On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:45:03 +0100 Ulrich Boche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>I have a question that's so basic I'm almost ashamed to ask. :>Quite often I need to execute RACF commands via the TMP in batch. The :>commands are lengthy and don't always fit in 80 columns so I'm using :>variable length records. With VB data sets, the TSO command parser :>expects line numbers in the first 8 columns so the commands must not :>start before column 9. :>Fixing this is rather trivial using the ISPF editor with "))9" or by :>adding a string of blanks in front of each line if the commands are :>generated by program but it is nevertheless inconvenient. I've looked in :>a couple TSO/E manuals in search of an option that would tell the TSO :>command parser to ignore or not expect line numbers but couldn't find :>anything. :>Is there an option or some other trick to allow commands to start in :>column 1? You can use 80 character records. Put a "+" at the end of the line which tells TSO that the command is continued on the next line. -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
