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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of McKown, John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin
> > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 4:32 PM
> > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Shop zSeries Ordering Issues
> >
> > On Mon, 5 May 2008 11:27:41 -0700, Schwarz, Barry A wrote:
> >
> > >I don't object to z/OS including Unix. I do object to being
> > forced to
> > >use it for completely unrelated functions.
> > >
> > One uses the most convenient tools available.
> >
> > c all /Unix/VSAM/
> >
> > ... in your tirade and reset your clock a couple decades.
> > History repeats itself.
> >
> > -- gil
>
> I still despise VSAM at times. Like right now due to not
> being able to "share" an open VSAM file across z/OS images.
> Granted, this is a documented restriction. But our
> programmers don't really care, they just want VSAM to work
> the way that __they__ want it to work, not the way it was designed.
1. VSAM RLS ("free", but "specialized" programming needed).
2. DFSMStvs (Transactional VSAM; extra-cost product).
-jc-
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