> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] För Paul > Gilmartin > Skickat: den 1 juli 2010 18:26 > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Ämne: Re: SV: Delete all members of a PDS that is allocated > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:51:40 +0200, Thomas Berg wrote: > > >When I have needed to compress a PDS that was in frequent/continuous use, > >e g a target load library in test env, I use a command/rexx that submits > >a job which begins with submitting another job that has the pds allocated > >with DISP=OLD. This as a way to "shut the door" behind. Then it waits > >typically 30 seconds where after it starts the compress (w DISP=SHR). > >And in the last step cancels the "shut the door" job and ends. > >Something along this could be used as a way to minimize problems when > >deleting members. > >I have never had any problems with this approach. > > > You're lucky. It will also "shut the door" on jobs that have the > data set open, and have done BLDLs, and may subsequently use TTRs > that point to trash.
How ? The "shut the door" job is *waiting* for EXCL ENQ (OLD). Regards, Thomas Berg _________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist A M SWEDBANK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
