PDS member name & COBOL program ID query

markanthos · New User Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 14 Location: India

ASSUME in a JCL :

//prog exe pgm=prog1

In case of COBOL program :

PROGRAM-ID. PROG1.

PDS has a member with the name PROG1

Will the execution of the JCL refer to the program ID of the COBOL or the name of the member of PDS in the dataset?

gnagakishore · New User Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Hyderabad

narasimharao_koganti · New User Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Location: pune

hi, regardless of the name in the progaram_id, during execution of the Jcl it will refer to the dataset name.

David P · Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject:

Hi,
Correct me if I am wrong, exec pgm=prog1 will execute the load module
present with the name prog1 that too present in joblib or steplib.

regards,
David.

kanak · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 259 Location: India

i totaly agree with david.
it never checks from where the job is taken..for JES jcl will just act as sequence of command which will be read by internal reader of JES.then it will try to find the program name mentioned in the given steplib or joblib...
PDS where job is present doesn't play any role while executing that job.
correct me if i m wrong