"A hyphen is a valid character in a catalogued data set name.
A data set name that contains a hyphen must be enclosed
in apostrophes if it is used as a DCB subparameter."
> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:01:40 -0600
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Dash in Cataloged Data Set Name (Was: ISPF and long lines)
> To: [email protected]
>
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:27:57 -0800, Edward Jaffe wrote:
> >
> >On a related matter, we recently received a problem report from a
> >customer who complained that our standard classic MVS data set name
> >validation routine did not allow for dashes (-) in cataloged data set
> >names. I never knew dashes were legal! But, an empirical test on z/OS
> >1.9 proves that they are (but not as the first character of a qualifier).
> >
> >Naturally, I can research this. But, I'm just wondering if anyone on the
> >list knows whether this is a recent change or whether dashes have always
> >been supported and I just stupidly overlooked it for decades.
> >
> At least a decade. I don't know about "decades". But beware.
> JCL converter allows "DSN=USER.FOO-BAR", but syntax errors on
> "DCB=USER.FOO-BAR". Go figure. Documented. Can anyone
> envision a rationale for this better than Conway's law or
> Emerson's maxim on consistency?
>
> Likewise, ISPF LMCOPY allows (or used to allow) hyphens in
> member names, but LMMSTATS prohibits them. Go figure.
>
> -- gil
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