Ted, I've searched for a definitive reference on this but nothing turned up quickly. However, every reference I did find specifies that the EOF is written for SMS Managed Datasets.
A DATACLAS can be used by both SMS and non-SMS managed datasets, but a dataset is not SMS managed unless it has a STORCLAS and ultimately gets allocated to an SMS Volume. So I'm led to believe that the presence of a DATACLAS does not cause SMS to write an EOF when allocating a non-SMS dataset. Ron > > Data Class is the only optional construct under SMS. > If you have it defined for the dataset (through the ACS routines) the EOF > will be there. > SMS opens and closes the data set to ensure the DCB is enforced. > Without it, and without SMS, this is not done. > > Funny, I thought I said this a day or so ago. > Either my post didn't go through, or nobody read it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
