Answer / balmukund

Instream data termination in JCL can we done by /* after
SYSIN DD *. For example.

PGM1 EXEC PGM=PGM1
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SYSIN DD *
istream data
/* termination of instream data.

Answer / karthik

//Sysin DD *
Instream data
.
.
/*(end of instream data)

OR we can use DLM parameters
//Sysin DD data, dlm='xx'
Instream Data
/*
.
XX

Answer / sanjayreddyguna

//sysin dd *
fh
h
hj
gh
/*------>this is delimiter for instrem data
OR
//sysin dd data,dlm=A
jhj
hl
kl
A----------->this is allso delimiter for instream data

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