On Thu, 6 May 2010 15:49:12 -0400 "Thompson, Steve" <steve_thomp...@stercomm.com> wrote:
:>-----Original Message----- :>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On :>Behalf Of Kirk Talman :>Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 2:10 PM :>To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu :>Subject: Re: Member name format for z/OS directory as simulated PDS? :>going back decades it was possible to mangle the member name and do a :>STOW :>to save an "old" member under the mangled name using the old TTR. You :>just can't use those names in JCL. It would take an experiment to see :>if :>LOAD and LINK would allow them. :>We still have libraries with those members in them. I think it was the :>work of Librarian or an old release of Endevor. :><SNIP> :>Or NETVIEW. Or SMP, by IBM. -- Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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