Sorry, the post should read: The zFS (or HFS) files appear to the sort as a sub-system data set and can be read using standard BSAM I/O. When we OPEN them, there are NO DCB characteristics. If you don't supply the DCB, there is no way for us to determine what will be coming.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reda, John Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DFSORT question MERGE w/SUM FIELDS=NONE Mark, The zFS (or HFS) files appear to the sort as a sub-system data set and can be read using standard BSAM I/O. When we OPEN them, there are DCB characteristics. If you don't supply the DCB, there is no way for us to determine what will be coming. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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