> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Howard Brazee
> 
> I recently converted a tiny in-program ISAM file to an 
> internal CoBOL table, but wondered about the JCL:
> 
> //NAMES  DD DSN=&&NAMES(PRIME),
> 
> What does PRIME mean?

In the cited context, it means to allocate the member PRIME in the PDS
to which &&NAMES resolves as a sequential file.

    -jc-

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