In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 11/16/2005
at 10:23 AM, Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>- Using OBTAIN/CAMLST to read the DSCBs. This gives both SPACE=
>information and actual extent sizes. Any comments?
Don't forget to look at DS1LSTAR.
>- I assume that RDJFCB for a not-yet-opened dataset will give SPACE=
>information only as coded in the DD statement (or SVC 99) which
>would be atypical and/or misleading for input datasets.
Expect zero for input. It's only useful for new data sets.
>The OPEN processing documentation describes DFSMS as merging the data
>from the DSCBs into the JFCB. How is that information available to an
>application program?
RDJFCB, with a JFCB entry in the DCB exit list. Or use an ARL.
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