In a message dated 12/8/2006 12:51:10 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Great, thanks Mark. >> Somewhere circa 2.4 DEVSERV was enhanced to provide QD and QT for DASD and TAPE. Also added ? if you forget the syntax. ===>DS QD,uuuu,fff,VALIDATE or ===>DS QD,? Similarly for tape: ===>DS QT,? Reinforcing Mark's observation that DS touches the device whereas D U reports last status. Both can be useful in problem determination. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
