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Roshnii
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Hi,
I need to pass the time from the jcl to my program using parms.
how do I go about this ? |
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expat
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Is the program already written ?
If so, speak to the programmer to determine the method required by the program.
PARMS may be interpreted as either using the PARM= field on the exec card, or maybe //PARMS DD *, or PARMS DD whatever
Please be clear about your post. |
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Robert Sample
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| Moreover, how are you getting the time in JCL? JCL merely executes programs and has no way to determine the time without invoking a program anyway. |
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expat
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And if you do invoke a program to establish the time, you can not update the JCL to use the PARM= option as the JCL will already be interpreted by the JES sub system.
However this may be possible if using a job scheduling software. |
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Roshnii
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the time will be manually put in the jcl. its like passing any value.
the program will accept it thru the linkage section
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LINKAGE SECTION.
01 W300-PARM-VARIABLES.
05 W300-PARM-LENGTH PIC S9(4).
05 W300-PARM-DATA PIC X(4).
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I tried in the jcl by passing like this
,PARM='0019'
where 0019 is the time but it did not work. |
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expat
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Have you tried
EXEC PGM=whatever,PARM='0019' |
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dineshsjce
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Hi,
Below is the use of PARM in a COBOL program. Try this way.
LINKAGE SECTION.
01 PARM-REC.
05 PM-LEN PIC S9(04) COMP.
05 DQ-FLG PIC X(01).
05 HD-FLG PIC X(01).
PROCEDURE DIVISION USING PARM-REC.
For the above COBOl code PARM in JCL looks like this:
EXEC PGM=Whatever, PARM='YY'.
Hope this will help you. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| where 0019 is the time but it did not work. |
What does that mean?
If you want forum help, you have to provide something to work with.
"It did not work" is basically useless for problem solving. . .
When you clarify what problem(s) you encountered, someone will be able to tell you what is wrong. |
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Terry Heinze
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Roshnii,
W300-PARM-LENGTH must be usage BINARY (COMP or COMP-5). |
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Sambhaji
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