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ntiruveedhul · Beginner Joined: 31 May 2010 Posts: 1 Topics: 1

My requirement:
Let us assume I have following 5 datasets:
ABC.XYZ.D1.T123
ABC.XYZ.D2.T659
ABC.XYZ.D3.T280
ABC.XYZ.D4.T217
ABC.XYZ.D5.T479

We have ABC.XYZ.D*.T* as fixed format of the dataset available.
The no. follwing D and T are random, which we don't know.

D* >>> D<CURRENT_DATE>
T* >>> T<TIMESTAMP>
Depending on the date & time the respective dataset should be referred in the JCL. And there is only 1 unique dataset for current day.

Hard coding won't help because then everytime JCL has to be modified. I was looking for some generic method.

I hope i explained well, let me know if you need any further clarification.

kolusu · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:29 pm Post subject:

ntiruveedhul,

1. Listcat on LEVEL ABC.XYZ
2. Parse the output and search for the dataset name
3. Once found , create a dynamic JCL
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semigeezer · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject:

Useful alternatives to listcat include ISPF's LMDIST, and the sample found in 'SYS1.SAMPLIB(IGGCSIRX)' . IBM recently suggested in an APAR that listings not be parsed because they can change and LISTCAT output did change, though a smart parser would not care about the extra data that was added.
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