Often when I want a timestamp attached to a flat file and it isn't
necessarily the file creation date, I attach a special record that
subsequent programs can distinguish from the rest of the data. Typically
it's the first record, with an asterisk in the first position and any text I
want following
> Is there a way to have a GDG base with date time stamp ?
Peter,
Not sure what this would accomplish. If you have the timestamp in the base
name, all the generations despite its creation date will all have the same
name with different generation names.
For example if you created a GDG Base with
I misunderstood, however, Peter said that's what he was looking for.
My solution wasn't well liked by the customer, it was complex. There was a
suggestion to dynamically create a file with a date suffix, obviating the
use of a GDG.
On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 7:05 PM kekronbekron <
02dee3fcae33-dm
Hmm... Wayne is parsing LISTC output of existing GDG and grouping them
differently based on the content.
OP is looking for a way to allocate GDG/GDS-es themselves with date/time.
I still don't know clearly what's possible with system symbols, JCL symbols,
etc.
That said, I don't think it's poss
Good.
My application was to produce a report of CICS transactions on the second
Tuesday of each month. The REXX needed to identify SMF dumps that spanned
that particular day.
listc ent('XDCOM.RXX')
GDG BASE -- XDCOM.RXX
IN-CAT --- USERCAT.ISI
NONVSAM XDCOM.RXX.G0001V00
IN-CAT
Hello Wayne
Yes exactly this is what I was looking.
On Wed, 5 Jan, 2022, 11:27 am Wayne Bickerdike, wrote:
> The date/time is stored with a new GDG entry. You can see it with a LISTCAT
> command.
>
> I developed a REXX program to parse GDG entries and build JCL to
> concatenate generations base
The date/time is stored with a new GDG entry. You can see it with a LISTCAT
command.
I developed a REXX program to parse GDG entries and build JCL to
concatenate generations based on a day of the month.
The timestamp is a form of Julian date.
Is this what you are looking for?
On Wed, Jan 5, 202
Hello
I apologise if this is very dummy questions.
Is there a way to have a GDG base with date time stamp ? So that any GDG
versions created will have Date stamp in it during creation. Any samples if
someone can refer me or share ?
Please advise
Peter
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