In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 11/29/2006
at 01:04 PM, Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Am I correct in assuming that does not mean what it says; that what
>it should say is something like "Coding FREE=CLOSE has no effect
>except when it is coded in the last jobstep that refers to the
>dataset"?
No. Tom is correct.
>I am actually interested in using SVC 99 allocate with the FREE text
>unit (whose documentation refers in turn to the restriction above).
>Am I correct in assuming that (barring some other allocation of the
>dataset) that coding this text unit will cause the dataset ENQ to be
>released when the dataset is closed?
If it's not specified in a subsequent step.
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 11/30/2006
at 09:37 AM, Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>I would suggest that the following phrase may not be perfect, but it
>is at least closer
No; it has a more serious error than the existing text.
>"Coding FREE=CLOSE has no effect except when it is coded on all DD
>statements (or the only DD statement) in the last jobstep that
>refers to the dataset."
The problem with that is that it *does* have an effect.
>I understand and appreciate your pointing out the other factor which
>I had not considered: FREE=CLOSE in any event releases the
>*allocation* (the DD statement has "gone away") even if the ENQ is
>not released due to other allocations that may be in effect.
Which is why your suggested text is wrong.
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