This is just a thought, I have not checked into this. Could BPXDYNAM be used instead of TSO Alloc? Sorry if I incorrectly spelled the facility in BPX.
Lizette > > > DynArg = ( 'alloc dd('InDD') dsn(''TAPE.FILE'File''')' , > > 'expdt(98000) recfm(U) blksize(32760)' , > > 'label(BLP) position('File')' , > > 'unit(AB2)' VolArg 'shr reuse' ) > > address 'TSO' DynArg > Can't you change this to one of the flavours of SVC99? There you should be > able to speciy the RETAIN. > > > > >What's the ALLOCATE analogue of "RETAIN"? > I did not see one in the book... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html