If increasing the region size doesn't help, try IDCAMS: REPRO IDS(indsn) ODS(outdsn) SKIP(nnnn) COUNT(cccc)
You may need to run it multiple times if you need to delete in the middle of the data set. 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

