>As long as the DD is never opened, the VTOC is never searched for the DSN.
What is special about this? I've always received JCL errors when specifying DISP=OLD with a non-existant DSN. And, I started in this business as a JCL jockey (Production Support) in February 1981. Is it the VOL=REF? - 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

