I'm game. I have a few minutes... Job: //DPC088IF JOB (DPC088,JDG),'IEFBR14',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X // EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //TEST DD DSN=DPC088.TEST.GDG(0),DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // SPACE=(55,55),AVGREC=M,RECFM=FB,LRECL=132
Result: IEF286I DPC088IF TEST - DISP FIELD INCOMPATIBLE WITH DSNAME IEF272I DPC088IF - STEP WAS NOT EXECUTED. DSLIST - Data Sets Matching DPC088.TEST.GDG DPC088.TEST.GDG ?????? DPC088.TEST.GDG.G0008V00 TSO003 Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Co. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: BPXWDYN relative GDG reference error >> It is my understanding that (0) never works with NEW. >What you're saying seems reasonable, yet the JCL User's >Guide has an example under "Generations of a Generation Data Group" to the contrary: >//NEWGDS DD DSNAME=GDS(0),DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), >// UNIT=3380,VOLUME=SER=334455,SPACE=(CYL,20) Has anybody tried executing that example, or something similar? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

