If you use IEBGENER in straight copy mode, it does check and enforce that the LRECLs match. That is what happens if you use SYSIN DD DUMMY If you want to change the LRECL use the SYSIN statement to put in IEBGENER control statements to do what you want.
regards, Anthony Fletcher - MNZCS Team Lead NZ SMM (AirNZ, Westpac NZ , TelstraClear NZ and NWM AU) IBM Global Technology Services Server Systems Operations Server Management Mainframe Global Services Delivery Australia and New Zealand NZ z/OS Software Program Manager z/OS Technical Lead Ph: Direct +64 4 576 8142, tieline 61 929 8142, mobile +64 21 464 864, Fax +64 4 576 5808. Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sametime: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The biggest threat to effective communication is the belief that it has occurred" "Winners make commitments, Losers make promises" "Thompson, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> 15/01/2008 09:59 a.m. Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: IEBGENER is BROKEN -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter X. DeFabritus Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 2:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IEBGENER is BROKEN Steve, are you really concerned about a 24-year-old APAR? <SNIP> I'm concerned that someone doesn't understand variable records. I'm concerned that someone would break GENER because some customer doesn't understand variable records and must be large enough that IBM would actually listen. I just about choked when I read that APAR that I was pointed to by a support person as to why this behavior. Be very scared, because these are the people that now do I/O for "MVS". Regards, Steve Thompson -- All opinions expressed by me are my own and may not necessarily reflect those of my employer. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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