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valeti_sashi · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:24 am Post subject: System Date and Time

hi,

is there any way we can get system date and time from the JCL. i mean without usig any cobol programs like that, i want direct JCL command

thanks in advance,

Phantom · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:33 am Post subject:

valeti_sashi,

JCL is not a programming language. It does not have the capability to do what you ask for. You have to use some utilities like SORT / FILEAID ....if you don't want to code a high level language program for this.

Check this link
http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?p=25791#25791

For various Date formats supported by SORT, check this link
http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?p=23334#23334

Cheers,

Phantom

superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5

Also, check this link: http://mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=2101&highlight=date

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject:

See the "How can I put timestamps in my output records?" Ask Professor Sort item at:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/professor_sort/
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Ravi · Beginner Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 88 Topics: 2

ravijaya, Can you explain how?? Would like to use CA7 for getting the date part. I would like to have the dataset in this format. userid.Dyymmdd.Thhmmss or want to have date & time appended to it in which ever format. But there should be date & time somewhere in the dataset name

German Castillo · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:19 pm Post subject:

If you have a Scheduller, it may set a JCl variable for your use, else you would have to write a small Programm script in your favorite language, Rexx seems to be easiest, eitehr setting a JCL var, writing a dataset or returning a RC.
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