The z/OS 1.7 JCL reference says
Note: Specifying FREE will not release the enqueue on the data set until the last step that requires the data set completes processing. Am I correct in assuming that does not mean what it says; that what it should say is something like "Coding FREE=CLOSE has no effect except when it is coded in the last jobstep that refers to the dataset"? I am actually interested in using SVC 99 allocate with the FREE text unit (whose documentation refers in turn to the restriction above). Am I correct in assuming that (barring some other allocation of the dataset) that coding this text unit will cause the dataset ENQ to be released when the dataset is closed? Charles Mills +1-707-291-0908 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
