Thanks, Lionel. Nice and compact! Cathy
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:30:56 -0700, Lionel B Dyck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Cathy - try this simple exec that you can call from your exec. If you get >a return code of 0 then it is allocated and if you get a 4 then it is not >allocated > >/* rexx to test if a dd is allocated */ >arg ddname >call outtrap 'isa.' >'listalc sta sys' >call outtrap 'off' >do i = 1 to isa.0 > select > when word(isa.i,2) = ddname then exit 0 > when word(isa.i,1) = ddname then exit 0 > otherwise nop > end > end >/* ------------ * > * DD Not Found * > * ------------ */ > exit 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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