Yes, LABEL=(AL) is for ANSI labels, but not used if it's an non-labeled or unlabeled tape. The DCB=OPTCD=Q is required in IBM JCL (especially if it's NL), when bringing across a tape from a foreign NON-IBM system (like UNIX, UNISYS, etc). This tells IBM's OS to translate from ASCII to EBCDIC, as 'other' systems write in ASCII. Just my 2 cents worth.....Mark
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