Submitting requests without input and output data sets

Figure 1 shows an easier way to submit a batch job, because you can avoid referring to data sets for input and output.

Figure 1. JCL to run FTP in batch without using data sets

//USERIDX  JOB USERID,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=USERID,MSGCLASS=H,TIME=9
//FTP   EXEC PGM=FTP,REGION=4096K
//INPUT DD *
nodeid
userid
password
CD
DIR
GET hostfile.name locfile.name
QUIT

Figure 2 shows step 1 creating a new GDS in batch and FTP getting the data set.

Figure 2. Job to create a new GDS in batch

//USERIDX  JOB USERID,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=USERID,MSGCLASS=H,TIME=9
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN    DD DUMMY
//SYSUT1   DD DSN=USER31.SOURCE.DATA,DISP=SHR     (MYGDG.G0008V00)
//SYSUT2   DD DSN=MYGDG(+1),DISP=(,CATLG),
              UNIT=SYSDA, SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),DCB=(MODEL)
//FTP   EXEC PGM=FTP,REGION=4096K
//INPUT DD *
nodeid
userid
password
CD /u/joe
DIR
GET MYGDG(0) A.DATA.SET
QUIT
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

Note: All the GDG allocation in batch must be complete before the start of FTP.