Yes, your correct. As I said, untested. Hehe, it's friday -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 12:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Help on Rexx Code.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of George, William@FTB > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 1:52 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Help on Rexx Code. > > In the rexx code when you create the dataset mask, string together the > static part of the name with a last node of the date. For example > (untested) > > DateNode = Reverse(Right(Date('S'),6)) > DsnMask = "A.B.C.D" || DateNode > > Result would (if today) A.B.C.D181111 > Note: your example shows a date node of 171111. Nodes cannot > start with > a number hence my 'D' above. REVERSE?? I don't think that will work. DATE("S") is yymmdd like: 123456. REVERSE would be 654321, so 010112 (Jan 1, 2012) would be 211010 (Oct 10, 2021). -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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