Maybe you could remove the problem PDS from your JCL and add code to the ASM program to do a dynamic allocate of the PDS (maybe use another parmlib to hold the name of the PDS in case it changes in the future, thus no program changes). If the dynamic allocate fails, issue the STIMER macro, wake up and try the dynamic allocate again. Repeat 'x' times as necessary and if still unsuccessful give up.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/19/2006 2:12:15 PM >>> I thank you for your consideration. But our operation may be compared to a large (40+kMips) octopus wherein the arms do not always work in sync. Someone else owns the datasets and job. At the moment they are consumed with bringing up two new plexes and at least one new Endeavor environment. And they see others problems through their own eyes. I agree IEBCOPY has no need to use an ENQUE - dataset allocation handles that. And I remember working for a software vendor a decade ago that had a product that did ENQUEs in places where other products by other vendors (such as IBM) did not. I think those products are not used now. I would use an abend but that is politically incorrect when someone else is using (somewhat reluctantly and belatedly) one's code by edict. What I was wondering is, does FIND support (SVC 18) save information about the directory (such as member last fetched and corresponding TTR) bewtwen accesses if the file remains open. And is there anything I have not considered. IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU>wrote on 01/19/2006 12:52:56 PM: >In a recent note, Knutson, Sam said: >>Use PDSE >The second-best idea. Unfortunately we can't always do it because we share data sets beyond sysplex boundaries. HFS/z/FS shared by NFS might be even better. >>Use DISP=OLD either on your job or the compress >Not always practical for heavily used linklibs and parameter libraries. >>Change your code to do the same enqueue used by IEBCOPY >How do I find that? A search for ENQUEUE in: > Title: z/OS V1R7.0 DFSMSdfp Utilities Document Number: SC26-7414-03 >... returns no hits. Do the queue names and resource names involved require APF? >-- gil ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. The information may also constitute a legally privileged confidential communication. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
