On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 15:49 -0400, Ralph Kaden wrote:
> >From Info APAR II08285:
> NOTE: Starting in z/OS 1.6 (HBB7709) non-SMS GDGs do NOT require
> a model DSCB.  If DCB=dsname is not provided, Allocation will 
> look for a model DSCB with the GDG base name.  If not found, 
> Allocation will NOT fail the job, but will assume that the DCB 
> information will be provided from other sources at OPEN time.

Ralph, thanks for pointing this out.  We've been maintaining a converter
exit for about a million years that provides a dummy model DSCB name for
new GDS allocations.  Something else I can get rid of now.

-- 
David Andrews
A. Duda and Sons, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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