On 31 Jul 2006 14:03:22 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Dear all, >A lot of responses was sent to my question what are the SN's needed for. >That's fine so many people wanted to response. >I learned something (or rather recollected) - indeed, we still have >IEBUDTE utility, sometimes used in SMP/E. The numbers can also be used >in ISPF editor. Maybe TSO EDIT also, but this is quite irrelevant IMHO. >The discussion about SMP/E and IEBUDPTE is pointless - yes, it could be >done in another manner (other platforms does not use SN's and still >live) - no, there is no alternative in SMP/E. >In my opinion, the numbers are rarely used in editor. This is my >observation, not accurate statistics. People use blocks, even labels, >but not the numbers itself. > >OK, to recap again, the sequence numbers are used for: >1. IEBUDTE, which is used by SMP/E >2. editor >3. punched card sorter. > >Anything else ? Other maintenance packages have used sequence numbers and I suspect that they are the easiest tool for a batch application. > >BTW: Since SN's are important for SMP/E, they shouldn't be changed. So, >they are rather part of content, not just editor numbers. <g> > >Regards
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