The short answer, for an application programmer, is No. In the mainframe world, security is taken very seriously and is not left in the hands of the programmer creating the data set. (I am assuming that you *are* a newcomer, else you would be familiar with at least one of RACF, ACF2 and Top Secret the three security packages that dominate the mainframe world. If that assumption is incorrect, I apologize).
If your PDS contains sensitive data, you have to make it known to your security admin who will set up the rules needed to protect it. Be prepared to justify your request. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
