David, Even if it is ASM, would he not need the DD to read a permanent dataset ?
He can still use a constant DD in COBOL and do dynalloc using bpxwdyn, putenv or TSO ALLOC against the dataset, then read that DD, correct ? -Gani On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 05:39:18 -0700, David Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Per question #2, look up DYNALLOC. I don't know if there are any COBOL calls >for it, but you can write a routine in C/C++, PLI, ASM or just about any >other language to make an SVC 99 call. > >David Logan > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

