TCNCL1W1.cmd Job Script for a Windows System

Introduction

This document shows the content of a user-defined job script that is used for batch processing.

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Batch Job Script

This is the job script that will prepare the environment and execute the program that will process a file containing text strings that use EBCDIC or ASCII encoding and numeric values that may be stored in a Binary, Packed-Decimal or Zoned-Decimal format.

@echo OFF
     set JOB_NAME=TCNCL1W1
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *            Batch Job Script - a Windows Command File              *
rem  *          Provided by SimoTime Technologies and Services           *
rem  *           (C) Copyright 1987-2023 All Rights Reserved             *
rem  *             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
rem  *                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *
rem  * Text   - Compare the Record Content of two sequential files
rem  * Note   - Processing the files should produce an Equal result
rem  * Author - SimoTime Technologies and Services
rem  * Date   - January 24, 1996
rem  *
rem  * This job script calls the following Windows Command Files.
rem  *
rem  * 1. ENV1BASE.cmd - this provides a single point for preparing
rem  *                   the System and Job environments.
rem  * 2. SIMONOTE.cmd - this provides a consistent process to display
rem  *                   messages to the screen and write messages to a
rem  *                   job log file.
rem  *
rem  * The 1st input (SYSUT1) is a record sequential (RSEQ) file
rem  * containing fixed-length records. The record structure contains
rem  * text fields that are ASCII-encoded and numeric values that are
rem  * stored in a Packed-Decimal format.
rem  *
rem  * The 2nd input (SYSUT2) is a record sequential (RSEQ) file
rem  * containing fixed-length records. The record structure contains
rem  * text fields that are EBCDIC-encoded and numeric values that are
rem  * stored in a Packed-Decimal format.
rem  *
rem  * This job script and program will perform a special type of data
rem  * file compare that is referred to as a reasonability check.
rem  * The program will compare the content of an ASCII-encoded file
rem  * with the content of an EBCDIC-encoded file. The ASCII-encoded
rem  * file must be defined by SYSUT1. The EBCDIC-encoded file must be
rem  * defined by SYSUT2.
rem  *
rem  *                      ************
rem  *                      * TCNCL1W1 *
rem  *                      ********cmd*
rem  *                           *
rem  *                           *
rem  *                      ************
rem  *                      * ENV1BASE *
rem  *                      ********cmd*
rem  *                           *
rem  *                           *
rem  *                      ************
rem  *                      * SIMONOTE *
rem  *                      ********cmd*
rem  *                           *
rem  *                           *
rem  *    ************     ************     ************
rem  *    *  SYSUT1  *--*--* TCNCL1C1 *--*--* SYSLUSER *
rem  *    *  Note-1  *  *  *---call---*  *  *  Note-3  *
rem  *    *******rseq*  *  * SIMOL32K *  *  *******lseq*
rem  *                  *  ********cbl*  *
rem  *                  *       *        *
rem  *    ************  *       *        *  ************
rem  *    *  SYSUT2  *  *       *        *--*  SYSOUT  *
rem  *    *  Note-2  *--*       *           *******lseq*
rem  *    *******rseq*          *
rem  *                          *
rem  *                     ************
rem  *                     *   EOJ    *
rem  *                     ************
rem  *
rem  *    Note-1: SYSUT1 an ASCII-encoded, record sequential file.
rem  *            The record structure is a fixed-field format of
rem  *            512 characters. The record content contains
rem  *            text strings and numeric values.
rem  *
rem  *    Note-2: SYSUT2 an EBCDIC-encoded, record sequential file.
rem  *            The record structure is a fixed-field format of
rem  *            512 characters. The record content contains
rem  *            text strings and numeric values.
rem  *
rem  *    Note-3: SYSLUSER is an ASCII/Text File that contains the results
rem  *            of the file compare processing.
rem  *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  * Step 1, Set Environment Variables
rem  *         Delete any previously created ASCII-encoded file...
rem  *
     if "%ENV1BASE_CALL%" == "OFF" goto SKIP_CALL
        call ..\ENV1BASE %JOB_NAME%
:SKIP_CALL
rem  *
     call SIMONOTE "* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *01 of 03
     call SIMONOTE "* Job_Step 01 of 03, Preparing the System and Job Environments"
     set JobStatus=0
rem  *
     call SIMONOTE "* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *02 of 03
     call SIMONOTE "* Job_Step 02 of 03, Compare ASC-encoded RSEQ with an EBC-encoded RSEQ"
     set SYSUT1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\ASC1\TCNBRSD1.dat
     set SYSUT2=%BaseLib1%\DATA\EBC1\TCNBRSD2.dat
     set SYSLUSER=%BaseLib1%\LOGS\SYSLUSER_%JOB_NAME%.htm
     call SIMONOTE "* SYSUT1.....%SYSUT1% "
     call SIMONOTE "* SYSUT2.....%SYSUT2% "
     call SIMONOTE "* SYSLUSER...%SYSLUSER% "
     run TCNCL1C1
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=%ERRORLEVEL%
     if not "%JobStatus%" == "0" goto EOJTAG
rem  *
:EOJTAG
     call SIMONOTE "* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *03 of 03
     call SIMONOTE "* Job_Step 03 of 03, End of Job processing"
     if not "%JobStatus%" == "0" goto EojNOK
     if exist %SYSUT2% goto EojAOK
     set JobStatus=20
:EojAOK
     call SIMONOTE "* Produced  %SYSLUSER% "
     call SIMONOTE "* Finished JOB_NAME %JOB_NAME%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
     goto :End
:EojNOK
     call SIMONOTE "* ABENDING JOB_NAME %JOB_NAME%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
     goto :End
:End
     call SIMONOTE "* Log_Info JOBLOG is %SIMONOTE% "
     call SIMONOTE "* Log_Info SYSOUT is %SYSOUT% "
     if not "%SIMOGENS%" == "BATCH" pause
     exit /B %JobStatus%

Summary

This document shows the content of a user-defined job script that is used for batch processing. This document may be used to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.

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