> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 10:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: 'ALLOCATE' a data set in my TSO/E session > > > Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: > > Lizette, the default DISP for existing datasets is > OLD,KEEP, not OLD,DELETE. > > > > Peter, if you do not specify any DISP, the default is NEW,DELETE, > _whether or not the data set already exists_. That's the way > allocation works: it does not check first to see if the dataset > exists (it would eventually find it, if it were cataloged and > there was an attempt to create a duplicate data set name, of > course, but that check comes later). > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock >
And, for those of us running a "restart" product such as CA-11, forgetting to use the DISP will result in the restart package DELETING our dataset. In my opinion, never, ever, no way, should anybody never, ever not use a DISP even if they want the default of NEW,DELETE. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
