I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do
you code the JCL statement for this?
( How do you code instream data in a JCL? )

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / guest

//SYSIN DD*
input data
input data
/*

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / mahesh

You can pass the vlaues to the cobol program using PARM
coded in the jcl

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / ritesh kumar

ONE WAY OF ACCEPTING THE DATA IS
// SYSIN DD*

VALUE1
VALUE2
*/
AND OTHER WAY YOU CAN USE FILE TO ACCEPT THE DATA
INCLUDE THAT FILE INTO YOUR RUN JCL.

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / sandeep

ONE WAY OF ACCEPTING THE DATA IS
// SYSIN DD*

VALUE1
VALUE2
*/
AND OTHER WAY YOU CAN USE PARM PARAMETER IN YOUR JCL.
IN APPLICATION PROGRAM USE THAT DATA THROUHG LINKAGE
SECTION.

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / pratheep

ANOTHER WAY IS
//SYSIN=*
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
//

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / vibhor kumar

//SYSIN DD *
VALUE1 -
VALUE2 -
/*

ALL THE SOLUTIONS MENTIONED ABOVE FORGOT TO ADD CONTINUATION
CHARACTER (-)

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / ekta agrawal

ONE WAY OF ACCEPTING THE DATA IS
// SYSIN DD*

VALUE1
VALUE2
*/
and other way you can also give teh data thru SYSIN is:
// SYSIN DD DSN='DDPCN.EKTA.TEST',DISP=SHR

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / banupriya

ONE WAY OF ACCEPTING THE DATA IS
// SYSIN DD*

VALUE1
VALUE2
*/
and other way you can also give teh data thru SYSIN is:
// SYSIN DD DSN='DDPCN.EKTA.TEST',DISP=SHR

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I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ..

Answer / shashidhar kalasannavar

You can pass the data to cobol program in three way and one
is instrem.

//SYSIN DD *
DATA1
DATA2
/*

or
//SYSIN DD DSN=SSK08.TEST.DATA,DISP=SHR


By intream you can send only 80 charecters

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