I believe dataset ENQs have *always* been done against real dsnames.
Aliases can't be used to bypass data integrity.
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:31:34 -0400
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: want to read a dataset in use
> To: [email protected]
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> Thinking outside the box, what happens if I define an ALIAS for the
> top level index (INDEX2 as an alias of INDEX1) or the full dataset
> name (INDEX.FILE2 as an alias of INDEX.FILE1) and try to access via
> the alias'ed name. Will it spot the duplicate usage or do the ENQ on
> the Alias'ed name and thus allow me o get away with it? Also, if I am
> APF authorized, I can allocate the dataset bypassing the ENQ and thus
> open it to use to write a duplicate/cloned copy which can then be
> scanned in lieu of the original.
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