>I cannot think of a way to say: "If any step within PROC1 >has a RC > 4, then".
The example seems to imply that STEP1 is the first step in this job, then "IF RC <= 4 THEN" would do the trick. But you are right, you can't do it for a job step (calling a PROC) which is not the first in a job. Peter Hunkeler Credit Suisse - Information Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

