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Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:56 am**

Hello,

Then you might try this:

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HEADER1=(3:'SELECT * FROM',/,
/*
// DD DSN=some.pds(&REGION),DISP=SHR,
// DD *
3:'FOR FETCH ONLY WITH UR;')

The pds member(s) would contain:

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3:'TEST.EMPLOYEE',/,

or whatever other regions this expands to. Each time a new region is added, a new member would be added to the pds.

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:35 am**

Thank you Sherrer for that solution, but wanted to know if there is any better way of doing this just like how it is coded thru DFSORT i.e how I coded in my sample.

Thanks,
Raj.

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:00 am**

Hello,

Until you get to z/OS 1.13 you cannot replace symbolic parameters in the "data" and i've not yet heard if Syncsort will implement JPn in the next upgrade. . .

One "better" way might be to use a program and accept the region via a parm and have the program write the output you want.

If a utility will directly do what you want, it is usually recommended to use the utility. If the desired solution is not available, best to move on to a supportable solution.

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:59 pm**

You can try the following:

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//STEP1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYMNAMES DD *
JP1,C'TEST'
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD *
//SORTOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTFIL REMOVECC,NODETAIL,
HEADER1=(3:'SELECT * FROM',/,
3:JP1,'.EMPLOYEE',/,
3:'FOR FETCH ONLY WITH UR;')
/*

This way, you just need to modify the character string in the SYMNAMES DD statement.

Regards,

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