You need to supply the appropriate JCL information before running the VRECGEN on the mainframe. Enter the following JCL skeleton pointing to the correct STEPLIB, input data set and output data set:
//MYJOB JOB (ACCOUNTING INFORMATION)
//STP1 EXEC PGM=VRECGEN
//STEPLIB DD DSN=STEPLIB,DISP=SHR
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//INPDD DD DSN=INPUT.OS.DATA.SET,DISP=SHR
//OUTDD DD DSN=OUTPUT.OS.DATA.SET,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// DCB=(RECFM=VB,LRECL=LLL,BLKSIZE=BBB),
// SPACE=(TRK,(X,Y),RLSE),
// UNIT=SYSDA
Note:
- When you fill in the LLL (LRECL) and BBB (BLKSIZE) values for the output file, refer to the values specified in the FD for OUTDD in your version of VRECGEN. The default LRECL and BLKSIZE from the program is 32700, but must be changed so that the JCL, FD in VRECGEN, and file-label on the input file are consistent.
- The resulting output files are in the special download format, ready to be transferred to the PC using the standard transfer facility. Be sure, when you do the download, to specify a binary transfer and to not use the carriage control characters, CR (carriage return) and LF (line feed).
