Ha! //MYDDNAME DD PATHDISP=, // PATH='long/path/name'
works. Kinda silly, but it works. The SET symbol is not a bad idea also as there actually is a fair amount of commonality among the three paths, so I could "factor out" that common part into one SET symbol. Thanks, Charles -----Original Message----- > Do any of you more experienced JCL jockeys know a simple trick for > getting around this problem? Is there some DD parameter that I should > code as a "no-op" on the first line? Couldn't you code PATHDISP on the first line? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN