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OUTREC FIELDS=(1:C' HDELETE (',12:16,46,58:C') NOWAIT PU



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OUTREC FIELDS=(1:C' HDELETE (',12:16,46,58:C') NOWAIT PU

Postby rakesh086 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:08 pm

I found a JCL with sort card

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   OUTREC FIELDS=(1:C'  HDELETE (',12:16,46,58:C') NOWAIT PURGE',8X)


can anyone please tell me when and why we are going to use. what the significance.
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Re: OUTREC FIELDS=(1:C' HDELETE (',12:16,46,58:C') NOWAIT P

Postby BillyBoyo » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:20 pm

Looks like it is generating a control card to delete a dataset. If you google for HDELETE you'll find out what program the control card is for, and then you can consult that program's documentation to see what the WAIT and PURGE are doing as well.
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