>I think it violates the principle of least astonishment. Writing to a PDS as >a PS dataset is almost certainly done by accident. It would be nice it IDCAMS >would just say "You didn't want to do that.".
It's not an IDCAMS issue. It's a documented (flaw) feature of JCL. The first place searched for file attributes is the executing programme. If it thinks the file is sequential, it is treated as such. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
