I "stumbled" across this RFE is my wanderings. I think it is a good idea. You might want to vote for it if you do also:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=78469 <quote> Enterprise Cobol support dynamic allocation for file (use of an environment variable named with ddname an file parameters in value for allocation). But if we try to allocate a SYSOUT, this raise an error IGZ0251W at run time... It would be desirable to be able to dynamically allocate a SYSOUT in the same way that can dynamically allocate a file. An alternative solution is to use BPXWDYN... but this solution is not "full Cobol"... </quote> -- Computer Science is the only discipline in which we view adding a new wing to a building as being maintenance -- Jim Horning Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
