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                    Send email from mainframeI need to send an email from mainframe using the parmcard which has HELO MAIL FROM:RCPT TO:DATAFROM: TO: SUBJECT:etcbut i also need to get the system date and time each time I do so.How do I get that when I submit the jcl which uses this parmcard as input? 
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                    //MYJOB JOB(T,U202,SH1),'FRANK SMITH',CLASS=A //STEP01 EXEC PGM=PGM01 //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.PAYROLL.DATA,DISP=SHR //SYSOUT SYSOUT=A //STEP02 EXEC PGM=PGM02 //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.PERSONEL.DATA,DISP=SHR Which change to STEP02 above will specify that STEP02 CANNOT be automatically restarted by an operator if that step fails during execution?Choice 1 //STEP02 EXEC PGM=PGM02,AR=NS Choice 2 //STEP02 EXEC PGM=PGM02,RST=NOP Choice 3 //STEP02 EXEC PGM=PGM02,ARST=NOP Choice 4 //STEP02 EXEC PGM=PGM02,OP=NST Choice 5 //STEP02 EXEC PGM=PGM02,RD=NR 
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                    Space Identifier (ASID)What is the name of the job that has an address space identifier (ASID) of one? 
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                    Creating model for gdgIs it necessary to create a model for gdg using IEFBR14 utility after creating gdg, if yes why it is created. 
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                    JCL SORT CARD to filter dataIf you have 2 input files with redundant data. For example 
 INP1 INP2
 A B
 B D
 C E
 D F
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 How will fetch records of INP1 which are present in INP2 to a new output file and also fetch the records which do not match in another output file.
 
 Please tell me the SORT CARD...
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                    What is the difference between specifying DISP=OLD and DISP=SHR for a dataset?DISP=OLD denotes exclusive control of the dataset; DISP=SHR means there is no exclusivity. 
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                    Impact Analysis from ISPFif i changed one column of table, and i want to know impact of that change?(how do you do impact analysis from ISPF panel,explain in detail? 
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                    Create Delta File in JCLI need to create delta file for a daily feed please let me know how to do it. even if there is a single character change in new file the new record should replace the old one. consider first 5 characters as a key parameter 
 example:
 file-1
 12345 abc dat1
 12346 def dat2
 12347 5ab ddd4
 
 file-2
 12345 abc dat1 --> same in both so no need of this record...
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