On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:13:13 -0500, Don Imbriale wrote:
>
>From the manual (See Appendix A in ISPF User's Guide Vol. II.):
>
>SuperC can generate a 32-bit hash sum per data set or member ...
>
32?  That's _so_ 20th century.  Why not use ICSF/CSNBOWH SHA-1
capability if available.  Might even perform better.

>                         ... If the hashsum of the files are identical,
>there is a high probability that the files are the same.

Would be higher with a stronger checksum.

-- gil

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