On 24 Dec 2011 14:44:22 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >In <4ef583a2.1080...@phoenixsoftware.com>, on 12/23/2011 > at 11:47 PM, Edward Jaffe <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com> said: > >>I am curious: is TSO the only hold-out? > >For 7 character userids, probably. However, there are two related >issues that are global: > > 1. The current limit of userids to 8 characters is equally > obsolescent. > > 2. The limitation of DSN components no longer makes sense, now > that IBM has put a stake through the heart of CVOL's. > >I agree with Paul that the TSO PROFILE PREFIX should be expanded to 42 >characters. Due to control block layouts, expand it or the userid to 8 >characters would be as much work as expanding them to a larger size. > While I agree that the control block (and SMF record) limitations on Jobname, proc step name and step name will be expensive to overcome, we need to come up with a case for it being worth doing. The name limitations don't seem to be present in the Unix/Linux and Windows environments and both may use Unicode for at least some of the names. File names also may need to be reviewed. The fun will be the transition.
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