In a recent note, Tom Marchant said: > Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:08:29 -0500 > > > > //STEP EXEC PGM=IEBGENER > > //ALLOC DD DISP=(MOD,DELETE),UNIT=&DASD,DSN=...,SPACE=... > > //SYSUT2 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=*.ALLOC,UNIT=&DASD > > > >...? I believe the ALLOC data set is uncatalogued before SYSUT2 is > >catalogued (order of DD statements?). Of course this requires an > >elegible storage volume in addition to the one used by the ALLOC DD. > > > I don't think so. In an SMS environment I believe the data set is > cataloged when it is created. Even if not, you run the risk of > trying to allocate it on the same volume. > Experiment shows you're correct. It fails except for a non-SMS managed HLQ. I hadn't realized SMS introduced such a restriction.
I'm not much concerned about having only a single eligible storage volume. -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
