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How to Load Natural Source in Batch

NATLOAD, SYSTRANS, EDT

By Dieter W. Storr

Last update: 2 January 2007

Question:

How can you load a Natural source? It's a bit tricky to use ".E" on the right place and not "%%" or "FIN". Some don't like position parameters if using SYSTRANS or NATLOAD.

Answer:

There are different ways:

EDIT

//NATLOAD  EXEC NATBATCH                                              
//CMSYNIN  DD *
%*
,userid,password                                                       
LOGON library                                                        
EDIT                                                       
//        DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS3.NATURAL.NAT413.NATCLIPS.SRCE(pgm-name) 
//        DD *                                                        
.E                                                                    
SAVE pgm-name                                                         
FIN                                                                   
//CMWKF07 DD DUMMY                                                    

SYSTRANS

//NATURAL EXEC NATBATCH,NATPARM=',IM=D,INTENS=1'             
//CMSYNIN   DD DISP=SHR,BUFNO=30,DSN=&SYSUID..DBA.CNTL(NSC)  
//          DD *                                             
SYSTRANS                                                     
L                                                            
N,Y,Y,N,Y,N                                                  
*                                                            
Y                                                            
NEWLIB1                                                     
FIN                                                          
//CMWKF01   DD DISP=SHR,DSN=NATURAL.NAT413.SRCE
//CMWKF07   DD DUMMY                 for PC                  
//       
Be aware of some lower-case issues when coming from a PC. Please see also the article "How to use SYSTRANS".

NATLOAD

//NATLOAD  EXEC NATBATCH                                 
//CMSYNIN  DD *
%*
,userid,password                                                       
NATLOAD LOAD VIEW * REP                                  
FIN                                                      
//CMWKF01   DD DISP=SHR,DSN=NATURAL.NAT413.SRCE

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