How do you check the syntax of a JCL without running it?
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Answer / jdriley
You can also use JEM (if your installation has it.)
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Answer / vinothkumar
You Can also use EJCK command before you run the job. this
will check the JCL syntax error.
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Answer / venkatachalam
Try PREP Commends(
Based on instalation).
Thanks!!
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Answer / jim
No to knock answer 1 but "TYPRUN=SCAN" is what works on my
system (no E in type)
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I want to JCL sort for Non-COMP and COMP-3 fields SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,11,A,12,11,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS Length of comp bytes is 11 bytes which start at 6byte and 12 byte considering 11 bytes in comp-3 is 6 bytes. Can anyone tell if the above sort work SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,6,A,12,6,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS does not works OK
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