Check out this manual for a good description of large format datasets. z/OS DFSMS: Using the New Functions Document Number SC26-7473-02
Have a nice day, Dave Betten DFSORT Development, Performance Lead IBM Corporation email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DFSORT/MVSontheweb at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/ IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote on 08/03/2007 01:46:12 PM: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lindy Mayfield > > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:40 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > > Subject: What's the new support for large files called? > > > > > > When you forget the terminology it's impossible to Google or anything. > > Sorry about the stupid question, but: > > > > What is this new support for large datasets in, I think z/OS > > 1.7 or 1.8 > > called? I wanted to Google to find the size differences. > > > > I've Googled for 10 minutes and without the proper keywords it isn't > > easy. (-: > > > > Thanks! > > Lindy > > Do you LBI? That's for LRECL > 32K. Or "Large Dataset" (extended format) > for datasets with >65K tracks on a single volume. > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > HealthMarkets > Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage > Administrative Services Group > Information Technology > > The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged > and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is > strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal > offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the > sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing > it. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
