REXX to change Date in PDS member

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saurabh khandelwal

2018-06-11 19:11:40 UTC

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with
previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to
this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new
date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily
basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running
JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.

--
Thanks & Regards
Saurabh Khandelwal

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Seymour J Metz

2018-06-11 19:24:31 UTC

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You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.

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Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with
previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to
this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new
date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily
basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running
JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.

--
Thanks & Regards
Saurabh Khandelwal

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PINION, RICHARD W.

2018-06-11 19:27:41 UTC

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Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.

//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//@LIB DD DSN=xxxxx.my.CNTL,DISP=SHR
//* FROM * TO *
//SYSIN DD DATA,DLM='@@'
xxxxxx<yyyyy<

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You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.

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Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.

--
Thanks & Regards
Saurabh Khandelwal

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Seymour J Metz

2018-06-11 19:45:14 UTC

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Does the OP want to change a record containing the date, or does he want to the date in the ISPF statistics?

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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.

//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//@LIB DD DSN=xxxxx.my.CNTL,DISP=SHR
//* FROM * TO *
//SYSIN DD DATA,DLM='@@'
xxxxxx<yyyyy<

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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

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You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.

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http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.

--
Thanks & Regards
Saurabh Khandelwal

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PINION, RICHARD W.

2018-06-11 19:47:26 UTC

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" BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates."

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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

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Does the OP want to change a record containing the date, or does he want to the date in the ISPF statistics?

--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:27 PM
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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.

//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//@LIB DD DSN=xxxxx.my.CNTL,DISP=SHR
//* FROM * TO *
//SYSIN DD DATA,DLM='@@'
xxxxxx<yyyyy<

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

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You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.

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http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.

--
Thanks & Regards
Saurabh Khandelwal

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Seymour J Metz

2018-06-11 19:53:12 UTC

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WTF? Are D18610 and D18611 supposed to be dates/ If not, what's your point? If so, what's with the one digit month?

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" BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates."

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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:45 PM
To: IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

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Does the OP want to change a record containing the date, or does he want to the date in the ISPF statistics?

--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:27 PM
To: IBM-***@listserv.ua.edu
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.

//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//@LIB DD DSN=xxxxx.my.CNTL,DISP=SHR
//* FROM * TO *
//SYSIN DD DATA,DLM='@@'
xxxxxx<yyyyy<

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:24 PM
To: IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

[External Email]

You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.

--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:11 PM
To: IBM-***@listserv.ua.edu
Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.

--
Thanks & Regards
Saurabh Khandelwal

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PINION, RICHARD W.

2018-06-11 19:57:10 UTC

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That was part of the original post. It appears to me, that the OP wants to update members in a PDS. As for the contents of the members, I have no comments.

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WTF? Are D18610 and D18611 supposed to be dates/ If not, what's your point? If so, what's with the one digit month?

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http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

" BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates."

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:45 PM
To: IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

[External Email]

Does the OP want to change a record containing the date, or does he want to the date in the ISPF statistics?

--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:27 PM
To: IBM-***@listserv.ua.edu
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.

//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//@LIB DD DSN=xxxxx.my.CNTL,DISP=SHR
//* FROM * TO *
//SYSIN DD DATA,DLM='@@'
xxxxxx<yyyyy<

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:24 PM
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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

[External Email]

You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.

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http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.

--
Thanks & Regards
Saurabh Khandelwal

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Carmen Vitullo

2018-06-11 19:57:29 UTC

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is the date format YYMDD ?
or Julian , yeah WTH ?

Carmen Vitullo

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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

WTF? Are D18610 and D18611 supposed to be dates/ If not, what's your point? If so, what's with the one digit month?
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Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

" BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates."

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:45 PM
To: IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

[External Email]

Does the OP want to change a record containing the date, or does he want to the date in the ISPF statistics?
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:27 PM
To: IBM-***@listserv.ua.edu
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.

//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//@LIB DD DSN=xxxxx.my.CNTL,DISP=SHR
//* FROM * TO *
//SYSIN DD DATA,DLM='@@'
xxxxxx<yyyyy<

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:24 PM
To: IBM-***@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

[External Email]

You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:11 PM
To: IBM-***@listserv.ua.edu
Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Hello Group,

I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.

currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new date ( current date. ) .

BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080

********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************

can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running JCL having new dates.

Can you please help.
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is the date format YYMDD ? > or Julian , yeah WTH ?

