On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:31:27 -0500, Daniel McLaughlin <daniel_mclaugh...@us.crawco.com> wrote:
>OK...I'm a bit baffled and readily admit it. I've created an EXEC in REXX to create >a 12 step job to dump 420 DASD volumes to one 3592. Step one runs along fine >and stacks all the volumes, 35 of them, fine in the first step. When the next step >starts it belches on the tape so I know it's not passed correctly. I am sure it has >to do with the RETAIN option..so do I put that on the last file of the first step or >the first file of the next or both? This is a DR type of thing and the EXEC, which I >inherited with the job, works great. > >And yes...I have read the JCL User guide but it ain't helping a lot... > Sharing some of your JCL (output, resolved with any symbolics used) and also specific "error" information with an ABEND code would be helpful beyond guessing. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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