On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:44:32 -0700, Edward Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Mark Zelden wrote: >> So back to the OP's question... I can't see any real operational >> benefit to converting an LLA controlled PDS to PDSE. >> > >PDSE offers benefits over PDS above and beyond space management. Many >modern programming structures and techniques *require* the use of >program objects. System libraries like SEZALOAD and SHASLNKE, both of >which are on my LNKLST, are distributed as program object libraries with >good reason. They cannot be converted to PDS! Others will emerge over time. > All true! There can also be performance benefits. SMS controlled PDSEs have even more options avaialable to control them. But the OP was asking about converting his "user" LNKLST PDS to PDSE just for the sake of eliminating the need to COMPRESS. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] z/OS and OS390 expert at http://searchDataCenter.com/ateExperts/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