Carmen,

I am guessing that OP date format is YYMMDD but needs to remove the
leading zero for Month (January thru September ) and the same for Day (01
thru 09). Since the year is already 18, we don't have worry about it for
another 82 years. :)

Saurabh,

You can try this

/* REXX */
"ALLOC FI(OUTDD) DA('BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1)') SHR REUSE"

TODAY = DATE('S')
YESTERDAY = TODAY - 1
CDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,5,2),'L','0')
CDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,7,2),'L','0')
YDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,5,2),'L','0')
YDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,7,2),'L','0')

LINEOUT = 'D' ||,
SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,3,2) ||,
YDAYMM ||,
YDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'D' ||,
SUBSTR(TODAY,3,2) ||,
CDAYMM ||,
CDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'VOL=SER<'
QUEUE LINEOUT
"EXECIO 1 DISKW OUTDD (FINIS"
"FREE FI(OUTDD)"

I will let you ponder about updating the stats upon updating the contents
of the member

Thanks,
Kolusu

Date: 06/11/2018 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
is the date format YYMDD ?
or Julian , yeah WTH ?

Pommier, Rex

2018-06-11 20:35:41 UTC

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Regarding the removal of leading zeros, how does one tell the difference between, for example, January 11 and November 1? It's possible, albeit unlikely, that the OP is using hex notation for the month? :-)

Rex

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is the date format YYMDD ? > or Julian , yeah WTH ?

Date: 06/11/2018 12:57 PM
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Post by Tom Marchant

Regarding the removal of leading zeros, how does one tell the >

difference between, for example, January 11 and November 1? It's possible,
albeit unlikely, that the OP is using hex notation for the > month? :-)

Post by Tom Marchant
If that's the case, what date is 19117?

Rex/Tom

It was merely a guess from me about the date format from OP. He needs to
clarify about the format or how he plans to use that format later on.

Thanks,
Kolusu

Date: 06/11/2018 01:36 PM
Subject: Re: [External] Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
Regarding the removal of leading zeros, how does one tell the
difference between, for example, January 11 and November 1? It's
possible, albeit unlikely, that the OP is using hex notation for the
month? :-)
Rex
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:27 PM
Subject: [External] Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member

Post by Tom Marchant

is the date format YYMDD ? > or Julian , yeah WTH ?

Carmen,
I am guessing that OP date format is YYMMDD but needs to remove the
leading zero for Month (January thru September ) and the same for Day (01
thru 09). Since the year is already 18, we don't have worry about it for
another 82 years. :)
Saurabh,
You can try this
/* REXX */
"ALLOC FI(OUTDD) DA('BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1)') SHR REUSE"
TODAY = DATE('S')
YESTERDAY = TODAY - 1
CDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,5,2),'L','0')
CDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,7,2),'L','0')
YDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,5,2),'L','0')
YDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,7,2),'L','0')
LINEOUT = 'D' ||,
SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,3,2) ||,
YDAYMM ||,
YDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'D' ||,
SUBSTR(TODAY,3,2) ||,
CDAYMM ||,
CDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'VOL=SER<'
QUEUE LINEOUT
"EXECIO 1 DISKW OUTDD (FINIS"
"FREE FI(OUTDD)"
I will let you ponder about updating the stats upon updating the contents
of the member
Thanks,
Kolusu

Post by Tom Marchant
Date: 06/11/2018 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
is the date format YYMDD ?
or Julian , yeah WTH ?

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Hi Kolusu,

No problem with your guess as to what the OP is looking for. Actually I was kind of hoping you had some kind of trick that would differentiate the dates somehow! :-) I'm hoping that the OP simply typo'd and missed a 0 somewhere.

Rex

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Post by Tom Marchant

Regarding the removal of leading zeros, how does one tell the >

difference between, for example, January 11 and November 1? It's possible,
albeit unlikely, that the OP is using hex notation for the > month? :-)

Post by Tom Marchant
If that's the case, what date is 19117?

Rex/Tom

It was merely a guess from me about the date format from OP. He needs to
clarify about the format or how he plans to use that format later on.

Thanks,
Kolusu

Post by Tom Marchant

is the date format YYMDD ? > or Julian , yeah WTH ?

