gotta another posix question...

> Here is the jcl followed by a stdlist:
>
> /l FTPQTST1
>     1     !JOB FTPQTST1,MGR/PRIZE.ZXL/CATALOG,WMS69;OUTCLASS=LP,1,1
>     2     !COMMENT ***************************************************
>     3     !SETVAR FTPSFD "123"
>     4     !SHOWVAR FTPSFD
>     5     !sh.cmd.sys
>     6      callci "setvar FTPSFD '456'"
>     7      callci "showvar FTPSFD"
>     8      exit
>     9     !SHOWVAR FTPSFD
>    10     !COMMENT ***************************************************
>    11     !EOJ
>
>
> JOB FTPQTST1,MGR.ZXL,WMS69.
> Priority = DS; Inpri = 8; Time = UNLIMITED seconds.
> Job number = #j2267.
> WED, MAR 10, 1999, 11:12 AM.
> HP3000  Release: C.55.00   User Version: C.55.00
> MPE/iX  HP31900 C.05.08  Copyright Hewlett-Packard 1987.
> All rights reserved.
> STREAMED BY RGH937,MGR.ZXL (#S2770) ON LDEV# 13
>    STREAM DATE:   WED, MAR 10, 1999, 11:12 AM
> SERIES 988  IXG - HP YEAR 2000 TEST SYSTEM
>
>
> END OF PROGRAM
> :COMMENT *************************************************
> :SETVAR FTPSFD "123"
> :SHOWVAR FTPSFD
> FTPSFD = 123
> :sh.cmd.sys
> CWD is "/ZXL/DATA".
>                  IXG Posix Shell
>                  ---------------
> setvar FTPSFD '456'  >U98.DATA.ZXL
>                          ^
> Unexpected character found in string. (CIERR 9815)callci: error opening
> redirection file

here's the problem.  syntactically, i think callci is being used correctly
-- i know it works from a session....  but what's this >u98...  business?

> FTPSFD = 123CWD is "/ZXL/WMS69".
> :SHOWVAR FTPSFD
> FTPSFD = 123
> :COMMENT ****************************************
>
> :EOJ
> CPU sec. = 1.  elapsed min. = 1.  WED, MAR 10, 1999, 11:12 AM.

any ideas?              - d

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