I recently discovered that the maximum path length for dynamic
allocation key 8017 (Unix PATH name) is 255 characters, in spite of
the fact that the text unit length field is 16 bits. While most "human
generated" path lengths will not be that long, software generated paths
can easily exceed that. A
On Tue, 7 May 2019 13:37:55 -0500, Jerry Callen wrote:
>I recently discovered that the maximum path length for dynamic
>allocation key 8017 (Unix PATH name) is 255 characters, in spite of
>the fact that the text unit length field is 16 bits. While most "human
>generated" path lengths will not be t
On Tue, 7 May 2019 14:24:26 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
> At least support, for consistency:
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.bpxa400/pathname.htm
>
> ... A path name can be up to 1023 characters long, including
> all directory names, file n
