<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > But I tried this. Since my data set names will be the same in all LPARs, > and the IDCAMS RM says, "Allows [not Requires] ... using system symbols," > I saw no need to incorporate a variable part, > > I get: > > IDCAMS SYSTEM SERVICES TIME: 09:19:13 11/20/05 PAGE 1 > > DEFINE ALIAS( NAME( SPPG.TEST.ALIAS2 ) - > SYMBOLICRELATE( SPPG.TEST.ALIAS0 ) ) > IDC3014I CATALOG ERROR > IDC3009I ** VSAM CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 64 - REASON CODE IS IGG0CLEK-8 > IDC3003I FUNCTION TERMINATED. CONDITION CODE IS 12 > > DEFINE ALIAS( NAME( SPPG.TEST.ALIAS1 ) - > RELATE( SPPG.TEST.ALIAS0 ) ) > IDC0001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 0 > > IDC0002I IDCAMS PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 12 >
> -- gil No, it's because you didn't specify any symbolics in the SYMBOLICRELATE keyword. Thanks, Mark Thomen Catalog/IDCAMS/VSAM Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

