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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories TSO
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 24, 2023

RELATED IDEAS

Allow batch TSO to return the MAXRC instead of the last rc seen

I have a sequence of commands, such as RACDCERT GENCERT...   RACDCERT LIST cert.   If the GENCERT fails, the list cert works, and I get RC = 0 from the jobstep.

I have to have multiple jobsteps one for he RACDCERT GENCERT and another with RACDCERT LIST.

 

Many IBM products create definitions in one job step... and you do not know if any command failed unless you scan the output.

To implement this you just  need to save the maximum return code seen within a control block, and have a new TSO command MAXRC  which looks up this return code, and returns with the return code. 

My code would be

//SYSIN DD  * 

RACDCERT GENCERT

RACDCERT LIST 

MAXRC

/*

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    |     Apr 24, 2023

    One method (although you are likely already aware)...
    Rexx program: RCERT
    //SYSIN DD *
    RCERT

    /*
    ---------------------------

    /* rexx */
    maxrc=0
    RACDCERT GENCERT
    if rc > maxrc then maxrc=rc
    RACDCERT LIST
    if rc > maxrc then maxrc=rc
    exit maxrc

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