Carmen,
I am guessing that OP date format is YYMMDD but needs to remove the
leading zero for Month (January thru September ) and the same for Day (01
thru 09). Since the year is already 18, we don't have worry about it for
another 82 years. :)
Saurabh,
You can try this
/* REXX */
"ALLOC FI(OUTDD) DA('BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1)') SHR REUSE"
TODAY = DATE('S')
YESTERDAY = TODAY - 1
CDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,5,2),'L','0')
CDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,7,2),'L','0')
YDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,5,2),'L','0')
YDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,7,2),'L','0')
LINEOUT = 'D' ||,
SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,3,2) ||,
YDAYMM ||,
YDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'D' ||,
SUBSTR(TODAY,3,2) ||,
CDAYMM ||,
CDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'VOL=SER<'
QUEUE LINEOUT
"EXECIO 1 DISKW OUTDD (FINIS"
"FREE FI(OUTDD)"
I will let you ponder about updating the stats upon updating the contents
of the member
Thanks,
Kolusu

Post by Tom Marchant
Date: 06/11/2018 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
is the date format YYMDD ?
or Julian , yeah WTH ?

saurabh khandelwal

2018-06-12 09:46:12 UTC

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Hello Kolusu,

Thanks for help. This is exactly what I was looking for to code. But I
still have one doubt in this,

Your code works only when I have empty memeber to update with yesterday's
and today's date . But how this process works, when we updating dates in
JCL like below.

Ex : In this below DD name, from JCL should be updated with today's date
in OV='D18611'

//IEB PROC OV='D18611',DS='DS',LB='LB',GDG='(0)'

Or like below. in DD name TAPE with VOL=SER=(D18611) .

//TAPE DD DSN=RETP.DATA.QSAMCPY1,DISP=(,PASS),

// UNIT=359D,VOL=SER=(D18611),LABEL=(193,SL)

//*=====================================

Can you please suggest, how to handle such situation and update required
date

Post by Sri h Kolusu

is the date format YYMDD ? > or Julian , yeah WTH ?

Carmen,
I am guessing that OP date format is YYMMDD but needs to remove the
leading zero for Month (January thru September ) and the same for Day (01
thru 09). Since the year is already 18, we don't have worry about it for
another 82 years. :)
Saurabh,
You can try this
/* REXX */
"ALLOC FI(OUTDD) DA('BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1)') SHR REUSE"
TODAY = DATE('S')
YESTERDAY = TODAY - 1
CDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,5,2),'L','0')
CDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(TODAY,7,2),'L','0')
YDAYMM = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,5,2),'L','0')
YDAYDD = STRIP(SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,7,2),'L','0')
LINEOUT = 'D' ||,
SUBSTR(YESTERDAY,3,2) ||,
YDAYMM ||,
YDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'D' ||,
SUBSTR(TODAY,3,2) ||,
CDAYMM ||,
CDAYDD ||,
'<' ||,
'VOL=SER<'
QUEUE LINEOUT
"EXECIO 1 DISKW OUTDD (FINIS"
"FREE FI(OUTDD)"
I will let you ponder about updating the stats upon updating the contents
of the member
Thanks,
Kolusu

Date: 06/11/2018 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
is the date format YYMDD ?
or Julian , yeah WTH ?

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Sri h Kolusu

2018-06-12 15:50:12 UTC

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Saurabh,

You need to first answer the question about the date format. Post detailed
information on what you're trying to accomplish. Do not make people guess
what you mean. This will give you a much better chance of getting a good
answer to your question.

As for the latest requirement, Look up PARSE and Build the entire string or
use OVERLAY

Thanks,
Kolusu

Date: 06/12/2018 02:47 AM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
Hello Kolusu,
Thanks for help. This is exactly what I was looking for to code. But I
still have one doubt in this,
Your code works only when I have empty memeber to update with yesterday's
and today's date . But how this process works, when we updating dates in
JCL like below.
Ex : In this below DD name, from JCL should be updated with today's date
in OV='D18611'

Lizette Koehler

2018-06-12 16:00:03 UTC

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Part of the problem I see with this discussion is the lack of understanding of
REXX by the OP.

So, the suggestions are how to handle this process may need to be more specific.

That leads to the question, who will support the code once it is working and
later has issues?

Lizette

Post by PINION, RICHARD W.
-----Original Message-----
Sri h Kolusu
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
Saurabh,
You need to first answer the question about the date format. Post detailed
information on what you're trying to accomplish. Do not make people guess
what you mean. This will give you a much better chance of getting a good
answer to your question.
As for the latest requirement, Look up PARSE and Build the entire string or
use OVERLAY
Thanks,
Kolusu

Date: 06/12/2018 02:47 AM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member Sent by: IBM Mainframe
Hello Kolusu,
Thanks for help. This is exactly what I was looking for to code. But I
still have one doubt in this,
Your code works only when I have empty memeber to update with
yesterday's and today's date . But how this process works, when we
updating dates in JCL like below.
Ex : In this below DD name, from JCL should be updated with today's
date in OV='D18611'

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saurabh khandelwal

2018-06-12 16:33:00 UTC

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Hello Kolusu,

I tried to answer queries raised by different experts.

We are looking for YYMMDD format, which is DATE('S') function in REXX

In my current requirement, we have JCL in place and there we are using
tape volume as date like below.
example OV='D18611',

Ex : In this below DD name, from JCL should be updated with today's date in
OV='D18611'

//IEB PROC OV='D18611',DS='DS',LB='LB',GDG='(0)'

and

Or like below. in DD name TAPE with VOL=SER=(D18611) .

//TAPE DD DSN=RETP.DATA.QSAMCPY1,DISP=(,PASS),

// UNIT=359D,VOL=SER=(D18611),LABEL=(193,SL)

//*=====================================

Can you please suggest, how to handle such situation and update required
date

Thank you once again to help us to solve this issue.

Post by Bernd Oppolzer
Saurabh,
You need to first answer the question about the date format. Post detailed
information on what you're trying to accomplish. Do not make people guess
what you mean. This will give you a much better chance of getting a good
answer to your question.
As for the latest requirement, Look up PARSE and Build the entire string or
use OVERLAY
Thanks,
Kolusu

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2018-06-11 21:10:25 UTC

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My take from reading the OPs post is that he wants to change some JCL,
therefore change a record not statistics.

Lou
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Post by Seymour J Metz
Does the OP want to change a record containing the date, or does he want
to the date in the ISPF statistics?
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.
//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//* FROM * TO *
xxxxxx<yyyyy<
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[External Email]
You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.
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Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member
Hello Group,
I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with
previous day day date today's date on regular basis .
We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to
this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.
currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new
date ( current date. ) .
BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080
********************************* Top of Data
******************************
****
D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<
******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************
can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily
basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running
JCL having new dates.
Can you please help.
--
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Saurabh Khandelwal
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2018-06-12 09:49:34 UTC

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Thanks for reply.

We always use IPOUPDTE for making this change but somebody have to
update IPOUPDTE Job with today's date etc, So that required members can
be updated with correct date values. Do you have any other way to make this
happen, so that manual intervention can be avoided.

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:27 PM, PINION, RICHARD W. <

Post by PINION, RICHARD W.
Why re-invent the wheel, use IPOUPDTE.
//UPDATE1 EXEC PGM=IPOUPDTE,PARM=UPDATE
//*************************************************************
//* *
//* PARM=UPDATE CAUSES IPOUPDTE TO CHANGE PDS MEMBERS *
//* *
//* *
//*************************************************************
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//* FROM * TO *
xxxxxx<yyyyy<
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
[External Email]
You can write an ISPF script to edit the member.
--
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http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3
________________________________________
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:11 PM
Subject: REXX to change Date in PDS member
Hello Group,
I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with
previous day day date today's date on regular basis .
We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to
this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.
currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new
date ( current date. ) .
BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080
********************************* Top of Data
******************************
****
D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<
******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************
can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily
basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running
JCL having new dates.
Can you please help.
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2018-06-12 12:29:48 UTC

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First

If you were not aware, there is a TSO REXX list that might be helpful with this. To join if you have not done so, use this URL

TSO REXX http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?TSO-REXX

Second, I would look to use REXX plus ISPF to do this which can be a batch job. ISPF runs fine in foreground and batch

The process would basically be

1) Get todays date, then identify the date you need (today tomorrow or yesterday)
2) Using ISPF LM (Library Management) Functions - find the member you want to update
3) Using ISPF Macro - either backup the current member or update the current member you want
4) Save that member where you want it

This is just a high level concept of what could work.

Depending on how you want this process to work, you might want to change to a file input for your parms.

Lizette

Post by PINION, RICHARD W.
-----Original Message-----
saurabh khandelwal
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 2:49 AM
Subject: Re: REXX to change Date in PDS member
Thanks for reply.
We always use IPOUPDTE for making this change but somebody have to update
IPOUPDTE Job with today's date etc, So that required members can be updated
with correct date values. Do you have any other way to make this happen, so
that manual intervention can be avoided.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:27 PM, PINION, RICHARD W. <

new date.

