> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of William H. Blair > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Enhanced JCL processor? (and maybe a few other thoughts) > > Paul Gilmartin asked: > > > And why are terminal data sets ("DSN(*)") converted to > > upper case, no matter what I do? > > and then provided an example of _data_ contained in a > terminal data set being folded to upper case. > > Well, WHY is for the same reason I previously stated: > because TSO was written, in 1970, to operate that way, > and it has not been changed since -- not even when it > would have made sense to do so.
And all of that could easily be solved with a new "ASIS" parameter for the TSO "ALLOC ... DA(*)" command, although I agree with you that the chances of such a change being made are slim and none, and slim went out to lunch. Peter This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
