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[Pebble]

Hi,

Please tell me how I can use a temporary dataset in the same JCL, when dataset is just specified as DSN=&&TEMP ?
Can I use "&&TEMP" for accesing that temporary dataset?

Pebble.

[dick scherrer]

Hello,

Yes, the same temporary name is used to read the dataset as to create it. It will automatically be deleted.

[Anuj Dhawan]

Temp datasets are denoted with &&dsn . Keep your dataset name to 7 char, no reason, just easier to keep track of them.

Temp datasets are used when you know that the file will not be used outside the job, saves cateloging and deleting.