Mine is a one step job ! Step01 is the only step. Tim -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu]on Behalf Of Daniel McLaughlin Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:48 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Use of RETAIN
OK...I think I see that retain needs to be on each TAPE DD card and refer to the previous step. I thought once I declared that on the first tape statement in the next step that each tape within that step would automatically grab the tape. vol=(,retain,prev.step.tape) on first file, second step and subsequent Then vol=(*.prevtape) for following tapes within the step. And I think you are saying..PREV.STEP1.TAPE1 all the way through the JCL. So even step 7 would refer back to STEP1.TAPE1...?? The fog is lifting a little. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
