I would call it "corrective". As Allan eluded to, I am really after SYSTEM not JCL symbols.
Apologies, while they are different, I typically lump them into the same bucket. Chuck On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 9:31 AM Tom Marchant < 0000000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > JCL symbols exist only within a job. A symbol set in one job cannot be > checked in another job. > > Sorry if this isn't "*constructive*". > > -- > Tom Marchant > > On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:17:34 -0500, Charles Hardee < > charleshhar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >My apologies, I didn't mean to stir up the hornet's nest of opinions on > the > >viability of my question. > > > >I will "grossly" explain what I want to do. > >I am not interested in other methods, I have other methods, but I am > >interested in this method the most, if it can be done. > > > >Program A executes and sets a global symbol to a certain value and > >terminates. > >Many other jobs execute and, in each one, as needed, the programs check to > >see if the global symbol is set and, if it is, to what value. > >They then make logic path decisions within the program based on the value > >of the global symbol. > >Finally, Program B runs, or maybe it's just Program A again, and the > global > >symbol is deleted. > > > >So, my question is, still, is it possible to define SET symbols from > within > >a program? > > > >Thanks, again, in advance for any *constructive* assistance. > >Chuck > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
