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 > >=============================================== >Wayne Driscoll >OMEGAMON DB2 L3 Support/Development >wdrisco(AT)us.ibm.com >=============================================== > > > >> rest snipped ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

