Okay, yes, these more-recent z/OS JCL days that's true - JCL SYMBOLs are now directly accessible in SYSIN DD *,SYMBOLS=<parm> -- but not indirectly when the SYSIN is not instream, so the JP"...." method as a PARM= continues to be viable to bridge / pass symbolic data and have it be resolved within ICETOOL controls.
My primary interest / intent here is to suggest a "hook" for general-access to "any" static information, ideally parsed, and stowed as a JCL INCLUDE member -- then it becomes available within JCL or beyond. Scott Barry SBBTech LLC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
