On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:05:11 -0700, Edward Jaffe wrote: >Paul Gilmartin wrote: >> Even more annoying, once it displays one, "=X" on the command line >> doesn't take me back to TSO READY prompt; it just goes on to >> recall the next data set. >> >> I split the screen and cancelled myself from SDSF. > >All you need do is press the ATTN key! :-D > (Perhaps after pressing RESET). The behavior is somewhat unpredictable. It may put me in the "CANCEL WAIT" dialog, then if I answer Y and press ENTER and win the timing race, and press PA2 to ungarble the screen, it may tell me that the operation failed, and I can escape to i...@prim or whatever. If I lose the timing race, it tries to recall the next data set.
Not a very well designed user interface, IMO. But thanks for the reminder, gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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