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Example: JCL File, Unpackage.txt, to Customize

The following text appears in the attached Unpackage.txt JCL file:

//ESDUNPAX JOB (ACCOUNTNO),'UNPAX PAX ESD PACKAGE',
// MSGCLASS=X,CLASS=A,NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//*********************************************************************
//* This sample job can be used to invoke the pax command to create   *
//* the product-specific installation directory.                      *
//*                                                                   *
//* This job must be customized as follows:                           *
//* 1. Supply a valid JOB statement.                                  *
//* 2. Replace "yourUSSpaxdirectory" with the name of the USS         *
//*    directory used on your system for Pax ESD downloads.           *
//* 3. Replace "paxfile.pax.Z" with the name of the pax file.         *
//* NOTE: If you continue the PARM= statement on a second line,       *
//*       start entering characters in column 16 and make sure        *
//*       the 'X' continuation character is in column 72.             *
//*********************************************************************
//UNPAXDIR EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,
// PARM='sh cd /yourUSSpaxdirectory/; pax -rvf paxfile.pax.Z'
//*UNPAXDIR EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,
//* PARM='sh cd /yourUSSpaxdirectory/; pax                              X
//*             -rvf paxfile.pax.Z'
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*