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by **ottoelflaco** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 3:03 pm

First of all, sorry my english..

I would like to know...Is posible merge different files like the next example?:

//SORT EXEC PGM=SORT
//SORTIN DD DSN=TSSDN.DATA.CONCATD1.HXXXXX,DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=TSSDN.DATA.CONCATD1.HXXXXX,DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=TSSDN.DATA.CONCATD1.HXXXXX,DISP=SHR
//SORTOUT DD DSN=TSSDN.DATA.CONCATD4,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// STORCLAS=MFI,
// SPACE=(TRK,5),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS)
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
//*

XXXXX is unknown for me, this value change in each execution of jcl...

I think this is hard..but maybe exists any solution?

Thx!

by **NicC** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 3:12 pm

You can either use a symbolic parameter (see the JCL reference manual) changing the value each time or use a program to generate the JCL and submit it via the internal reader. even this would require the setting of a symbolic parameter to the program unless you can write something that can extract the required dataset names from the catalog.

by **BillyBoyo** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 3:16 pm

Or look at using a GDG.

by **dick scherrer** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:10 pm

Hello,

But one would still need to resolve the XXXXX.

Personally, i'd use the symbolic parameter.

When does the value for XXXXX become known?

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