Just to clarify this from my experimenting, SDB does not do the trick; IEBGENER hurks up a hairball if you try this.
Thanks, Jon >//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER >//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >//SYSIN DD DUMMY >//SYSUT1 DD PATH='/path/to/file.tar',FILEDATA=BINARY, >// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=1,BLKSIZE=8000) >//SYSUT2 DD DSN=TAPE.OUTPUT.TAR,DISP=(NEW,CATLG), >// UNIT=TAPE,DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=1,BLKSIZE=0,DSORG=PS) >// > >Note that the BLKSIZE=8000 on the SYSUT1 doesn't really matter too much. >Any valid value will do. > But I'm not sure that SDB would supply a valid value if you code BLKSIZE=0 and OPEN for input. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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