Don't free SORTOUT - that will delete the temporary dataset. Use bpxwdyn to redefine the ddname to what you need,
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Weizman arbel [wwar...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2021 11:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: is it possible to allocate two dd to same temp file ? i am want it from rexx foreground "ALLOC F(SORTOUT) REUSE NEW RECFM(F B)", " SPACE(2,2) CYL RELEASE DSO(PS) BLKSIZE(0)" i am want to relese (free) sortout and browse/use the temp file by 2nd dd like "ALLOC F(SORTOUT dd2nd) REUSE NEW RECFM(F B)", ... "FREE F(SORTOUT)" browse the file by dd2nd In the situation now I'm copying the SORTOUT to dd2nd And it takes time for big file ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
