On Monday, 01/28/2008 at 03:54 EST, Fox Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The directory entries MAY be sorted. The documentation for DMSGETDF is > >silent on the subject of file ordering, so a usage note that say they are > >NOT sorted would be as inappropriate as one that says they ARE sorted. > > > >CMS sorts the directory only on ACCESS and RELEASE. New files added > >always appear at the end of the list. > > But this is how you formulate the usage note. > > It should point out that the sequence is NOT guaranteed. It is in case when > there was no update on the directory.
Send in your Reader's Comment Form and we'll see what we can do. The doc hasn't changed for 21 years (VM/SP R6), so it's good to see someone use it and bring a fresh perspective. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
