I'm trying to use system symbols in batch JCL under z/OS 2.1. Specifically, I'd like to create a DSN like this:
TSOSKIP.REPORT.D-local-date.T-local-time I've perused KC but still cannot get to work. Now maybe DSN simply does not allow embedded symbolics, but I did not see that prohibition. Here's what I get. 3 // SET D=&LDATE 4 // SET T=<IME //* 5 //TIMETEST EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 6 //SYSTSIN DD * 7 //SYSTSPRT DD DISP=(,CATLG),SPACE=(TRK,1),RECFM=FB,LRECL=80, // UNIT=SYSALLDA, // DSN= TSOSKIP.REPORT.D&D..T&T IEFC653I SUBSTITUTION JCL - DISP=(,CATLG),SPACE=(TRK,1),RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,UNIT=SYSALLDA, DSN= TSOSKIP.REPORT.D&LDATE.T<IME . MESSAGE 7 IEFC627I INCORRECT USE OF AMPERSAND IN THE DSN FIELD I read that system symbols must be enabled by class, which I did for class A: $HASP837 JOBCLASS(A) SYSSYM=ALLOW But it looks like my job is failing at conversion and never getting to execution. Shouldn't this be easy? ;-) . . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-302-7535 Office robin...@sce.com<mailto:robin...@sce.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN