> 1. What would be the best approach to extending the directory blocks.
It requires re-allocation. Step 1: create a new PDS with a much larger directory. Step 2: copy the old PDS into the new one. Step 3: rename old PDS to something like old.pds.old Step 4: rename the new PDS to the old name Step 5: use There are tools that can expand PDS directories, but I have not had great success with them. In the past, I would have recommended converting to a PDSE; unfortunately there have been all sorts of integrity issues with them ever since IBM removed the requirement for them to be SMS-Managed. And, that requires a re-allocation, anyways. - -teD O-KAY! BLUE! JAYS! Let's PLAY! BALL! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
