>That is correct. To move VSAM files, you have to back them up on the system >they are coming from, and then restore them to the pack they are going to, and >make sure they get catalogued in the proper catalog for that pack and system.
Is that still true with ICF catalogues? All the descriptors are on the pack with the VSAM file. I have moved VSAM files from one catalogue to another without redefining the file, many years ago. Un-catalogue Undefine alias Redefine alias Re-catalogue - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

