Jeff,

How about using LISTSPF on your input spoolfiles with a
combination of the OWNER and JOBNAME selection parameters
with the output directed to $NULL.  If the job you specify
isn't out there, you'll get a CIWARN 4809, so you can just
set CIERROR = 0, LISTSPF I@;SELEQ=..., and check CIERROR = 0
or 4809 to tell you if the scheduled job exists.

Just a suggestion,

Adam Dorritie
Easy Does It Technologies
http://www.editcorp.com
888-858-EDIT (3348)

Jeff Kell asks:

> Is there a simple (i.e., not doing a showjob and parsing
> output) way to
> determine if a scheduled job exists?
>
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