You need 2 dots after symbol.. otherwise nodeis GT 8 characters Rob
On Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 10:27 AM Sean Gleann <sean.gle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong here, please? > > > I'm trying to create a file with a name that features today's date. > My statement is: > //OUTFILE DD DSN=BACKUP.USERDALY.D&LYYMMDD.TER, > // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),SPACE=(TRK,(600,600),RLSE), > // DSORG=PS,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=27648,LRECL=1024 > > When I submit the job to the system, I get: > > IEFC627I INCORRECT USE OF AMPERSAND IN THE DSN FIELD > > I've tried numerous variants of this statement, but I always get the same > failure. > I'm almost certainly doing something stupid, but right now I can't see the > wood for the trees... > > > Help... Please... > > Sean Gleann > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Rob Schramm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN