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lal · Beginner Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 70 Topics: 25

Hi Friends,
I have 2 IEBGENER steps in the JCL which takes the backup of the files. My requirement is to automate this process and get the packed julian date from first record of some other KSDS VSAM file (date is located in column 10 for the length of 3bytes and the format is S9(05) COMP-3) and convert it into the gregorian date format and put that date at the end of these backup files.

My backup files will look like that
'TEST.FILE1.BACKUP.T&MMDD'
'TEST.FILE2.BACKUP.T&MMDD'

I thought of writing an JCL Insteam procedure and using symbolic parameter to pass the date to the parameter used in procedure. But my question is how should I pass the date as the parameter?

Thanks for your help in advance....

Thanks,
Lal

superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5

Write the date to a member of a PDS in the format of a valid JCL SET statement. In a subsequent job, INCLUDE that member, and then just use the same variable name that you specified in the SET statement.

lal · Beginner Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 70 Topics: 25

Thanks Superk,

Thanks,
Lal

superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5

Have you considered any other alternatives? A process that renames the datasets (such as the IDCAMS ALTER command) also comes to mind.

expat · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:31 am Post subject:

Does you scheduler software not have date capabilities ?
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superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5

expat, don't forget that the O/P stated that the date value has to be read in from a VSAM dataset, so my presumption is that the solution has to revolve around some sort of program logic process.

expat · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:54 am Post subject:

Oooooooooooops, missed that bit bonk

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