FWIW, I usually specify the plan via a PARM. Would this not suit your purpose?
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Frank Swarbrick <frank.swarbr...@efirstbank.com> wrote: > How on earth did you guess what I wanted to use this for? This is exactly > it. I want a way to set a DB2 plan using symbolics and have the program be > able to read it. > > So do you have some code that you use to extract the DSN from the DB2PLAN DD? > > Someone suggested the DYNALLOC macro, and I've been fiddling with that but > not yet got it figured out. (Not being an assembler programmer...) > Haven't tried the other method yet. > > Thanks! > Frank > > On 9/17/2009 at 9:11 AM, in message > <listserv%200909171011054643.0...@bama.ua.edu>, Victor Gil > <victor....@broadridge.com> wrote: >> Frank, >> >> The ONLY way I've found to pass a short string [up to 8 bytes] via >> a "temporary" DD is: >> >> // SET PLAN=PLANNAME >> //DB2PLAN DD DISP=(,PASS),SPACE=(0,0),DSN=&&&PLAN >> >> the above DSN will be formatted by JES as >> >> //DB2PLAN DD DSN=SYSxxxxx.Txxxxxx.RAxxx.xxxxxxxx.PLANNAME.Hxx >> >> from where you CAN get the desired PLANNAME. >> >> For longer strings consider multiple temporary DDs. >> >> HTH, >> -Victor- >> >> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:04:24 -0600, Frank Swarbrick >> <frank.swarbr...@efirstbank.com> wrote: >> >>>I believe I have seen something like the following: >>>//FJSTEST JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID >>>//STEP01 EXEC PGM=MYPGM >>>//DUMMME DD DUMMY,DSN='THIS.IS.A.TEST' >>> >>>What does MYPGM need to do in order to retrieve the DSN value of the DD >> named DUMMME? >>> >>>A general pointer in the right direction would be nice. >>>Specific examples would be great! :-) >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Frank >>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>The information contained in this electronic communication and any >> document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and >> intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If >> the >> reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or >> agent >> responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby >> notified >> that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this >> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have >> received >> this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e- >> mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. >>> >>>-- >>> >>>Frank Swarbrick >>>Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development >>>FirstBank Data Corporation - Lakewood, CO USA >>>P: 303-235-1403 >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>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 > > > >>>> > > The information contained in this electronic communication and any document > attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the > exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this > message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible > for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by > reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. > > -- > > Frank Swarbrick > Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development > FirstBank Data Corporation - Lakewood, CO USA > P: 303-235-1403 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
