On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:42:23 -0500, Elliot, David wrote: >Would a SYSOUT status keyword do the job? > >ALLOC FI(JOBOUT) SYSOUT(x) WRITER(INTRDR) MSG(2 > Indeed. Absent "SYSOUT", I get:
u...@mvs:134$ rexx "say bpxwdyn( 'ALLOC FI(JOBOUT) WRITER(INTRDR) MSG(WTP) reuse' )" 12.54.00 STC07716 IKJ56877I FILE JOBOUT NOT ALLOCATED, MUTUALLY INCLUSIVE PARAMETER MISSING 58982425 u...@mvs:135$ Suggestion: Depending on context, "msg(2)" works less or more well. I find "msg(WTP)" to be more portable. BTW, nowadays JCL needn't be fixed-80. I find it very liberating to be able to use longer lines in SYSIN, readily done if you allocate your own INTRDR. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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