Yes, request DDNAME feedback in a DYNALLOC text unit, then after allocation move it from the text unit to the DCB DDNAME field before >you OPEN the file.
Thanks, but it was meant as a question to the OP whether he's doing something the like. I know it can be done that way. Peter Hunkeler CREDIT SUISSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
