Hey John, You saying the working directory on Z/os unix is different than the homes?
Sent from my iPad Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Mar 8, 2012, at 11:44 AM, "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> wrote: > Personally, I'd say on the executing system. In any case, __something__ would > need to "expand" the simple "file.ext" to "/path/to/home/file.ext". I guess > that would be either during: JCL conversion or JCL interpretation or step > execution. Now, UNIX has the concept of "current working directory". I think > this is generally set when the address space is dubbed, at least for a "batch > job" which is what we're talking about since we're talking JCL (OK, or STC or > TSU) and we don't have any "inheritance" due to "fork()". When you UNIX > "open()" a file with a relative path in it, it is relative to the "current > working directory". So I would consider "execution time" the proper time to > do this. Just make sure that the "current working directory" for the address > space is set to the HOME when it is first dubbed. Of course, if the program > is using UNIX services, it could change the current working directory. That > would then become the "base" for the pathname in the open(). Which could b! e ! > very confusing to the ignorant user. So that could be yet another argument > against using relative path names in PATH=. Reduction in confusion as to > exactly which file is really being opened. > > -- > 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 > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tony Harminc >> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 10:11 AM >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >> Subject: Re: Tips for continuing DD statement with only one >> parameter field >> >> On 8 March 2012 10:46, Edward Jaffe >> <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com> wrote: >>> On 3/8/2012 7:28 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >>>> >>>> o Pathnames must be absolute (start with "/") >>> >>> >>> This is an inconvenience I wish could be rectified. No >> leading slash should >>> default to one's home directory. >> >> When, and on which system, would this be evaluated? >> >> Tony H. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
