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assign value to variable in SET command

Postby gildan2020 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:32 am

Hi there,

I have a scenario here that is a bit complicated.

How can I retrieve the contents of a file and assign it as a variable value?

Say I have file AAA containing value "01", I would like to assign it to a SET command as...
//   SET   VAR=01

Pls take note that the file AAA's content changes all the time, it could be any number. Any ideas?
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Re: assign value to variable in SET command

Postby MrSpock » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:06 am

Can you save the value of file AAA into a PDS member in the same format as your example:

// SET VAR=01

and then use that member in an INCLUDE statement? That will resolve the value for VAR correctly as the JCL is scanned and loaded to the Internal Reader for processing.
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Re: assign value to variable in SET command

Postby gildan2020 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:48 pm

Thanks for your reply, but the file is not a PDS. It's a sequential dataset.
I can't use PROCLIB JCLLIB ORDER for this.

Any ideas?
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Re: assign value to variable in SET command

Postby arunprasad.k » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:29 pm

gildan2020,

If you are using a scheduler, talk to your scheduler team with this requirement.

I think if OPC being your scheduler, there might be a a chance. Still I am not sure, but checking with them will not cost much.

Worst case, (my suggestion, and not experts one!!. Lets wait for their comments) spawn the JCL using a COBOL or REXX.

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Re: assign value to variable in SET command

Postby MrSpock » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:56 pm

I'd have to concur with what Arun has posted. That seems to be your only other option.
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Re: assign value to variable in SET command

Postby dick scherrer » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:05 am

Hello,
If i understand correctly, you could read te file into a bit of code, create the jcl needed to run the process, and write the jcl thru the internal reader to be executed.
Hope this helps,
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