As I recall they came in with R14.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 2:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Use of dynamic system symbols in JCL On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 18:02:13 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >>Except, does support of DSN=&TMP antedate any support of symbols in JCL, >> not only by SET but also as PROC parameters? > >Yes. Bitsavers is your friend. ><http://secure-web.cisco.com/1uov7rGc-t0NPyZsdcMnPGPEeDQO1mJSyuzQD7x1uxGpsYyGjc7Iepvum1y25CxN8SM-En7FCoESH2X34K1Kmw_nXv-X0jrcA3cceOBT9GfIrad06DY3-cnOW_gf4j7DBj80PDAelaETSvzgg8xwpzZpzB_FIpVdCicFi3Zx1EFxJXdbM0L2bj6HICWwvxMm0xiNfGCn3vLgOjEDPG7oWle5zhotRGEnmDz3uhIYuzy57DwYjlqrnXn6WKS4y4AvStjKNzXvwItWdNjBrhwXxOHqjBFtue-TZUoy_7SsQhufxJqXfgaoEUY_iVbvICHMdd2TnSz4kdMm8oeblEdb_F5T64imeJ-CGJsfXWKS2fQKV9_a8vOyhXe9daMkZsg0sqZqn7l3XEdFLxtZHkF8Di1ueP1W9tPwPrDFxG4YmeQJkuAhZ9Ng9oj2Xhn-rMdoq/http%3A%2F%2Fbitsavers.org%2Fpdf%2Fibm%2F360%2Fos%2FR01-08%2FC28-6539-4_OS_JCL_Mar67.pdf> > Thanks. Do I correctly see: o No PROC statement? o No instream PROCs? Was "DSN=&name" the only use of "&" in JCL at that OS release? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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