Could anyone please suggest me what is the maximum length
of data that can be pass as input in
//sysin dd *
This was asked in interview.
TIA
Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback
Answer / deepak
I think 18 Numeric &
160 Character, pls correct me if i am wrong
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 7 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / lakshmisudha
maximum unlimited data you can pass within //sysin dd *
if you want pass within line that is depends upon the
creation of ur dataset if lrecl=80 you can pass 72 char
maximum you can define lrecl=150
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / muttaiah
I have a doubt here,,
Generally sysin is retrieved through accept stmt from cobol
program.
each accept stmt can read one line of sysin data.
considering this a line can be max of 71 or 72 char's
so i think the length of sysin will be 71 or 72..
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 1 No |
Can anybody tell what is tool used to generate the list of PROCS used in JCL to generate a PROCTREE
IN DFSORT sum fields=none is usec to remove duplicates.how to write the duplicates in another dataset?
can anyone explain me about sort in jcl with inrec and outrec ?
how can we override data definitions in jcl. can any one give detailed example
What are the keywords associated with DCB? How can you specify DCB information? What is the OS precedence for obtaining that DCB information, ie. where does the system look for it first?
if my GDG limit has been kept as 50 and if am trying to put 60 records.what would happen. will there be any abend for this scenario
what is check pending option
Where & How Do You Code Identifier In Jcl?
Explain how can the disposition of sysout datasets be set for an entire jobstream?
What is Automatic Restart ? EXEC PGM = PROG1, RD = R (Is it the Restart of a JOBSTEP or Restarting the execution of the program?) Do we Restart it or it automatically Restarts executing again and again ? Then when it will finish executing ? or After Abending, when we submit it again, then it is Restarted from the Last successful Checkpoint ? If some JOBSTEP is abending, what is the benifit to Restart it, WILL IT NOT ABEND AGAIN if you don't change the LOGIC ?
Suppose i have 2 steps in my pgm. Step1- creates a file, Step2 - generates report from file in step1, What changes have to be made in Step2, so that if the file in Step1 is empty Step2 should not be executed? No changes to be made to Step1.
common jcl abends??