On 2 Jul 2010 08:34:38 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:

>Paul,
>I think you are comparing apples to oranges.  DISP= can be specified in 
>JCL, the program isn't coded using DISP=OLD, it is inherited.  In 
>addition, as DISP=OLD is the default, if the JCL coder omits the DISP 
>clause on the JCL, OLD is assumed.  And then if there isn't a shell 
>interface to flock() (I don't know if there is one or not), that is a 
>major difference between UNIX and z/OS.

Actually, the default is (NEW,DELETE,DELETE) when no DISP is coded.
This can lead to interesting results.

Clark Morris
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>Wayne Driscoll
>OMEGAMON DB2 L3 Support/Development
>wdrisco(AT)us.ibm.com
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