Paul, Did you my earlier response? Extended format Sequential datasets (DSORG=PS-E) can be accessed by QSAM and BSAM access methods.
ADRDSSU does not use BSAM or QSAM. It uses EXCP. That's it. Ron >Paul, >It is not the DSORG that has to support Extended Format, it is the ACCESS METHOD. The DSORG defines and extended format dataset, but the Access Method has to support IO to it. >As far as I know QSAM and BSAM are the only Access Methods that support PS-E. >Before converting to PS-E on a large scale you need to check for datasets that are being accessed by other Access Methods. You can find this in the Type 14 and 15 SMF records. If you have MXG this is a relatively simple exercise - sometimes the harder part is incorporating the results into your ACS logic. >Also be aware that some utilities like DFSORT and SYNCSORT will automatically detect PS-E and use BSAM to process the files in place of EXCP. You don't have to exclude datasets just because you sort them. >Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Paul Ip > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] EXCP access methos > > Hi all, > > Can anyone give me another hint on this?? I am confused with what makes > an > output of ADRDSSU DUMP can't be Extended Format? > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:51:26 -0500, Paul Ip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >Thanks for the reply! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
