Requirement for an absolute path name
In some situations, an absolute path name is required. Table 1 shows that job control language (JCL) and some TSO/E commands require an absolute path name and that they require an MVS™ data set name to be specified in a certain way. In these situations, the maximum length of the absolute path name is 255 characters.
| Commands | Path name | Dataset name |
|---|---|---|
| JCL | Absolute, in single quotation marks | Fully qualified (no quotation marks needed). |
| ALLOCATE command | Absolute, in single quotation marks | Fully qualified in single quotation marks. If specified without quotation marks, the TSO/E prefix is added to the data set name. Normally the TSO/E prefix is the TSO/E user ID (this can be hanged with the PROFILE PREFIX( ) command). |
| OEDIT and OBROWSE commands | Absolute, unless you are working in your current directory | Not applicable |
| OPUT, OGET commands | Absolute (unless you are working in your home directory), in single quotation marks | Fully qualified in single quotation marks. If specified without quotation marks, the TSO/E prefix is added to the data set name. Normally the TSO/E prefix is the TSO/E user ID. The prefix can be changed with the PROFILE PREFIX( ) command. |
| OPUTX, OGETX commands | Absolute (unless you are working in your home directory) | Fully qualified in single quotation marks. If specified without quotation marks, the TSO/E prefix is added to the data set name. Normally the TSO/E prefix is the TSO/E user ID. The prefix can be changed with the PROFILE PREFIX( ) command. |