On Mon, 10 May 2010 16:33:30 -0500, Rick Fochtman wrote:

>Probably from dataset names like 'FOOLISHLY.BARRED', which can't be
>effectively processed by CVOL management routines.
>
Clearly, but why prohibit cataloguing 'FOO.BAR'?

>----------------------------------------------------
>Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>
>>concerned, for example, why, when the programmer codes:
>>
>>    //SYSUT2  DD  DISP=(,CATLG),DSN=FOO.BAR
>>
>>... the data set is catalogued, whereas for:
>>
>>    //SYSUT2  DD  DISP=(,CATLG),DSN='FOO.BAR'
>>
>>... the JCL C/I changes the disposition to KEEP.  In both cases,
>>identical data set names are created.  In each case the name was
>>acceptable to CVOL.  Why should the C/I make the distinction?
>>CVOL can't be the explanation.  Cui bono?

-- gil

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