On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 07:44:29 -0400, Peter Relson wrote: > >Getting back to the OP, my first question would have been what they are >trying to accomplish/serialize? If it's to keep one job from running while >another is, then as has been suggested use of a specific data set >*allocation* (even a relatively "dummy" data set that is not even opened) >in both jobs can accomplish that. That relies on the processing that was >discussed of allocating data sets for the entire job (thus also ENQing) >and then DEQing only when no longer needed. > The OP's peculiar constraint is that the serialization must be achieved with no change to existing JCL.
>It is rarely a good idea to get on your own an ENQ that is managed by the >system. > Amen. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
