How do I read genlib tables?

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Donna Wirt
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    I'm trying to read the genlib/JOBSTEP table to get a parameter value to use in a custom lawson program and a shell script.  Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
    Greg Moeller
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      I use rngdbdump command... Set your lawson environment variables in your script or just include this line...
      eval `/usr/bin/cvx -b lawprod`

      Where lawprod is your Lawson enviornment name..

      Then, to get the field names:
      rngdbdump -ct gen jobstep | head -1

      Then to extract the field, you don't need headers, so use the n switch
      rngdbdump -cnt gen jobstep -f jobname description -v jobname=your_value

      This will extract just the jobname and description fields from the jobstep table where jobname=your_value
      Greg Moeller
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        Or better yet: Assign something to a variable like this:
        myVar=$(rngdbdump -cnt gen queuedjob -f status -v jobname=${JOB}|grep "${DATE}")
        Donna Wirt
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          Is there a way using rngdbdump to say I want the value in the PARAMS field starting in position 1034 for 15 positions?
          Greg Moeller
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            Sure:
            myVar=$(rngdbdump -cnt gen jobstep -f params | cut -c 1034-1048)
            Greg Moeller
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              I should have had your jobname in the command somewhere...
              myVar=$(rngdbdump -cnt gen jobstep -f params | grep YourJob | cut -c 1034-1048)
              Donna Wirt
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                Greg, thank you for all of the great suggestions!  Big help!
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