I have sometimes seen the VOL parm setup in an IDCAMS as VOL(*). Lizette
> >OK. I'm still having problems. I created a new DC, SC, and SG on my sandbox. >Defined volumes with the SG parm from DSF. Updated the ACS routines to point >to a test file. Translated & validated them. They activated successfully. I >tried to IDCAMS the test VSAM file (KSDS) with no VOL parameter. IDCAMS didn't >like it. I said the VOL parameter was missing. I added one with the first >volume of the pool, then I got a IDC3009I 68 rea 192. I don't understand >what's going on here we did the same thing got another file years ago with no >issues (z/OS 2.6). I defined as suggested: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

