<snip> To have a comparable test you would need a 3rd step that referenced that same data set (or a DD for that data set in the 2nd step). With your simple two-step approach, the system dropped the ENQ after the first step because no later step needed it. <unsnip>
That's the part that I missed or missed that thread. I assumed that if the dsn was able to be renamed in step 2, it wasn't used in further steps. This is what I attempted to imply with 'with catalog as the disposition'. Obviously I didn't do too well. Jack Kelly 202-502-2390 (Office) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
