JCL is quite consistent; an unquoted space terminates the field.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Charles Mills [charl...@mcn.org] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 1:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: How do I issue a command with a blank in it? App received HOW NOW, BROWN COW Quoting the command preserves the lower case, even with the embedded blanks. (No, I did not test every permutation.) /F procname,'How now, Brown Cow' App received 'How now, Brown Cow' Note that the quotes are included in what the app receives. JCL PARM= is a little more consistent. //S1 EXEC FOO,PARM=HOW NOW BROWN COW Will pass only HOW to the app. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 9:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: How do I issue a command with a blank in it? <snip> how about: /F procname,How now, Brown Cow (multiple spaces?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
