> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Howard Brazee
> >
> > I recently converted a tiny in-program ISAM file to an internal
CoBOL
> > table, but wondered about the JCL:
> >
> > //NAMES DD DSN=&&NAMES(PRIME),
> >
> > What does PRIME mean?
>
> In the cited context, it means to allocate the member PRIME
> in the PDS to which &&NAMES resolves as a sequential file.
Oh, nutz. You did say ISAM, didn't you?
In that case, please ignore my reply; I never had the "pleasure" of
working with ISAM.
-jc-
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