"I just wrote a quick program to do the STOW with the initialize option. We have the APAR on our z/OS 1.4 system. Guess what, Mark - it only works for a PDSE, not a PDS. The return code for a PDS is x'1C', which states that only PDSEs are supported. Please start beating."
I ran a similar program on my z/OS 1.6 system. The PTF to allow SHR is NOT on, but I was able to empty out a PDS and a PDSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

