I am not interested in it being in the load module (or program object), though that may be useful for things other than what I am specifically concerned about. I am interested in it being in the directory (be it PDS or PDSE).
Here is my specific concern. If a new module is to be implemented today (though perhaps bind/linked prior to today and then copied in to the load library today) I want to be able to verify for sure that it was done. Sometimes our production migration process has failed in that the actual of the load module to production was forgotten, or somehow failed, or something. In VSE I can do this: // EXEC LIBR LISTD SUBLIB=USER.PROD /* And I get a nice report of the members in the USER.PROD VSE library, like this: -------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTORY DISPLAY SUBLIBRARY=USER.PROD DATE: 2010-05-21 TIME: 18:41 -------------------------------------------------------------------- M E M B E R CREATION LAST BYTES LIBR CONT SVA A- R- NAME TYPE DATE UPDATE RECORDS BLKS STOR ELIG MODE -------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCTCHEK PHASE 02-02-20 08-06-04 35984 B 37 YES NO 31 ANY ACCTNO PHASE 08-07-31 09-02-26 21080 B 22 YES NO 31 ANY ACDSTAT1 PHASE 03-06-13 - - 12344 B 13 YES NO 31 ANY ACDSTAT2 PHASE 03-06-13 - - 54064 B 55 YES NO 31 ANY ACHCVT PHASE 07-07-25 07-08-28 24688 B 25 YES NO 31 ANY Is that not very useful? Frank -- Frank Swarbrick Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development FirstBank Data Corporation - Lakewood, CO USA P: 303-235-1403 On 5/21/2010 at 4:03 AM, in message <20100521111948.538d8f58...@smtp.patriot.net>, "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" <shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net> wrote: > In <4bf49653.6f0f.008...@efirstbank.com>, on 05/20/2010 > at 01:53 AM, Frank Swarbrick <frank.swarbr...@efirstbank.com> said: > >>I find it perplexing, though, that there is apparently no field in a >>load module PDS that indicates when a member was created and/or last >>updated. > > What are IDRDATA, chopped liver? > >>Why is it there for non-load module PDSs > > It isn't. Not all members are created by ISPF. > >>but not for load module PDSs? > > It's been in load modules for around 4 decades. In fact, I believe > that IDRDATA is older than SPF. Anyone have the exact dates? >>> The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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