Post by PINION, RICHARD W.
currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with
new date ( current date. ) .
BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080
********************************* Top of Data
******************************
****
D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<
******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************
can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on
daily basis and update above pds member with current date and later
on running JCL having new dates.
Can you please help.
--
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Bernd Oppolzer

2018-06-11 20:11:05 UTC

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Hi Saurabh,

you should describe in more detail,
what the content in the PDS member should look before and after
your daily change,

for example (just wild guess):

before the change:

D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<

after the change:

D18611<D18612<VOL=SER<

If you do that, it will be easy to help you.

Maybe I got you completely wrong ...
and: Indeed there seems to be a problem with
the one digit month; what about the months starting
with november, having two digits?

(I guess, the D names are part of daily changeing dataset names??)

D180611<D180612<VOL=SER<

would be much better, IMO (if I am right with all my guessing).

Kind regards

Bernd

Post by saurabh khandelwal
Hello Group,
I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with
previous day day date today's date on regular basis .
We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis according to
this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.
currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new
date ( current date. ) .
7BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000 Col 001
080
********************************* Top of Data ******************************
****
D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<
******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************
can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily
basis and update above pds member with current date and later on running
JCL having new dates.
Can you please help.

Bernd Oppolzer

2018-06-11 20:12:10 UTC

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... october :-)

Post by Bernd Oppolzer
Hi Saurabh,
you should describe in more detail,
what the content in the PDS member should look before and after
your daily change,
D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<
D18611<D18612<VOL=SER<
If you do that, it will be easy to help you.
Maybe I got you completely wrong ...
and: Indeed there seems to be a problem with
the one digit month; what about the months starting
with november, having two digits?
(I guess, the D names are part of daily changeing dataset names??)
D180611<D180612<VOL=SER<
would be much better, IMO (if I am right with all my guessing).
Kind regards
Bernd

Post by saurabh khandelwal
Hello Group,
I am new to rexx and our new requirement to edit one PDS member with
previous day day date today's date on regular basis .
We are doing this to edit our full set of JCL on daily basis
according to
this new date by over writing previous datr date and putting new date.
currently we do this manually by editing below member every day with new
date ( current date. ) .
7BROWSE BKP.JCL.CNTL(BKPDABD1) - 01.99 Line 00000000
Col 001
080
********************************* Top of Data
******************************
****
D18610<D18611<VOL=SER<
******************************** Bottom of Data
********************************
can we automate this process by creating a rexx which will run on daily
basis and update above pds member with current date and later on
running
JCL having new dates.
Can you please help.

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Post by Sri h Kolusu
I am guessing that OP date format is YYMMDD but needs to remove the
leading zero for Month (January thru September ) and the same for Day (01
thru 09).

If that's the case, what date is 19117?

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Post by Pommier, Rex

Post by Tom Marchant

Regarding the removal of leading zeros, how does one tell the >

difference between, for example, January 11 and November 1? It's possible,
albeit unlikely, that the OP is using hex notation for the > month? :-)

Post by Tom Marchant
If that's the case, what date is 19117?

Rex/Tom
It was merely a guess from me about the date format from OP. He needs to
clarify about the format or how he plans to use that format later on.

How about an international standard: https://xkcd.com/1179/

Also, I'll recommend generating the daily JCL from a fixed template.
Genearating each day's from the previous increases the risk that an
error once introduced will long persist.

The Rexx DATE(,,) function has great facilty for date formatting/conversion.
The grievous lack is of any support in Rexx for UTC and timezones.

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2018-06-12 07:44:57 UTC

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Post by saurabh khandelwal
I am new to rexx and our new requirement

Which PHB came up with this "requirement"?

Post by saurabh khandelwal
to edit one PDS member with
previous day day date today's date on regular basis .

Your scheduler should be able to do this.

Robert

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Post by saurabh khandelwal
We always use IPOUPDTE for making this change but somebody have to
update IPOUPDTE Job with today's date etc, So that required members can
be updated with correct date values. Do you have any other way to make this
happen, so that manual intervention can be avoided.

A few alternatives:

o Could you INCLUDE a JCLLIB member which you update daily?

o Is there a dynamic system symbol which serves your purpose?

o Could you use Rexx to create a temporary data set and passing
that as SYSIN to your later IPOUPDTE step?

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2018-06-12 21:24:12 UTC

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Since the OP is trying to fit D + date into a 6-character field, why not
use a modified format like Dyyxdd, where x is a hex value for the month. In
this case, Jan = 1, Sep = 9, Oct = A, Nov = B, and Dec = C. That would make
the vol reference earlier D18611 as expected. and then if it were November
11, it would be D18B11.

That's a decent solution. The only possible problem is that the DSN will
not collate correctly in EBCDIC because A..C come before 0..9 .

