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jajularamesh · Beginner Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 87 Topics: 33

i have a requirement to change the input file and run the program no.of times.for that i have written a Rexx program the input to the program is the list of all the input files.i am reading the file changing the input file name in the jcl and submitting the job.

But after each submit i have enter a "Control key" after that i have to press "F3" how can i avoid this and when run the program automatic submission of the jobs to be done.

i am new to REXX please let me know what should be done

Regards,
Venkata Apparao Jajula

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:04 am Post subject:

Let me get this clear - you are running the same job multiple times, each time with a different dataset name?

Q. Are the various dataset names the same from day to day?

If you are you can hold them in a stem variable, read through that stem and pass each dsn to an edit macro that will rad the parameter, change the name in the JCL , submit the job and cancel out of the job - no intervention required - just start the exec and it does everything.
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jajularamesh · Beginner Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 87 Topics: 33

i am running the same job by simply replacing the input file.but the pronle is i need to enter a Control key and F3 at the time of submitting the job

kolusu · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:01 am Post subject:

jajularamesh,

Insert "ISREDIT END" before the RETURN statement in the edit macro.

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jajularamesh · Beginner Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 87 Topics: 33

Kolusu,
I tried what you gave but its not working. Actually before the jcl getting submitted we are forced to enter F3 to close the JCL window and also some message i am getting to continue i have to press CONTROL

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:35 am Post subject:

I am not aware of a CONTROL key on the mainframe keyboard. And JCL window?
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jajularamesh · Beginner Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 87 Topics: 33

Actually i am opening(or viewing) my jcl where actually input file will be XXXXXXXXXX

i am changing XXXXXXXXXX to the actual input data set abd submitting the job where i am getting a message to further continue i am entering Control(Enter key)
then in my current window JCL with changed input dataset is still getiing displaced.

To make it run i am closing the Window by Pressing F3 key then window is getting closed and again the same process is continuing again

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:08 am Post subject:

I take it that so far you are still doing this manually and not using Rexx?

Your first step will be create a macro along these lines:

jajularamesh · Beginner Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 87 Topics: 33

Please find the REXX code below

1) Main

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:15 am Post subject:

1 -Address TSO is the default - you do not need to specify it until you change it by, for example ADDRESS ISPEXEC. ADDRESS xxx without a statement changes the default. ADDRESS xxxx with a statement changes the environemt FOR THAT STATEMENT ONLY
2 - Continuing over multiple lines - use a ',' at the end of line. You have a couple of cases of:

Nic Clouston · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:55 am Post subject:

OK - update - I've just had word from my ISPF guru - you cannot pass a parm to an initial macro - you do use VPUT/VGET as you have tried - you can also put stuff on the queue and pull it off in the macro.
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Phantom · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 9:12 am Post subject:

jajularamesh,

Instead of the CANCEL statement try this

jajularamesh · Beginner Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 87 Topics: 33

Thanks Nic and Phantom

semigeezer · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:54 am Post subject:

you can pass a parm to a macro by setting a variable and using the parm() keyword. Something like