On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:24:12 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:24:19 -0500, Tom Schmidt wrote: >> >>z/OS has the venerable OPEN-J service that might be what you are looking for >>here. Check the z/OS publications for the OPEN macro's TYPE=J operand. >> >Those fixated on performance will object to performing an OPEN >for each member rather than a single OPEN and multiple FINDs. OP did not state any performance requirements; he was interested only in alternatives to DYNALLOC. I provided him with one. Furthermore, OPEN-J has a different path length than traditional OPEN. Run a few benchmarks. I agree with you & others that BPAM is yet another possible alternative for OP to consider. Different strokes for different folks. -- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI
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