@Steve, thanks.

>JCL provides no support at all for PDSE member generations.

Grumble, grumble. What about ISPF? I sure don't see it, but perhaps I am using 
a customized ISPF? Or there is some option that is not turned on in the z/OS 
that I am using?

>Support for PDSE as a member* of a GDG was added in z/OS 2.1 or 2, iirc.
>*(not to be confused with members of a PDS[E]

And also not to be confused with PDSE 2 member generations, right?

> maybe they could have
> tried harder not to be confusing

Agreed.

>note, while GDGs usually consist of "generations" of the same dataset,
>there's no rule that says they must be. 

Interesting. Did not know that.

Charles

On Mon, 29 May 2023 19:28:35 -0400, Steve Smith <sasd...@gmail.com> wrote:

>"GDGs can be members of PDS or PDSE." -I can't even guess what you're
>trying to say, but on the face of it, that's not only wrong, but absurd.
>
>JCL provides no support at all for PDSE member generations.
>
>Support for PDSE as a member* of a GDG was added in z/OS 2.1 or 2, iirc.
>*(not to be confused with members of a PDS[E], but maybe they could have
>tried harder not to be confusing).  So, you can have multiple generations

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