> If it ain't broke don't fix it? That would introduce new > potentiality for errors and would increase the overhead > for everything other than IEFBR14. How expensive is one > ATTACH and how much are you willing to pay to get rid > of it?
Oh boo hoo! If you're afraid of the -potential- for errors, you're in the wrong business. The extra overhead for non-IEFBR14 steps is two instructions, CLC and BC. Since the cost of setting up the step, attaching the program, generating stats, etc is likely many thousands of instructions, it's a simple tradeoff. Suppose the cost is 1/1000 of one cent per ATTACH and ignore the other associated costs like SMF data. I'd estimate we use IEFBR14 10,000 times per day. That's $36.50 per year. Maybe $36.60 for leap years. Do that for 30 years for $1095.70. Do that for 1000 data centers for $1,095,700. As an individual, I wouldn't pay 2 cents. It's already covered in our service contract. I merely offered the suggestion. Along the same lines, what's it cost to do one DC 0H vs. one DS 0H? Probably less than it cost to ask that question. But, there you are - arguing about it. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic transmission (including any accompanying attachments) is intended solely for its authorized recipient(s), and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient, or responsible for delivering some or all of this transmission to an intended recipient, be aware that any review, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please contact us immediately by electronic mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or notify us immediately by telephone at 1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575 and destroy the original and all copies of this transmission (including any attachments). Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
