going back decades it was possible to mangle the member name and do a STOW to save an "old" member under the mangled name using the old TTR. You just can't use those names in JCL. It would take an experiment to see if LOAD and LINK would allow them.
We still have libraries with those members in them. I think it was the work of Librarian or an old release of Endevor. IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> wrote on 05/05/2010 08:20:10 PM: > From: Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Date: 05/05/2010 08:21 PM > Subject: Member name format for z/OS directory as simulated PDS? > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> > > Am I correct in my reading between the lines that if one is to process a > z/OS directory as though it were a PDS(E) using BPAM DCB, FIND, etc. then > the simulated member name - the file name - must be no more than eight > characters? > > Must be upper case? > What about names containing a period? No good? Must be no more than eight > characters total? Or . ? > > Is there any more information on this specific topic other than "Reading > UNIX Files Using BPAM" in "DFSMS Using Data Sets"? > > Yes, I could run experiments, but thought it made more sense to tap the > collected wisdom of this august crowd. > > Charles Mills ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
