The reason you would use DISP=(MOD,DELETE) is when rerunning JCL that would fail if the dataset created in the previous time you ran it were still there, the job would fail with a jcl error. The first step is usually an IEFBR14. If the dataset exists, it is deleted. If it doesn't exist, it creates a dataset and deletes it. Then, a step furthur down in the job does the real allocation of that dataset.
Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Lands' End 608-935-4680 Dodgeville, Wisconsin ---- J R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Does it delete the dataset if the job abends? Or does it delete the > >updates made to the dataset when the job abends. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
