ashton [bill00ash...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ISPF star

Allocate DB2 LDS with JCL?

Hey everyone, here is a quick question. I am looking at some of our utilities and production control tools, and wanted to know if anyone has samples to allocate a DB2 VSAM LDS (1) using JCL parameters only - not with IDCAMS, or (2) with Rexx? If so, I would appreciate it - I have not found anyt

Re: Allocate DB2 LDS with JCL?

Kolusu, thanks once again! I will give this a try. I assume the Blksize of 4K will set the CISize to 4K... And do I need to do anything special with ShareOpts? -- Original Message -- From: "Sri h Kolusu" To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Sent: 6/17/2021 11:59:13 AM Subject: Re: Allocate DB2

Re: Interesting behavior - instream variable sub

Try adding an output report DD statement to your SYSIN, like this: //SYSUT1 DD *,SYMBOLS=(EXECSYS,SYMRPT) And then add a DD for SYMRPT //SYMRPT DD SYSOUT=G This report will show the before and after substitution, and may give you a clue. Billy Ed Jaffe wrote on 7/20/2021 18:30: On 7/20/20

Identifying PDS/E or PDS in IEBCOPY Unload

Hey everyone, here is an odd question for y'all. Is there any way I can tell from an IEBCOPY unload file (that I received from a vendor) whether it is an unload of a PDS or an unload of a PDS/E? Since IEBCOPY is pretty particular about only loading full libraries back to the same source type, I

Re: Identifying PDS/E or PDS in IEBCOPY Unload

liable for any such corruption, interception, tampering, amendment or viruses or any consequence thereof. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Billy Ashton Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2021 2:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@

Re: Identifying PDS/E or PDS in IEBCOPY Unload

hing goes wrong. sas On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 6:07 PM Billy Ashton wrote: These are solution files that the vendor sends to us, so we have no control of what to do. They tell us that the target is a PDS or PDSE, but I was just looking for a backup method to try and ensure that what they say matc

Spool entire job to a file?

Hi all...I have a need to run a bunch of jobs to do some changes to files, and we want to preserve the output of all these jobs for auditors. Is there a way to use an OUTPUT statement or something in the job itself that can redirect the entire job output to a PDS member? We don't have a Spooler

Re: Spool entire job to a file?

Actually, we have the CA product Sysview. I am looking to see if there is an easy way to do this in there. James Crudele wrote: No SDSF? On Aug 18, 2021, at 09:56, Mike Shorkend wrote: Spool Offload? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Billy

Re: Spool entire job to a file?

Thanks, Lizette! I will give this a try. Billy Lizette Koehler wrote: Go to the internet and look for John McKown's JES2DISK in a GIT Hub It will do what you want and it is free Lizette -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Billy Ashton

Re: Spool entire job to a file?

I found a way to call the Sysview batch processing program from my JCL, and I can save the whole job as I wanted. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions--I really like the way this group thinks out of the box! Billy Billy Ashton wrote on 8/18/2021 13:56: Thanks, Lizette! I will give this

Re: Spool entire job to a file?

Sure...I will try to copy it out tomorrow for you... kekronbekron wrote on 8/18/2021 23:15: If you don't mind, can you show us how. - KB ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Thursday, August 19th, 2021 at 5:33 AM, Billy Ashton wrote: I found a way to call the Sysview batch proce

Passing user/pw in to BPXBATCH SFTP

Hi all! I see we have been talking some about FTPS, so now I want to spin the letters around for SFTP with an easy question-I hope! Does anyone have a batch job/JCL that they use for SFTP that hides a user/password? I have looked for some hours at Google, and everything I see has the user and

Re: Passing user/pw in to BPXBATCH SFTP

Well, when you are working in JCL, the line is 72/80 bytes for most libraries. So then the question is, how do you continue the command to a second or third line in these standard JCL libraries? Billy What Line limit are you dealing with? 72 or larger? With BPXBATCH STDPARM, the limit is not

How to stack large instream data inside BPXBATCH

Hi again...is there a way to run a single BPXBATCH JCL member that copies some instream data into temp files and then run a command that uses those files? For example, I tried this, but got no output: //SFTP      EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH //STDOUT    DD SYSOUT=* //STDERR    DD SYSOUT=* //SYSOUT    DD S

Re: How to stack large instream data inside BPXBATCH

Paul Gilmartin wrote on 10/19/2021 09:09: On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:57:22 -0500, Jantje. wrote: On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:17:22 -0400, Billy Ashton wrote: Hi again...is there a way to run a single BPXBATCH JCL member that Can I suggest you move to COZBATCH? So much simpler to use and far better

Re: conditional JCL - Reinvent the wheel?

