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Well... if the system allowed larger limits then we'd probably use them.
GDG catalog processing has always been something of a kludge (my
opinion... sorry if you're lurking, Mark). GDG sphere records are too
big for their own good, and GDS extension records (if you have too many
datasets to fit within the sphere's MAXLRECL) are created one at a time.
Years ago those extension records were never deleted until the entire
GDG was deleted, but maybe that's changed -- it's been awhile since I
last looked. I think of the implementation as a dancing bear; nobody
cares how well the bear dances, it's simply wondrous that it dances at all.
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You should have seen how they were managed in a CVOL environment!
Chewing gum, bailing wire, spit a and LOT of prayers! Between BLDL-like
searches and linked-lists on disk, they were a PITA!
--
Rick
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Remember that if you’re not the lead dog, the view never changes.
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