Charles - I believe you may be able to use some of the LE parms to set a TZ= variable. (Not tested here as we don't run systems on multiple timezones). Look at the settings / overrides for LE for more information
Jerry Whitteridge Lead Systems Programmer Safeway Inc. 925 951 4184 If you feel in control you just aren't going fast enough. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Possible to run a jobstep with a different timezone? Is there a technique, statement or utility that will cause a program or jobstep to "see" a different timezone? I recall you could do this in VSE. I looked at the CBT tape and did not find anything. Is there a programming technique that would work? The politics are such that writing code is a more acceptable solution than a vendor product. Here is the sort of solution I need or picture. Approach 1: //STEP1 EXEC PGM=RUNTIME,PARM='parms for REALPROG' //RUNTIME DD * REALPROG PDT or REALPROG -9 /* // DD statements for REALPROG Where RUNTIME LINKs to REALPROG first having modified z/OS control blocks such that REALPROG (only -- not other programs in the system) "sees" the timezone as PDT, UTC-9. Approach 2: //STEP1 EXEC PGM=RUNTIME,PARM='PDT' or PARM='-9' and subsequent steps in the job -- but not other programs in the LPAR -- "see" the timezone as PDT, UTC-9. Was there some sort of technique to do this developed during the Y2K excitement? What do shops do that have LPARs that serve users in multiple time zones -- some one-off homegrown solution that works (only) for them? Thanks, Charles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN "Email Firewall" made the following annotations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning: All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the corporate e-mail system, and is subject to archival and review by someone other than the recipient. This e-mail may contain proprietary information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. ============================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
