Thanks Peter and Lizette ...the clarification is excellent much appreciated
Scott ford www.identityforge.com from my IPAD 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' On Jun 16, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> wrote: > Thanks for the clarification > > Lizette > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Peter Relson > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:39 PM > To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: > >> System will always be able to answer a request for 64 bit - If you make > it >> conditional it will tell you that it resolved from below the bar (if >> the area above the bar is exhausted). Scott, what would stop you using >> z-arch-instructions to handle it? > > That is not the way 64-bit storage works in z/OS. You can request. If you > request conditionally, you get a return code back if not available (such as > by 'too small MEMLIMIT'). > It is then up to you to request below-2G storage by the normal means. If you > request unconditionally, you abend if not available. > >> My issue is more trying to allocate a 64 bit storage and it failing > Just about any request for storage can "fail". It is up to you to decide > what to do when it does, such as 'try something else'. > > Peter Relson > z/OS Core Technology Design
