Hey Gil, Is the IF/THEN assuming, big word here, that the 1 is a return code, just a thought
Sent from my iPad Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:37 AM, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> wrote: > On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:52:38 -0500, Bill Ashton wrote: > >> I use this sort of trick often for controlling sections of JCL, For >> example, I might have a step or two that deletes and allocates files, then >> another step that processes data into the new files, and finally a step >> that prints report files from the job. Then at the top I would SET ALLOC = >> either 1 to run or 0 to not run, SET PROCESS to 1/0, and SET REPORTS to 1/0. >> >> In the JCL I start with a do-nothing BR14, and then surround each section >> with IF &ALLOC=1 THEN......ENDIF If &PROCESS=1 THEN.....ENDIF and If >> &REPORTS=1 THEN.....ENDIF >> > This would appear to be disallowed by: > > * z/OS V1R13.0 MVS JCL Reference > * SA22-7597-15 > > where I read: > > 17.1.9 Considerations when Using the IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF Construct > > Be aware of the following considerations when using the IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF > statement construct: > ... > # You can specify symbolic parameters on > IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF statements provided that > they resolve to one of the supported > relational-expression keywords listed in the > preceding topic (that is, RC, ABEND, ...). Any > other symbolic parameters, even if accepted by > the system, are not intended or supported. > > Would you submit to a code review any code that depends on > behavior which is "not intended or supported" by the vendor? > > Which leaves a question: what about constructs that are not > documented in an earlier topic as supported, but are coded > directly, not involving symbolic parameters? > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
