>//LOCK DD DISP=OLD,DSN=LOCK.stcname,UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=REF=SYS1.NUCLEUS >The DSN need not exist because it will never be opened.
That doesn't make any sense. Datasets are pre-allocated, when specified in the JCL, regardless of whether or not you ever open them. If they aren't there, when OLD is specified, you get a JCL error. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
