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Hi all,

In REXX, I have created a JCL using skeleton and submitted the same using SUBMIT command.

I want to view the output dataset once after successful completion of the Job submiited.

1. what is the command to be given in REXX to check whether the job is submitted successfully.
2. I guess, command used for viewing the dataset is ADDRESS ISPEXEC "VIEW DATASET ("FILE1")"

Many thanks,
Pazy

can someone help me on this.

I want to view the output dataset after the submitted job gets maxcc=0.

Thanks.

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1. MAXCC is a term used in IDCAMS -- and it is ONLY used for IDCAMS. Saying "submitted job gets maxcc=0" is flat-out WRONG. Besides, what if the job gets a non-zero condition code?
2. Have you searched the forum yet? What you want to do comes up fairly frequently, so there are other replies you could find.
3. Submitting a job from REXX is not the issue -- the job may then sit on the input queue for HOURS before it executes; you do not want to tie up your terminal until the job completes.

can someone help me on this.

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FYI. Job output does not go to a dataset. It depends on the MSGCLASS specified on the job card. Specify a MSGCLASS that will remain in the JES hold queue.

Use the SDSF REXX API to retrieve the job output from the JES held queue. It requires a bit of skill to use the API. When you submit the job, it returns the job number. Use the job number to retrieve the output later.

re: "Job output does not go to a dataset."

Many utilities use a SYSPRINT DD statement. You can specify a data set name in the DD statment. When you job ends, you can view the data set, as you suggested, and determine the success of the job.

Well,
1. what is the command to be given in REXX to check whether the job is submitted successfully.
I think that you mean 'whether the job has completed successfully'. Checking submit in itself is not very usefull. For checking job status, I would use the SDSF REXX API, described in the SDSF manual. Bearing in mind that what constitutes successful execution varies from job to job. And that there may be more than one job with the same name.

2. I guess, command used for viewing the dataset is ADDRESS ISPEXEC "VIEW DATASET ("FILE1")"
Yes, if you want to view a dataset created by the job. If you want to look at job log, job messages and job sysout, you should again use the SDSF REXX API. There is a TSO OUTPUT command, but that has some limitations. If the dataset is created in the job, then you could possibly consider the prescence of the dataset an indicator of a successfull job. In that case you could loop around the VIEW command a number of times till it succeeds, or the limit is reached. Pausing a few seconds between iterations. Personally I would go with the SDSF REXX API though.

and ... at what time the supposed rexx should be run ???

the topic is just a waste of resources and time for everybody ...
the TS does not have the slightest idea of the flow and timings of

submit
execute
able to look at the result of the execution