"Rick Fochtman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > ------------------------<snip>--------------------- > > >I think when the space available on the last track of the directory is less than the blocksize of the file, the space is not used. > > > > > ---------------------<unsnip>-------------------- > On the rare occaision that a complete member doesn't fill a full block. > and the space after the directory is large enough to hold it, that space > WILL be used by inserting the short block.
I don't think it is rare: every member containing 10 or 20 lines of JCL (quite typical) will be in a short block of its own, assuming a decent blocksize. For a small JCL PDS, you could have your directory and members residing on 1 track. Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
