ISPF SUBMIT ASCII?

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Paul Gilmartin

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Feb 3, 2025, 1:24:17 PMFeb 3
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In: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=commands-submitsubmit-data-batch-processing>

If the file being edited is described as ASCII or UTF-8 then
the data submitted to the internal reader is converted to EBCDIC.

Which EBCDIC code page?

Does it choose an EBCDIC code page for the characters in the file?

Does it set the CCSID parameter?

Suppose no EBCDIC cone page accommodates all the characters in the file
What happens?
What error is reported?

Is it worth submitting an RCF?

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Ward Able, Grant

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Feb 11, 2025, 3:51:42 AMFeb 11
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Good day - I need some advice please.

I am using file tailoring to create control cards to be used as input to MQ program CSQUTIL, to define or update some MQ resources. It all works perfectly at the moment, but now I have a need to update this to include the SSLPEER parameter for MQ channels. On z/OS the value has a max length of 256. My output dataset is FB 80.

The skeleton member contains " SSLPEER('&SSLP') +"

Is there a way that I can get File Tailoring to split the output data over a number of lines?





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Steve Horein

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Feb 11, 2025, 7:12:35 AMFeb 11
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How about this?
You can continue MQSC commands on subsequent lines by terminating the current line with the continuation characters + or -.

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Ward Able, Grant

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Feb 11, 2025, 11:15:46 AMFeb 11
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Thanks Steve.
in THEORY that would work, but for my purposes it will not as we make use of batch jobs executing CSQUTIL and thus need input that is FB 80.

 

 

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Frank Clarke

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Feb 11, 2025, 12:00:02 PMFeb 11
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You have an ISPF environment, therefore you have a TSO environment.  Can you have a prior step that uses REXX or (shudder!) CLIST to break the long string into fragments, store them on a temporary file, and include that file where necessary?




Robert Prins

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Feb 11, 2025, 12:12:20 PMFeb 11
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Why don't you use "skeleton REXX" - <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=information-skeleton-control-statements> to break up the too long lines? Never used them, but I have used "panel REXX" and it's extremely powerful.



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Paul Gilmartin

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Feb 11, 2025, 12:22:52 PMFeb 11
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On 2/11/25 09:15, Ward Able, Grant wrote:
> in THEORY that would work, but for my purposes it will not as we make use of batch jobs executing CSQUTIL and thus need input that is FB 80.
>
Long ago, perhaps even before the advent of JCL symbols,
I escaped the FB 80 prison and began keeping JCL as
here-documents in POSIX shell scripts. I used shell
commands, symbol substitution and command substitution
for tailoring.

instream data are not subject to the FB 80 constraint.

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Ward Able, Grant

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Feb 12, 2025, 6:55:59 AMFeb 12
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Ooooh! SKELETON REXX!!!!
I have used Panel Rexx, but was unaware of Skeleton Rexx – this sounds like it will be just what I need. I am off to try this now.

 

 

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