We agree that re-writing an EOF record would be an exercise in futility and I'm sure no one is interested in hearing us debate, but could you in fact re-write an EOF record with Write Data? Is not the data length zero, and is not a zero-length CCW illegal?
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Fairchild Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 10:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CKD commands and PDS writing Not true if the EOF record is already there. You can rewrite the EOF record into the same space on the track without using a formatting write, although this does not usually accomplish anything useful. The command in this case would be Write Data or Write Key and Data, which are non-formatting writes, as opposed to Write Count Key and Data, which is a formatting write, and is ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
