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I have to execute 12000 CL Commands one by one.. So, I have created a file called COMMAND. This file has only 1 field called STRING. This file had 12000 records, and all these records are CL Commands (ex: CALL PGM(PGM1)), etc) I have written a CL which will read all the record and do sbmjob.. But it is not working... Plz help me to exexute all these 12000 commands..

ISE,

2 4702

is step name is compulsory in jcl ?

2 6963

I have put two write operations in a single para for two different conditions.Will that lead to an abend or run successfully and write two records?

CTS,

1 6004

Is it possible to access some memory location (Ex: VAR1 DS P) without using Base Displacement?

HCL,

1 3768

What is symbol table in assembler?

HCL,

2 5679

what is multiple member pf

Active Brains,

1 3939

what is general and type of general

Active Brains,

1 3211

wirte a simple program for read file in cl

Active Brains,

2 4429

what is dynslt and why we use that command when do we use command

Active Brains, UHG,

2 7879

what is open data base command

Active Brains, Cognizant, CSC, CTS,

1 3771

what is EXCEPT command in rpg and use

Active Brains,

1 6527

what is exception and how many types of exception

Active Brains,

1 4561

what is error handling concepts in cl

Active Brains,

3 7039

Suppose we have 5 steps in a job.No step should be executed After submitting every step in a job

AVB, IBM,

2 6022

query to just fetch first matching row and stop execution. once one matching row is found ..no more records should be checked.. if the first record is matching.. the query must stop

IBM,

2 5531

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Service Program : S1 Modules in S1 : M1 M1 having two procedures : ADD, SUB Current Binder Language STRPGMEXP PGMLVL(*CURRENT) EXPORT SYMBOL("ADD") EXPORT SYMBOL("SUB") ENDPGMEXP Doubt: I need to add one new Module to the Service Program M2 having one procedure ‘MULT’ How to add this new module to the service program S1 ? If I need to recreate the service program again, Do I need to mention the Module M1 again while recreating along with new Module M2? There is no Binding Directory. Binder language structure will be like this STRPGMEXP PGMLVL(*CURRENT) EXPORT SYMBOL("ADD") EXPORT SYMBOL("SUB") EXPORT SYMBOL("MULT") ENDPGMEXP STRPGMEXP PGMLVL(*PREVIOUS) EXPORT SYMBOL("ADD") EXPORT SYMBOL("SUB") ENDPGMEXP

2370

How connect db2 database to datastage?

1237

What is redefine?

1226

What is the difference between db2 and oracle?

1129

Is ibm db2 open source?

1073

What dd statement is used to supply the name of a dataset?

1386

how will you find a particular line in debugging if its a infinite loop

1759

Discuss some of the terminology of idms.

920

What is multithreading in jcl?

1466

can I touch the array during treatments?

1175

What are storage attributes of records?

899

how you will know whether you are in sfldrop or sflfold mode?

1055

What is the need of a secondary index in IMS?

1062

Explain the device independent method to indicate where a record is stored?

919

Explain how to ftp the natural program to desktop? (From mainframe to pc), is it possible?

1062

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