Being able to evaluate variables in a job card, or be able to inherit
variables during a stream would solve a lot of problems for me.  I use
STREAMX to solve the first issue, and can solve the second issue with the
some work in STREAMX, but if you are writing a commercial product, this
usually isn't a great alternative.

shawn






Keven Miller <[log in to unmask]> on 10/29/98 08:15:24 AM

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Subject:  MPE Enhancement Idea




1. Fix STREAM subsystem to recognize VARs on the job card.
   Then I don't have to hard code account names in the jobs.
        !JOB  TEST,MGR.!HPACCOUNT
        !comment
        !EOJ

2. Create new var
        HPHACCOUNT or HPFACCOUNT or HPFILEACCT
     which holds the account name of the accessed file -- kind of like
HPFILE.
        !JOB TEST,MGR.!HPFILEACCT
        !comment
        !EOJ
or
        !JOB TEST,MGR.!FINFO (HPFILE,"ACCTNAME")
        !EOJ

   Now I can stream this job from any account.

Thoughts?

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