Tom Quarendon wrote:
That "workaround" has been suggested to me, but I've yet to try it out. I would need to dynamically allocate a new ddname using SVC99 with matching parameters (dataset name, dcb information, space allocation, but primarily anything that might affect volume allocation, such as unit, unitcount, volume count, volume serial numbers etc), then do all of my access through that DCB instead of the one that the user has set up.
I think you missed the point - no dynamic allocation, as that would just get you back where you started. All you need is another DD, with DISP=OLD, and no catalog access (i.e., explicit unit and volume) to modify the JFCB for. OPEN won't know or care that it's a multi-volume DS, and just build the DEB for the volume/unit you put into the JFCB. Gerhard Postpischil Bradford, VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
