Sam and Tom I don't know if they still try to sell it or not, but IBM's SmartBatch did this as well. The price was not nearly as good as DLF.
Tom Moulder -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Knutson, Sam Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Data Spaces or Hiperspaces Hi Tom, DLF has restrictions on the kinds of data you can use it for but it can do exactly this and comes with z/OS for free. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/iea5j700.pdf Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO Performance and Availability Management mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (office) 301.986.3574 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Savor Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Data Spaces or Hiperspaces Is this possible or feasible from an Batch application standpoint ?? 1). Build data (create) into a Data Space or a Hiperspace in 1 Batch job. 2). Access this data in many following Batch jobs. 3). At the end of Batch cycle, delete #1's Data Space or Hiperspace. If possible to do, then which is perferable ?? Data Space or Hiperspace ?? Any examples ?? Thanks, Tom Savor Fidelity National Information Services 3905 Brookside Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30022 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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