> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kelman, Tom > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: JCL QUESTION > > Paul, > > I was surprised. I thought the type of space (TRK, CYL, etc.) was > required. I just tried allocating a dataset using SPACE=(1,1), and it > does allocate 1 track. However, personally I still prefer putting "TRK" > in the SPACE parameter. It's called documentation, and there are > probably others, notably application programmers, who don't realize that > SPACE=(1,1) will allocate 1 track.
Hold on there! I resemble that remark! I and plenty of other application programmers aren't as ignorant as some on this list would lead you to think. For my own delete-before-creating steps, I successfully use SPACE=(0,0) with no trouble at all. YMMV, of course. Peter This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
