The PDS 8.4 tool from the CBT site does a beautiful job of expanding a PDS directory. I recommend it HIGHLY! You'll use the EXPANDDIR(nnn) to add nnn directory blocks. If you're nervous about it, by all means take a FDR backup, but I've never had it fail, in all the years I've used it. And PDS is a WONDERFUL TOOL!!! Saved my posterior many times over!!
> 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. > I've been in a *very* large shop for about four years. The responsibilities are extremely segregated for these systems, so I rarely get to see the sysprog side of life. (ESP, ReXX, MVS application support and upgrades are part of my usual fare). So, owing to my lopsided exposure to mainframes, I am hoping that you'll explain these PDSE issues. I've been using PDSEs extensively for personal datasets and haven't experienced any problems as a result of SMS interaction (or any other). If the PDSE datasets are SMS managed, does this alleviate the problems you've seen? Wade Curry Sr. Implementation Mgr. AT&T Services, Inc. --- [This E-mail has been scanned for viruses by the YourNet Connection Virus system] [For more information, please go to http://www.ync.net/YourMAIL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
