24564 - Obtaining the file creation date of a mainframe file from JFCB

Sample 24564: Obtaining the file creation date of a mainframe file from JFCB

/* JFCB= is a host specific system option.  The offset is the location */
/* of the date information in the JFCB.  The total length of the JFCB  */
/* is 176 characters.                                                  */             
                                                                                                
data _null_;
  retain offset 51X;
  length JFCB $176;
  infile 'os.data.set.name' JFCB=JFCB;
  year=input(substr(JFCB,offset,1),IB1.);
  day=input(substr(JFCB,offset+1,2),IB2.);
  crtdate=datejul((1900+year)*1000+day);
  put crtdate= date9. year= day=;
run;

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NOTE: The infile 'name.pds.test' is: 
      Dsname=NAME.PDS.TEST,
      Unit=3390,Volume=TSD004,Disp+SHR,Blksize=6160,
      Lrecl=80,Recfm=FB

crtdate=16NOV2004 year=104 day=321

Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> DATA Step Common Programming Tasks ==> Utilities

Date Modified:	2007-10-30 14:44:34
Date Created:	2004-09-30 14:08:54

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Sample 24564: Obtaining the file creation date of a mainframe file from JFCB

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