> :>The next most efficient technique after using a sanctioned slot in the area 
> referenced by ECVTCTBL is Name/Token services.  A System-level Name/Token in 
> would be needed in this case.
> 
> I wonder if IBM has reserved some for the installation.

Nope. It's for vendors - mainly to keep them out of the BCP's pants. Ooh, did I 
say that out loud? My bad.

> Of course, there is the ancient technique of anchoring the SITECVT address in
> CVTUSER. Faster than ECVTCTBL.

The CVTUSER and TCBUSER fields have always been worthless precisely because you 
can't count on them. There's no documented interface, so nobody actually uses 
them - or at least not without taking their hero pills and pulling on the 
kevlar undies first. 
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