>Doesn't exec(), like fork(), create a new execution environment, discarding DDNAME allocations?
You're absolutely right. I didn't think of DDs, which is the whole purpose of the local spawn in this context. Shame on me. -- Peter Hunkeler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN