Re: Symbols in batch JCL (was: START fails no diagnostics!)
In a recent note, Patrick O'Keefe said: > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:18:55 -0600 > > On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:30:53 -0700, Paul Gilmartin > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >This technique is far less effective if the STC JCL contains system > >symbols. There's another good argument here for supporting symbols > >in batch JCL. > >... > > For that kind of test it's a whole lot faster to stick some SET statements > in the jobstream than to wait for IBM to provide system symbol support in > batch jobs. > I'm certainly not waiting. But, equally, I'll not dissemble to IBM my dissatisfaction with such a circumvention. -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Symbols in batch JCL (was: START fails no diagnostics!)
On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:30:53 -0700, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >... >This technique is far less effective if the STC JCL contains system >symbols. There's another good argument here for supporting symbols >in batch JCL. >... For that kind of test it's a whole lot faster to stick some SET statements in the jobstream than to wait for IBM to provide system symbol support in batch jobs. Pat O'Keefe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Symbols in batch JCL (was: START fails no diagnostics!)
In a recent note, Lizette Koehler said: > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:01:57 -0700 > > One thing I usually do with STCs that fail, is to run the STC JCL as a batch > job. It would not matter if the job failed, but I would be able to see if > there were any data sets that were not valid or if there were some other > issue or messages. > This technique is far less effective if the STC JCL contains system symbols. There's another good argument here for supporting symbols in batch JCL. -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
