Answer / mrunmaya

Guest I think in the syntax there should be stepname instead
of jobname.

Answer / guest

The EXEC statement identifies the program to be executed via
a PGM= program name keyword. Its format is //jobname EXEC
PGM= program name. The PARM= keyword can be used to pass
external values to the executing program.

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

3 Answers   VC, Wipro,

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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.

4 Answers   TCS,

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Is it possiable to use a gdg in the INCLUDE statement in a SORT jcl? I am using this because I want to change the condition with out changing the jcl. Please provide with a sample code.

1 Answers  

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How many types of parameters are used in JCL and what are mandatory parameters of JOB statement.

13 Answers   IBM,

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What type of versions we r using in mainframe (jcl, cobol, db2, vsam, cics)?

1 Answers   Accenture,

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How to find the length of variable length copybook using fileaid ??

1 Answers   CSC,

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what if any ,is the syntax error in the following piece of code 01 B PIC A(7) 02 C PIC 9(4) ........ IF(B NUMERIC) ADD 10 TO C a.the condition in the if statement is wrong b.noting is wrong c.because C is initialised.ADD 10 TO C is wrong d.both B and C shoud have same size.

1 Answers  

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A statement about PROCs is " In PROCs, Symbolic Parameters can be assigned on PROC and EXEC", BUT On which EXEC, (i) On the JCL's EXEC which is calling to PROC1. (Inside JCL, EXEC PROC1) (ii) or On the PROC's EXEC where it calls the PGM1. (Inside PROC, EXEC PGM=PGM1)

1 Answers   IBM,

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i have job card like this //job ***** //step1 exec pgm=iebgener //sysut1 dd dsn=main.sss,disp=shr // dd dsn=main1.sss,disp=shr // dd dsn=main2.sss,disp=shr //sysut2 dd dsn=out1.mmm ,disp=(new,catlg,delete) dcb=( ) // sysin dd * like this what i have to do to skip dsn=main1.sss please giveme answer asap

2 Answers   IBM, TetraSoft,

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Can a temporary dataset be converted to permanent dataset and vice-versa in the middle of a job ?

4 Answers   IBM,

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I have a file in which I have 20 records. I want my first record to go into file 1 and second record to go in second file. I want to copy the alternate records like this in the two output files. How can I do this using JCL?

4 Answers  

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Write a JCL by using the below requirement: File1 =1, File2 =11 and output needs to come as File3 =111?

8 Answers   Saggezza,

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