Here is a neat little trick I learned from a guy at CA, using SET and IF. I use this a lot now, and other than needing a dummy step if I am testing the first step in a job, it works great. I have been able to nest my IF statements sometimes 3 deep when I have complex processing that I want to s

Using HTTPS from JCL for file download?

Hi all, I am back! After successfully getting my FTPS and SFTP JCL set up and working right here, some manager got a bee in his bonnet to say that he wanted to use HTTPS protocol from his JCL, because he read that HTTPS was the best way to go. I tried to explain that HTTPS was meant for browser

Re: Using HTTPS from JCL for file download?

ts I'm sure are different, I've been as site that do not require me to use the proxy , both options work well. Carmen On 11/19/2021 2:00 PM, Billy Ashton wrote: Hi all, I am back! After successfully getting my FTPS and SFTP JCL set up and working right here, some manager got a bee in

Re: How to use dfsort to filter keywords that aren't fixed position

Kolusu, this leads to some intriguing things, and there are a lot of possibilities here. I would like to ask one extension to this, if you please. I would like to be able to further screen the syslog by Jobname, but knowing that there could be multiple job numbers, I would need a way to captur

Re: How to use dfsort to filter keywords that aren't fixed position

Kolusu, thanks for the sample, it does work great for what you said, and I can use this. I'm afraid I did not ask this correctly, and it will explain why I think two steps, unless you think otherwise. Let me restate the logic using your sample below. 1. Look for any job ABCDE123 having message

Re: How to use dfsort to filter keywords that aren't fixed position

Thanks, Kolusu...this works like a charm, and I can understand what it is doing. I will let you get back on track with Jason's part of the request now. Have a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season! Billy Sri h Kolusu wrote on 12/21/2021 15:38: 1. Look for any job ABCDE123 having message IE

Re: Ad message paradigm (Re: Ad NetRexx (Re: Ad programming features (Re: ... Re: Top 8 Reasons for using Python instead of REXX for z/OS

All of this sounds interesting, so if I wanted to try out some Python scripts to see how they stack up to Rexx, where might I find some Python source members along with JCL members to run them? Thanks! Billy -- Original Message -- From "Farley, Peter x23353" <031df298a9da-dmarc-r

Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

My career in IT started as an overnight burster and decollator operator... Billy -- Original Message -- From "Carmen Vitullo" To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 1/19/2022 3:07:12 PM Subject Re: What not to do on a z/OS system... yup, Print, burst, trim, console, microfiche, all shifts

how to do Unix copy command with temp file

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;,PATHDISP=(DELETE,DELETE) and that file does not exist, I get a JCL error. Ideally, I should not need this, but want to ensure that this file is not there when I start my processing. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton

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, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Paul Gilmartin" <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 2/8/2022 9:11:38 AM Subject Re: how to do Unix copy command with temp file On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 13:01:14 +0000, Billy Ashton wrote:

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you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Paul Gilmartin" <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 2/8/2022 8:59:34 AM Subject Re: how to do Unix copy command with temp file On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 13:01:14 +00

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Hi Carmen, I am going to give gil's method a try first, as it is simple enough to keep inside a BR14, and failing that, I will go with the shell command. Thanks for the suggestion! Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Carmen Vitullo"

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/tempfile.txt) Thanks again for your great suggestion! B Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Paul Gilmartin" <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 2/8/2022 8:59:34 AM Subject Re: how to do Unix copy c

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I am still researching that, as I am not a very good shell programmer. Thank you and best regards, Billy Ashton -- Original Message -- From "Paul Gilmartin" <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Date 2/8/2022 12:04:56 PM Subject Re:

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