>Most application programs are compiled RENT now and expect the memory >to be initialized to binary 0's. Some programs even count on it. And most of these programs failed when we upgraded to zOS 1.4 because the LE option that forces this binary zero initialization changed default in the process...
>> Theoretically, yes, right? Yes, indeed. >> Is there a way to prevent this? I don't quite remember which option that was, but LE does provide an option that forces initialization of memory it obtains for your programs. Obviously, my remarks do not count for non-LE programs. But even then, I would not rely on the obtained memory being initialized to any particular value in any particular case. Good programming requires that one initializes storage before using it. Still, I am convinced that, it is possible, beit not easy, to read "left- over" storage contents. Cheers, Jantje. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
