Thanks to y'all helping me fumble through this, I have my SMP/E installation jobs working with a single INCLUDEd member that sets all the variables.
I think I know the answer here, having spent a while reading the docs, but I'll still ask about the two remaining nits: 1. Is there a way to say "Do the INCLUDE from the same library where you found this JCL?" (I expect not, because I don't think the JCL has any association with that library by the time it's submitted) 2. On the SMP/E RECEIVE command, I believe that in 99.44% (or higher) cases, an RPREFIX will be needed. And I can specify this using a variable (now!). In the unlikely event that no RPREFIX is needed, it appears from my testing that you cannot just say RECEIVE SYSMODS RFPREFIX() . or, more precisely: RECEIVE SYSMODS RFPREFIX(&RPREFIX) . where &RPREFIX is null. Is that correct? I can handle this via doc and comments, but of course would rather not if there's a way around it. To recap, the goal here is just to make our SMP/E installation as easy as possible for the increasing number of customers for whom it seems to be a mystery. Yes, that's worrisome; no, I can't fix it. What I can do is try to keep them from blowing their fingers off as much as possible by making it as easy as possible. Thanks, ...phsiii ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
