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user3248637
user3248637

Reputation: 73

Return Code of JCL in SAS is it possible?

i heared that JCL returtn code always have the highest return value. ex: 

when step 1 ends with 1 
step ends with 0
step3 ends with 0

when i want to execute step4 and the return value from the JCL(maximum code which is 1 in the example cae) has to be sent to SAS code which is called from stp 4 for processing is it possible?

can any one help me !!!!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1634

Answers (1)

Bruce Martin
Bruce Martin

Reputation: 10543

As Bill stated you can not pass a return code from a previous step to a program in JCL.

Bill is asking why you want to pass the return code to your program

Options you have include:

  • Using the JCL if statement see JCL IF examples or cond option basically:

    // IF (RC = 1) THEN
//     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='1'
// END-IF
// IF (RC = 2) THEN
//     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='2'
// END-IF
// IF (RC = 3) THEN
//     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='3'
// END-IF
// IF (RC > 3) THEN
//     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='99'
// END-IF

    or

    //     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='1',cond=(0,ne)
//     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='2',cond=(1,ne)
//     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='3',cond=(2,ne)
//     EXEC PGM=MyProg,PARM='99',cond=(4,lt)

  • update the previous programs and write to file rather than issueing a return code.

  • You could run rexx script background and call the programs from rexx. In rexx you can call a program and save the return code then pass it to a subsequent program. This should be viewed as a last resort though

Upvotes: 4

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