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Mouli · Beginner Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 18 Topics: 7

Hi all,

I tried searching for this in the forum, i could not get what i was looking for. If i miss anything, please let me know.

Okay. this is what i was looking for, I need to pass current date to the PARM parameter. So, that COBOL program can look into the PARM value and process.

I know, we can directly use the current date in the program and process instead of passing curent date through a PARM and process. We have lot of things in the down below of the JCL. So, we need current to be passed through PARM field in the JCL.

One restriction is that, this needs to be done in one job. That is, i have a solution where i can do this by a INTRDR submitting with current date, which we don't need. Do you guys have any idea..

Thanks for your help
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superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5

sriramla · Beginner Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Posts: 74 Topics: 1

Your job scheduler will have variables that gives the current day,month, year etc. Consult the manual to get those variables and pass them in the PARM.

Bill Dennis · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

You can also use SORT to build a control card containing current date (in one of various formats) and read it into the program in the next step from a file.
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vivek1983 · Intermediate Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 222 Topics: 24

Mouli,

I feel you can get the current date inside the pgm itself than resorting to tougher methods.

Bill Dennis · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:49 am Post subject: Re: How to pass a current date

sriramla · Beginner Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Posts: 74 Topics: 1

jsharon1248 · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:34 am Post subject:

As pointed out in previous replies, the PARM values on the JCL EXEC statements are resolved before the first program executes, so there really is no opportunity for a program in the JOB to generate the PARM values for JCL EXEC statements.

If you're running the programs using the RUN PROGRAM command in IKJEFT01 (or an alias of it), you could have a program generate a PARM statement and save it to a dataset and concat the dataset following the RUN PROGRAM. But I don't know of any way to generate a PARM value for a JCL EXEC statement.

Mouli · Beginner Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 18 Topics: 7

Thanks a lot for all your views/ideas guys.. We ended up modifying the program to accept the current date and in the "down below process", as i mentioned earlier we used this date and processed.

Once again thanks for all your ideas.

Thanks
Mouli
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Terry_Heinze · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

If executing past midnight is a possibility, you can check time of day and adjust current date if needed.
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