RE: Restricted Interactive RUNQRY

You can change the run time system library list by using the CHGSYSLIBL
command and the judicious application of *REMOVE and *ADD options.  It works
like the ADDLIBLE command but effects the system library list portions of
the jobs libraries.
Bill Erhardt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Earl [SMTP:johnearl@400security.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 3:57 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Restricted Interactive RUNQRY
> 
> Al,
> 
> MacWheel99@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > To test the theory, use EDTLIBL to edit the sequence of libraries while
> you
> >   are signed on.
> >
> 
> Just to be clear, EDTLIBL will not allow you to affect libraries in the
> system
> portion of the library list.  EDTLIBL only works on the user portion of
> the
> library list.
> 
> 
> > > I can't change the order of the libs in the
> > >  System Libl for particular users, can I?
> >
> > I don't see why not.  I thought SYSVAL was the default before anyone
> mucked
> > with their library list.
> > GO CMDLIBL to see the LIBL commands available, then incorporate some in
> a CL.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > I have several CL which
> > 1. Add some library to *LIBL & specify if *FIRST or whatevr in the list
> > 2. Run some software that uses objects in that library that are not
> qualified
> > & often in the form of submit some job
> > 3. Remove that library from *LIBL
> 
> I know that this is a popular method for directly qualifying objects, but
> I curse
> whenever I run accross it in code.   Hard-coded libraries make testing a
> much
> more difficult and error prone procedure.  It is like a little booby trap
> in the
> code that is going to jump up and bite some unsuspecting programmer
> someday.
> 
> If you need to add a library, or qualify an object to a library, you
> should use a
> JOBD, or the PSDS, or a softcoded record or data area.  Anything but a
> specifically named library.
> 
> IMHO,
> 
> jte


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