Well, you don’t have to write a program....there is an old IBM utility to do so... https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.idau100/iebdg.htm
//S1 EXEC PGM=IEBDG,REGION=64M //DATA DD DSN=your.dataset,DISP=...... //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * DSD OUTPUT=(DATA) FD NAME=SPOOL,FILL=X'FF',LENGTH=3992 CREATE NAME=(DATA),QUANTITY=99999999 _________________________________________________________________ Dave Jousma Assistant Vice President, Mainframe Engineering david.jou...@53.com 1830 East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 MD RSCB2H p 616.653.8429 f 616.653.2717 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: How force dataset non-SMS? Nice idea but no cigar. IEF236I ALLOC. FOR xxxxxxxx STEP1 IGD101I SMS ALLOCATED TO DDNAME (TESTDD ) DSN (xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.DELETEME ) STORCLAS (STANDARD) MGMTCLAS (STANDARD) DATACLAS (STANDARD) VOL SER NOS= LS0501 One volume. (And the SMF 18 confirms that.) Here is the exact DD: //TESTDD DD DISP=(NEW,CATLG),UNIT=(SYSALLDA,3),SPACE=(TRK,3), // DSN=xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.DELETEME, // VOL=(,,,3) I suspect I am going to have to write a program to fill the thing up. Wish I could do an FEOV in Rexx. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 8:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: How force dataset non-SMS? So, you want multi-volume dataset, not non-SMS dataset - yes? Instead of fighting against SMS ACS routines you could try the following: DSN=ANY.PROPER.NAME,DISP=(,CATLG),VOL=(,,,4),SPACE=(TRK,(1,1,))... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
