On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:03:10 -0500, Steve Beaver wrote: >The only reason I can think of a case where the syslog is way behind. > This is a symptom of IBM's indolent design. Simply: o Such a command shouldn't return to caller until it's complete and all its output is available. o Or it should write an unambiguously identifiable end record. o Or there should be a documented *practical* maximum delay needed to guarantee completeness. ("An hour" is not practical.)
>> On Aug 26, 2020, at 18:51, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: >> >> I've never seen the need to code any delay beyond what Ed has written. I >> have a CONSOLE routine that does a DS QD for all the DASD volumes in the >> shop. It just keeps cranking until all results are in. >> How can you tell? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN