>shell should NOT even attempt to run the file, what is with >that? That is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!
Here is what I get on z/OS V1.7. I can't get the shell to execute the java class nor the source file when the X bit is not set: A @ S1(z/OS V17) CH.IBM-1148: /u/a $> ls -l Hello* -rw-r--r-- 1 A OMVSGRP1 425 Mai 24 08:30 HelloWorld.class -rw-r--r-- 1 A OMVSGRP1 112 Mai 24 08:30 HelloWorld.java A @ S1(z/OS V17) CH.IBM-1148: /u/a $> HelloWorld.java HelloWorld.java: cannot execute A @ S1(z/OS V17) CH.IBM-1148: /u/a $> HelloWorld.class HelloWorld.class: cannot execute A @ S1(z/OS V17) CH.IBM-1148: /u/a $> HelloWorld HelloWorld: FSUM7351 not found A @ S1(z/OS V17) CH.IBM-1148: /u/a $> ./HelloWorld ./HelloWorld: FSUM7351 not found A @ S1(z/OS V17) CH.IBM-1148: /u/a $> ./HelloWorld.class ./HelloWorld.class: FSUM9209 cannot execute: reason code = 5b4c0002: EDC5111I Permission denied. A @ S1(z/OS V17) CH.IBM-1148: /u/a $> ./HelloWorld.java ./HelloWorld.java: FSUM9209 cannot execute: reason code = 5b4c0002: EDC5111I Permission denied. On what release do you see the wrong behaviour? Peter Hunkeler CREDIT SUISSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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