On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:52:31 -0700, Lionel B Dyck wrote: >Raymond wrote: > >SITE JESLrecl=xxx where xxx can be 1 - 254. This specifically sets the >LRECL for the JES internal reader. > >I didn't know that option existed but it does and it WORKS ! ! ! ! > But beware! JES3 only! The facility is woefully broken on JES2. It was briefly repaired over a decade ago by OW10527, then re-broken a few months later by OW16674 apparently at the request of customers who preferred compatibility with the historic JES2 misbehavior over compatibility with the correct JES3 behavior.
I complained intensely enough that IBM disclosed to me a secret command that re-enables the correct behavior. I've tested it lately; it still worked. But IBM chooses not to document it. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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