>Found the problem >If go into ISPF/EDIT on the ds it chops off trailing blanks
"PRESERVE ON" it a good idea, except when you really want to truncate trailing blanks. -- Peter Hunkeler Credit Suisse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

