Yes indeed, I meant "are not copied"..... very bad eyes and bad typist, sorry.
2011/3/23 Les Koehler <vmr...@tampabay.rr.com> > Spilling error below? > Les > > > Kris Buelens wrote: > >> The RENAME and ERASE commands are indeed "atomic operations". >> You can't even issue a RENAME or ERASE when the current workunit has >> uncommited work. Then you can get around by getting a new workunit, >> making >> it the default, etc. There is no *need* to use other than the deafult >> workunit with DMSFILEC or DMSRENAM if you can afford committing all work >> that is pending in that workunit. >> >> Some other thing when using SFS: if you'd use the sequence COPY into >> tempfile, followed by a RENAME to install a new version of "MY FILE" note >> then that the auhtories granted to the orignal "MY FILE" or not copied to >> > You meant: 'are not copied', right? > > the new version of "MY FILE". That pleads to use DMSFILEC with REPLACE. >> >> 2011/3/22 Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com> >> >> On Tuesday, 03/22/2011 at 12:18 EDT, Les Koehler <vmr...@tampabay.rr.com >>> > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> So with FILE CONTROL you can't replace co-dependent files in one atomic >>>> operation, as one would do with the 'copyfile two-step' (love that >>>> >>> phrase!)? >>> >>> Yes, you can (and in DIRECTORY CONTROL directories, too), but you need to >>> become familiar with workunits, DMSGETWU, DMSPUSWU and DMSPOPWU. See the >>> discussion of workunits in Chapter 12 of the CMS Application Dev. Guide. >>> >>> If memory serves, you get a new workunit, push it on the stack, do all >>> your file updates, then pop the workunit. But it's been a long time. >>> Just >>> don't expect RENAME and ERASE to obey the rules. I think they are atomic >>> operations. >>> >>> Alan Altmark >>> >>> z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant >>> IBM System Lab Services and Training >>> ibm.com/systems/services/labservices >>> office: 607.429.3323 >>> mobile; 607.321.7556 >>> alan_altm...@us.ibm.com >>> IBM Endicott >>> >>> >> >> >> -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
