Hi,

How do we send an email notification via SMPT (from a CLIST) that is invoked by a batch FOCUS program?

In the mainframe environment, we usually invoke a clist program (SMTPNOT1) to send the email notification (please see sample code below).

//*
//SYSPROC DD DSN=&ABCLIB(SMTPNOT1),DISP=SHR
//*
//SYSTSIN DD DSN=MABCDE.NOTIFY(ABCDE123),DISP=SHR
//*

MABCDE.NOTIFY(ABCDE123)---> This will hold the following information:

%SMTPNOT1 TO (busygurl@airmail.com)-
CC(busygurl@airmail.com)-
SU('Testing')-
DA(MABCDE.SMTPNOTE)************************ Bottom of Data *********************


However, in the design that I am currently working on, I need to invoke the clist program within the batch focus program. How should I do this?

I tried using the following statement in my focus program but it was unsuccessful.

ALLOC FILE(SYSPROC) DA('WIBMBP.M.CLIST') SHR

Please see error below:

ALLOC FILE(SYSPROC) DA ('WIBMBP.M.CLIST') SHR
UNKNOWN FOCUS COMMAND ALLOC
BYPASSING TO END OF COMMAND

FocWizard tried to reproduce and this is what he said:

I tried using the following statement in my focus program but it was unsuccessful.

ALLOC FILE(SYSPROC) DA('WIBMBP.M.CLIST') SHR

Please see error below:

ALLOC FILE(SYSPROC) DA ('WIBMBP.M.CLIST') SHR
UNKNOWN FOCUS COMMAND ALLOC
BYPASSING TO END OF COMMAND

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ALLOC is NOT a FOCUS command, it's a TSO command. From within batch, you can use the DYNAM command, with the subcommand ALLOC, like this:

DYNAM ALLOC FILE SYSPROC DA 'WIBMBP.M.CLIST' SHR

Hope this helps!

Monica