>I am writing to a partitioned dataset via the EXECIO command. >The dataset is also currently in use by an active application, which causes my >EXECIO command to fail with "DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB OR USER". >Is there anway to get around this with execio?
There is a reason to do this. It's called data integrity. You have been lucky with ISPF EDIT. With a PDS, you can destroy a member if two users are updating the same library and different members. Why do you need to do this? You're walking a tight-rope without a net. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html