I hate EBCDIC! (Granted in this case it's not bad design but bad luck.)
In CMS I have dealt with this by PIPE ... | E2A | SORT | A2E ...

xmonths = "123456789ABC";
myvalue = "D" || Left(Date("O"),2) || Substr(xmonths, Left(Date("U"),2),1)
|| Left(Date("N"),2);

You really don't need a table search to convert a small decimal number to a hexadecimal
digit. (Solution left as an exercise for the student.)

Given that Rexx has the YYDDD format built-in, I'll recommend it, repugnant though it
is to non-mainframers.

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2018-06-12 21:38:55 UTC

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Post by Paul Gilmartin
I hate EBCDIC! (Granted in this case it's not bad design but bad luck.)

In CMS I have dealt with this by PIPE ... | E2A | SORT | A2E ...

Gil,

With DFSORT you can SORT characters according to the ASCII collating
sequence using the format "AC"

Ofcourse it can also convert EBCDIC characters to ASCII characters using
TRAN=ETOA and ASCII characters to EBCDIC characters using TRAN=ATOE

Thanks,
Kolusu

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2018-06-12 21:36:57 UTC

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For the record, I find the idea of trying to cram a date into a tape volser very strange, non-intuitive and of dubious value.

+1. But, de gustibus ... And people do simlarly with filing cabinet labels, etc.

Problems arise if you need more than one tape per day, or continuation reels.
But then you can use D, E, F, ... And if you put the letter on the right (still
legal volser, IIRC), you preserve collation.

Or, you could catalog the tape data set so volser is irrelevant. I do that so I
needn't keep the volser on a sticky note; I just look up with ISPF 3.4.
(Sometimes the MVS catalog gets out-of-sync with the TMC. Don't know
why. It's a lab, not a production shop.)

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Post by Paul Gilmartin
I hate EBCDIC! (Granted in this case it's not bad design but bad luck.)

In CMS I have dealt with this by PIPE ... | E2A | SORT | A2E ...
With DFSORT you can SORT characters according to the ASCII collating
sequence using the format "AC"

Why is the collating sequence for EN_US radically different from that for EN_CA?
Canada is just a step across a border, even though they're suddenly economic
adversaries.

Post by Paul Gilmartin
Ofcourse it can also convert EBCDIC characters to ASCII characters using
TRAN=ETOA and ASCII characters to EBCDIC characters using TRAN=ATOE

Which code pages?

That was an expedient kludge on CMS. Does DFSORT have a "hex" option?

Thanks,
gil

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2018-06-12 23:57:59 UTC

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Post by Paul Gilmartin
Why is the collating sequence for EN_US radically different from that for EN_CA?

Gil,

Don't Know : )

Post by Paul Gilmartin
Which code pages?

Only the default standard TCP/IP table

Post by Paul Gilmartin
Does DFSORT have a "hex" option?

Yes it does and it can do the opposite to. (UNHEX) and it can even do BIT
and UNBIT

TRAN=HEX
UNHEX
BIT
UNBIT

Thanks,
Kolusu

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2018-06-19 13:29:56 UTC

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Please pardon me, I know I am very late to this thread, but ...

Post by saurabh khandelwal
We are looking for YYMMDD format, which is DATE('S') function in REXX

And you want to use a volser starting with 'D' and a date format? That will not work. Try using another volser naming standard or use a another method listed earlier in this thread using a character for each month.

Just a caveat - if you have a tape management system, if you try to enforce volsername(s), that will not work always. Of course YMMV.

Post by saurabh khandelwal
Ex : In this below DD name, from JCL should be updated with today's date in OV='D18611'
//IEB PROC OV='D18611',DS='DS',LB='LB',GDG='(0)'

What I usually do in this case:

I create a member (as input to your REXX program) with ZZZZZZ as Volser name with these sample lines like this:

//IEB PROC OV='ZZZZZZ',DS='DS',LB='LB',GDG='(0)'
// UNIT=359D,VOL=SER=(ZZZZZZ),LABEL=(193,SL)

I create a new variable, say NEWVOL with your new volser details and using Sri example REXX program.

Then I parse each line like this

PARSE VAR LINE PARTONE 'ZZZZZZ' PARTWO

Then, if PARSE is successful, I replace LINE with this sample line

LINE = PARTONE || NEWVOL || PARTWO

You can expand the PARSE to handle more JCL fields like that LABEL value of 193.

You really need to get training to write REXX programs or go to the REXX discussion list as recommended earlier.

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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