On 27 Jul 2010 13:18:29 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >-----------------------------------------<snip>------------------------------------ > >> Barbara Nitz wrote: >> >>>> No, it's 64K tracks. It is the same "per volume" limit as many other >>>> data set types (non-extended). But PDSes and PDSEs are also limited >>>> to a single volume. >>> >>> >>> I am surprised. I did not know about *those* limitations. And most >>> certainly, since they are documented, there will be no way to change >>> things. >>> >>> But: I seem to remember that PDSEs were touted as the only ones >>> making sense on an EAV, because of the 'extented' part of the name, >>> and that they could get bigger (but maybe I misunderstood). Not that >>> I would encourage use of such a large volume, as it is much too slow, >>> and I still haven't opened an ETR to address 90s (or more) until ISPF >>> 3.4 gives you the directory view. (Might end up on an ISPF queue, >>> which would require me to open a complaint due to incompetence.) >>> >>> PDSEs have only one advantage: They don't need to get compressed. The >>> rest us a huge amount of disadvantages. >>> >>> Regards, Barbara >> >> >> Well, they do have at least one other advantage: they can store >> program objects, which allows entry points with long, case-sensitive >> names, which is sometimes handy. > >----------------------------------------<unsnip>--------------------------------------- >Steve, I'm incredibly happy you said "SOMETIMES", because I've lived >with 8-character PDS member names for 40+ years and never could think of >a really severe need for the variations you suggest. :-)
Given the obscure program names, proc names and member names we have due to the 8 character limitation, I for one would have liked names to be at least 16 characters. In fact I still would and the 8 byte limitation must seem weird and out of date to someone coming from a UNIX or Windows environment. Clark Morris > >Rick > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
