If you want a value of "'abc¬*' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN)" then you need PARM='''abc¬*'' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN)' in your expanded JCL. to get that you need SET SYMBOL='''''''abc¬*'''' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN)'''; I haven't tested this.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Ze'ev Atlas [0000004b34e7c98a-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 4:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: JCL PARM issue Could you please apply that to my original parameter as the program should see it: [Take the parameter you want to pass, double the apostrophes, put apostrophes around it, double the apostrophes and put apostrophes around that] Do you mean: 1. 'abc¬*' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN) 2. ''abc¬*'' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN) 3. '''abc¬*'' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN)' 4. ''''''abc¬*'''' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN)'' 5. '''''''abc¬*'''' PCRE2.TESTLIB(GRPIN)''' I will try that ZA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN