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Difference between SYSOUT and SYSPRINT

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Last Update: May 06, 2008 Asked by: abhishek_98840

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Submitted by: athiq

Hi,

Sysin and Sysout are system defind file names in COBOL. If your program is not containing any files, sysout in cobol contains output to your program and sysprint is to get messages regarding your program execution. This is same in JCL as well as COBOL.

Sysout carries program output and sysprint is for messages generated while program execution.

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January 11, 2008 06:16:52

athiq

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RE: Difference between SYSOUT and SYSPRINT

Hi

Sysin and Sysout are system defind file names in COBOL. If your program is not containing any files sysout in cobol contains output to your program and sysprint is to get messages regarding your program execution. This is same in JCL as well as COBOL.

Sysout carries program output and sysprint is for messages generated while program execution.

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January 25, 2008 11:02:19

karansb

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RE: Difference between SYSOUT and SYSPRINT

SYSOUT System Output
A data definition (DD) statement used to identify a data
set as a system output data set.
SYSPRINT :
It is used to print the messages in the output screen
You can direct the output to a SYSOUT data set a printer a direct-access
storage device or a magnetic-tape device.

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May 05, 2008 12:05:08

prakash427

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RE: Difference between SYSOUT and SYSPRINT

Hi
SYSOUT is used to route the output messages to certain specific destination whereas SYSPRINT is used to print those messages at that specific destination

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May 06, 2008 03:44:37

sajana

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RE: Difference between SYSOUT and SYSPRINT

The SYSOUT parameter is used to send the output which is generated during job execution.With the SYSPRINT DD statement you tell into which output queue you want the utility to place its messages and report.SYSOUT and SYSPRINT are two different output file references.SYSPRINT usually pointed to a printer but SYSOUT may be pointed to a file .

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