Thanks to everyone for your help. Ernest I did work at Nelson & Bauman. > -----Original Message----- > From: Olav Kappert [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 2:23 PM > To: Cremony, Louis F.; [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Batch Job > > Louis: > > Do you have access to streamx ?. If you do, use the input parameter in > the job, > and streamx will make the necessary substitutions. (see the stream > documentation > for the proper syntax). > > If not, create a little command file which will echo each line of the job, > then > accept the input , then proceed with echoing the remaining line of the > job. > This solution can be done through a cobol program or subroutine which will > perform the same type of task, but will ultimately perform the stream > through > the use of the stream intrinsic. > > Olav Kappert > IOMIT International (HP3000 Application Development Specialist) > http://www.IOMIT.UnitedStates.com > > "Cremony, Louis F." wrote: > > > How can I prompt and pass a user for input to a job stream > > > > Louis F. Cremony > > > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *