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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Pace
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> That's what I remember also. Each STARTBR holds a String.
> The String is not released until the corresponding ENDBR.
The string is also released implicitly at task termination, but relying
on that is "poor programming" at best. In practical terms, if your
tasks are "pseudo-conversational" and just STARTBR and READNEXT a few
times, display the results on screen and terminate, you may not notice
any adverse impact beyond an occasional "string wait".
If the files in question are truly used as "read-only", you might look
at defining them as Data Tables in CICS.
-jc-
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