-- snip -- }They won't be "satisfied" if/when the library gets corrupted due to lack of serialization. It might be best to use PDSE with PDSESHARING(EXTENDED) in effect. ...
I tried using a PDSE as my ISPPROF, just last week. ISPF refused to initiate -- my PROFILE was 'improperly formated'. z/OS 1.4 and the associated ISPF. -teD -- snip -- z/OS 1.4 (also 1.6), ISPPROF as PDSE with PDSESHARING(EXTENDED) works fine here. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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