On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:00:48 -0700 Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote:
:>On Dec 12, 2011, at 15:02, Sam Siegel wrote: :>> Jacques - You must OPEN the dataset prior to writing to it. You :>If you had checked for errors after WRITE and CHECK, this should :>have been detected. If the file had not been opened, I would have expected an ABEND when the READ branched to the access method. :>> should (but are not required to) close the dataset after the last I/O :>> operation and before returning to the operating system. :>> I'm not sure about the correctness of the STOW as I don't have a manual handy. :>And I believe CHECK before STOW, as you did, is the correct sequence. Yes. All DECBs must be CHECKed before the STOW otherwise there may be merriment. -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies.
