-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: JCL QUESTION
Thompson, Steve wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: JCL QUESTION > > On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:07:12 -0500, Michel Castelein wrote: >>> //PASOBOR EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 >>> //D1 DD DISP=(MOD,DELETE),UNIT=SYSALLDA, >>> // SPACE=(1,1), >>> // DSN=USTS.U0Z72B6.????.???????? >> BTW, SPACE=(1,1) should be SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)). >> > Why? In my opinion Simpler Is Better. What advantage do you > see in using the more complicated form? > > <snip> > > Gil, try it and let us know how you get around paying your syntax. > > Regards, > Steve Thompson Nothing wrong with the syntax: it says allocate enough space to hold 1 block of 1 byte long; the system will figure out that can fit on one track. <SNIP> This was just a case of tunnel vision. I knew about block size allocation. But my brain rebelled at 0 or 1. Then I started thinking... This is what you get when you work on data xfer software and are dependant on how JCL and SVC99 Text units interplay and then you are working on some special problem... The joys of tunnel vision. Regards, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
