Peter, Good question, it was in the back of my mind, that there were places, where ****** was processed before system symbols were initialized.
We stil have in PROGxx: APF ADD DSNAME(SYS1.LINKLIB) VOLUME(******) I am not sure if it is still necessary. Or is this needed in indirect addressing in the master catalog? We still have SYS1.PARMLIB cataloged to VOL(******), possibly because of the same reason. Which of both (******)'s is still valid? Kees. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 13:54 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Multiple datasets with same name on APF list ! Some of the posts seem to imply a difference between ****** and &SYSR1. Their values are the same. And the latter is supported in more places than the former (and in general is more functional). Is there truly still a place where ****** works but &SYSR1 does not? I presume all the references to &SYSRn (aside from &SYSR1) are to customer-defined symbols Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
