On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:13:28 -0500, "Bill Ogden" wrote: >Symbolics that might specify or imply a volser, data set name, device type, >or DISP parameter can create a significant problem if not resolved early. >Remember that these are needed to test all the ENQ and allocation situations >that exist before a job is started, and this must be done in a way to >prevent deadlocks. > >The other operating systems mentioned do not have a routine way to protect >all the resources needed by a job while avoiding deadlocks after the job is >started. (These systems generally lack the concept of a "job" as needed for >large-scale batch operation.) > >Bill Ogden
Symbolic substitution will create a significant problem IFF the user is somehow astonished at the (unintended) result. If the result is what the user (or site) intended to achieve, then so much the better. I wonder how many sites would truly use (and be willing to pay for) a job-level symbolic substitution service? -- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
