That's what I remember also. Each STARTBR holds a String. The String is not released until the corresponding ENDBR.
On Feb 5, 2008 11:23 AM, McKown, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Doesn't each STARTBR tie up a VSAM string on the file? <snip> > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > HealthMarkets > Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage > Administrative Services Group > Information Technology > > -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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