On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:34:29 -0500, Wayne Driscoll wrote: >David, >I would have to agree with the posters that felt that the best way to handle >this would be to use the z/OS UNIX services to read the files. While this >does mean that you will need 2 code paths, one for UNIX files and a second >one for classic datasets, the advantage of this approach is that you will >not need to issue the SVC 99 to build the TIOT entry. Dynamic allocation >isn't needed for the UNIX services, since z/OS I/O structures like JFCB's, >DEB's, etc aren't required. > The options are certainly not mutually exclusive. He can process the files one at a time _and_ use UNIX services to perform the processing. And if the processing is to read and write buffers into a pipe ALLOCATEd to his prior SYSIN/SYSUT1, the disruption to the existing code is minimized.
>-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of David Eisenberg > >After reading all of these very informative replies, I think that the best >course >of action for me will be to modify the application to process one file at a >time. >It may not be perfect, but it will work, and it will be scalable. -- 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