Answer / venkat

No. JCL is like a carrier between the OS and our
application.

Answer / tt

Yes, but not a translator. JCL is like an interpreter.

Answer / muttaiah

I can say "JCL is a compiler" since we use JCL to compile
the programs written in Cobol, PL1/ Assembler.

Since JCL acts as an intermediate between OS and
Application program most of them say as interpreter..

You can add the above stmts while answering.

Answer / srk

the mainframe operating systems identifies the resources that are needed for the execution of a program through the jcl statements.

Answer / guest

no jcl is not a compiler but a job control language. it is
used for just submitting the program that you write in
cobol or any other language.

Answer / narendra

no it is just like a mediator to transform jobs to os and
which jobs or executed

Can we use COND=EVEN on a job card, when jobs are scheduled through scheduler?

5 Answers   L&T,

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0 Answers  

Describe the EXEC statement, its meaning, syntax and keywords?

2 Answers  

what is use of dcb parameter in dd statement?

0 Answers   IBM,

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4 Answers   HSBC,

describe the job statement, its meaning,syntax and significant keywords?

1 Answers  

How can you trap abends in the JCL?

3 Answers  

what happens if job falls in loop ? how to resolve it ?

3 Answers   Patni,

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1 Answers   CTS,

by using cond parameter maximum 8 cond can be coded in single cond means ?explain

0 Answers  

Explain in DD statement what is the use of DCB parameter?

0 Answers  

i) Difference between ps, esds, ii) Difference between lrecl, blksize among PS, PDS issues? i.e in jcl at dcb

2 Answers