I don't agree, IEFBR14 does not OPEN the dataset, so CLOSE is not involved.
SCRATCH should write type 17, it doesn't go untraced, unless you don't write type 17. Even a type 6x is written when the dataset is uncataloged. Kees. "Compton, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Likewise when deleting a file (as I found out to my cost only recently) > The type 17 (scratch) record is only written at file close time, so > //step EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 > //ddname DD Dsn=x,DISP=(OLD,DELETE) > deletes file 'x' and leaves no trace of 'whodunnit' behind... > > > John Compton ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
