GCOS Batch Simulation rejects jobs submitted via GTSS Cardin subsystem

[dean@…]

The GCOS Batch Simulator is imposing a restriction that did not exist in real GCOS: It is insisting that the $SNUMB card be immediately followed by a $IDENT card.

When GTSS submits a job via CARDIN, it has the first 4 cards as:
$SNUMB
$COMMENT
$USERID
$IDENT

This card sequence is valid but GCOS batch rejects the job for the above reason. Since modification of GTSS is not possible, the GCOS batch system should be modified to allow $COMMENT and $USERID cards between the $SNUMB and $IDENT cards. The GCOS batch system ignores both the $COMMENT and $USERID (other than including them in the sysout listing of the JCL) so this should not present an issue.

[Eric Swenson]

Turns out this was pilot error. The input deck had line numbers, which were not allowed for $ cards.