I need to "compress" 16-byte STCKE format TOD into a 12 byte field without losing the sysplex-wide uniqueness.
So, I thought I'd keep the first 10 bytes and the last 2 bytes [Programmable Field]. To my surprise STCKE returns non-zeroes in the bytes #13 and #14 - ???? 00C3CD5B F16F38C5 A8000000 01040002 Could someone explain what are these 2 bytes for? Also, how save is the assumption that the field can be compressed into 12 byte without losing its sysplex-wide uniqueness. TIA, -Victor- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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