On Thu, 6 May 2010 18:32:10 -0400, Thompson, Steve wrote:
>>
>>JCL doesn't restrict the characters allowed in a DSNAME, as long as
>>the DSNAME is quoted. But if it's quoted, it can't be catalogued.
>>
>Strange rule; I wonder what motivated it?
>
>DOS to MVS migrations would be my guess. When I'm doing one, I make use of
>this.
>
I believe you're saying you quote the data set name to
prevent it's being catalogued. How is this useful?
Is it the only way (or easiest) to prevent cataloguing?
3 // SET Q=''''
4 //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
5 //X DD DISP=(,CATLG),UNIT=SYSALLDA,SPACE=(CYL,0),
// DSN=&SYSUID..TEMP.UNQUOTE
IEFC653I SUBSTITUTION JCL - DISP=(,CATLG),UNIT=SYSALLDA,SPACE=(CYL,0),
6 //Y DD DISP=(,CATLG),UNIT=SYSALLDA,SPACE=(CYL,0),
// DSN=&Q&SYSUID..TEMP.QUOTED'
IEFC653I SUBSTITUTION JCL - DISP=(,CATLG),UNIT=SYSALLDA,SPACE=(CYL,0),
STMT NO. MESSAGE
-
6 IEF648I INVALID DISP FIELD- KEEP SUBSTITUTED
...
IEF142I JOBCARD STEP1 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0000
IEF285I user.TEMP.UNQUOTE CATALOGED
IEF285I VOL SER NOS= TSO009.
IEF285I user.TEMP.QUOTED KEPT
IEF285I VOL SER NOS= TSO015.
(User ID obfuscated.)
Interesting -- it's quietly kept, not catalogued.
-- gil
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