Thanks, I think that's what I'll be using. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Richard Peurifoy > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Determining file attributes *before* OPEN > > Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: > > > So, besides actually issuing an OPEN, is there any non-authorized > > facility or service that would simply let me discover some basic file > > attributes for an allocated DD? > > You can use the OBTAIN macro (see DFSMSdfp Advanced Services) to read > the DSCB.
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