Thanks Miklos, Perhaps since we are different releases:
> MVS=z/OS 01.11.00 > JES=z/OS1.11 > SDSF=HQX7760 explains the different behaivor. But I have worked around this issue. My remaining issue is that I cannot get the REXX to successfully read a sysout dataset allocated via the SDSF 'SA' command. EXECIO gets RC1. Do you have such a REXX that is able to EXECIO and read an output dataset via SDSF 'SA' command? Dana ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN