Eh? I was simply asking the same question you asked - why "should" you code SPACE=(TRK,(1,1))? Then I included an example showing that it isn't necessary.
I wasn't asking why it worked. Greg -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: JCL QUESTION > >BTW, SPACE=(1,1) should be SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)). > >Why? If I run: > >//DPC088IF JOB (DPC088,JDG),'IEFBR14',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X, >// MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=DPC088 >// EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 >//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* >//TEST DD DSN=DPC088.TEST.TEST.ALLOC,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), >// SPACE=(1,1) > Perhaps the same reason you allocate SYSPRINT and SYSOUT in an IEFBR14 step. (What about SYSIN?) Habit? Perhaps your installation has a different version of IEFBR14 from mine. I used SPACE=(1,0). I'm a minimalist. Does thle involve less work cleaning up the VTOC on DELETE? But I agree, IDCAMS is better; it avoids a job step with 3 allocations, and it avoids creating a data set only to delete it immediately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
