I believe Scott is correct.
If you allocate a dataset without specifying its volser,
allocation will run the DSAB queue *before* looking in
the catalog. If a dataset of the same name is already
allocated, that's the same one that will be used in the
subsequent allocation.
> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:54:05 -0500
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: TSO ALLOC concat using VOLSER?
> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
>
> I haven't tried this, but I believe that if you allocate the uncataloged
> dataset (to a different DD) prior to allocating the concatenation, then it
> will be found.
>
> >>> "Martin, Mike" [EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/27/2008 2:34 PM >>
> All,
>
> (For "allocating" existing datasets) Can someone give an example of a
> TSO ALLOCATE command that uses concatenated datasets, where one of the
> datasets is NOT cataloged? Is it possible?
>
> Mike Martin
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