Darth, Unless I read DFSMS/dfp Storage Administrators Guide wrong, &DSORG will only be null for a PS dataset. If users code directory blocks, &DSORG is set to PO. The other possible values require coding DSNTYPE= in the jcl. Regards, John
> John - > > No directory blocks in this case. They want a PS file but never coded the > DSORG. > > I was going to have them update their JCL with the DSORG parameter, but > I'm also thinking I can handle it within SMS with a separate filterlist of > specific names in addition to the filterlist which uses masking as we were > doing before. With a test for a specific dsn, I don't need to be > concerned about the dsntype at all. > > The dataset ended up with just under 9000 cylinders used space; the > compressed version is less than 1/5th that size... so I definitely want it > compressed. > ddk > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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