Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Hi, I need to create a number of GDG bases based on the definition from production. I know we can create GDG Base using IDCAMS, but it does not copy the attributes of the GDG base. Is there a way we can copy the attributes also of an input GDG base to an output GDG base while copy?. Thank you for an...

Can we check sqlcode of a subquery..if yes how?

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I have a requirement to use the ODATE from control-M and add this ODATE at end of the file of 450 LRECL .. I tried to set the value from ODATE to a variable DT and using this SOrt but not succeed ... Any suggestions pls .. [ Post made via Android ] http://zmainframes.com/ext/sniper/mobiledevice/imag...

Thanks. It means as far as memory allocation i concerned ODO is not 'dynamic', right?

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This is Thomas. I'm been working with Mainframes for around 2.5 years. My work involves working with COBOL, JCL, DB2 and VSAM.

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Possibly I've heard it wrong but then this is what everybody says here about "ODO" that it's a dynamic allocation of tables in COBOL. But I think that impression is wrong. It's not dynamic in a sense of memory allocation. But as Robert says that under FD at 01 it can be dynamic, but is not...

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Hi, As we know that the COBOL is a compiled language. We also know that "ODO" is known as "dynamic array declaration" in COBOL. The question is when we use the ODO in a program the maximum occurence of the table is already allocoated then in what context it's dynamic? It confuses...