--- Ron Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carl, > > I'll take a WAG that you are rewinding the tape at > the close of every output > file on the cartridge, and then repositioning to the > end of the last file to > write the next file in sequence.
First thought that came to mind, but not the case. BTW this appening when we READ the the files. > > Using DFSMSdss logical dump to a single tape dataset > eliminates that > problem. Not an OPTION. Tape is created on VSE system using IDCAMS(REPRO) > > Ron > > > > > jobs runs, they seems to run forever. We have > noticed > > that the job goes into DW for 3-5 seconds at the > end > > of each REPRO process, allocation/deallocation I > > assume. If indeed this is the case then using > another > > program such as ICETOOL should not matter, the > results > > should be the same. Is this assumption valid? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
