But then it has to be a separate job //Lasse -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> För Schmitt, Michael Skickat: den 16 augusti 2024 16:13 Till: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Ämne: Re: Ability to pass symbolic variable back from REXX to JCL?
One way is to have the REXX exec write a file of SET statements, then INCLUDE that in subsequent jobs. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Steve Estle Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 8:27 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Ability to pass symbolic variable back from REXX to JCL? Hello All, I know we have a lot of REXX coders / developers on here so putting this out as a "is this possible" question. Scenario: A recent effort brought a question to light. We have a home grown REXX routine that dynamically generates dataset names and saves JES job spool dataset off using IOF product routines. The dataset name generated is unique as it includes jobname, jobnumber, and Julian date, timestamp in the dynamically generated dataset name which occurs withing thisi REXX routine (we call it BTCHSAVE). I'd like the ability to access this dynamically generated dataset name as a JCL symbolic variable for subsequent downstream job steps. Is there any way that REXX variables can be somehow be shared / passed back to batch job JCL routine such that the dynamically generated dataset name can be used in subsequent steps of the job? Let me know if anyone has tried to do this or not - possibly a future IDEA for IBM. Thanks in advance, Steve Estle Peraton Systems Programmer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
