Rene,

Yes, that program is part of a LICENSED PROGRAM (Tivoli Workload Scheduler) –

I STRONGLY suggest you ignore a program that may or may not be available in the TK5 environment - and code either IEFBR14, ?IDCAMS or IEHPROGM

Using supplied utilities – OR – as Jose states, you certainly can ROLL your OWN - ?

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IEFBR14 will of course FAIL if the data set is not there to delete – quick and dirty

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IDCAMS will deal with catalogs – and is more robust and you can check and set the MAX return code -

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Old tricks – on ANY job that is going to create new data sets – simply add a IDCAMS step prior to the create step to delete – this will insure you will not fail for duplicate data sets.? – set the MAXRC and check the Return code – if required – or set MAXRC to zero and go on to the next step.

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Or – there may be reason to rename the existing data set if it exists -? IDCAMS can handle that too -

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Coding JCL is a learning experience – and will become second nature if you do it enough

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-J-

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Jeff Bassett

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(301) 424-3362 (office)

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Time spent flying? - is NOT deducted from one’s lifespan

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