Yes, but if the started task that has a PDSE loadlib can loose connectivity to that loadlib because the SMSPDSE started task falls over... risky...
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: 09 Januarie 2008 04:44 nm To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Purge all members from a PDSE On 8 Jan 2008 16:50:07 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >On Jan 8, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Clark F Morris wrote: > >> On 8 Jan 2008 05:12:03 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >> >>> I thought the same thing. What exactly *do* PDSEs bring to the >>> table that >>> PDSs didn't have or doesn't do? >> >> They do bring a number of good things like large load modules, the >> theoretical ability for longer than 8 character names and the ability >> to move forward. They also bring the IDIOTIC idea that a library DOES >> NOT need to be accessible at IPL time and that access can be >> interrupted by a started task abend. This carries on the tradition >> started by not being able to use locally attached SNA 3270's as >> consoles because locally attached SNA 3270's were only usable through >> the started VTAM task. >> >> Clark, > >Hmmmm since when can SYS1.LPALIB (or Nucleus or parmlib etc) can be >PDSe's ? They *CANNOT* be last I heard or are you pre-announcing >something? Or did I misread your entry? They can be in the link list >and APF listed but AFAIK they above libraries cannot be PDE's. So far as I know that is still true and thus my RANT. After all started tasks start some time after IPL > >Ed > Clark Morris ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Elavon Financial Services Limited Registered in Ireland: Number 418442 Registered Office: Block E, 1st Floor, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland Directors: Robert Abele (USA), John Collins, Terrance Dolan (USA), Pamela Joseph (USA), Declan Lynch, John McNally, Malcolm Towlson Elavon Financial Services Limited, trading as Elavon, is regulated by the Financial Regulator ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
