AVBLOCK <> AVGREC Can't find the doc, but I would guess that multiple subparameters as you show would use either the first or last specified. Probably the last.
Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 10:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: YA SDB Question > > On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:14:37 -0700, Edward Jaffe wrote: > > >Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> How do I tell Allocation (JCL DD or SVC 99) that I want to > >> allocate 1,000,000 bytes of DASD space with SDB choosing the > >> blocksize? > > > >Using the AVGREC= keyword, you can specify your size in K or M. > > > Now on to the TSO ALLOCATE command. HELP ALLOCATE says: > > ... > BLOCK('VALUE')/AVBLOCK('VALUE')/TRACKS/CYLINDERS > ... > > Doesn't this mean that BLOCK, AVBLOCK, TRACKS, and CYLINDERS > are mutually exclusive? Yet, when I try: > > allocate dsorg(ps) recfm(f,b) lrecl(80) - > space(05000) avblock(10) tracks cylinders > > specifying not just 2 but 3 conflicting options, I get: > > IKJ56893I UTILITY DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED+ > IGD17051I ALLOCATION FAILED FOR DATA SET > SYS09089.T110640.RA000.SPPG.R0103651 > , PRIMARY SPACE EXCEEDS 65535 TRKS > *** > > ... no failure on syntax. > > BTW, isn't "65535 TRKS" pretty restrictive for some modern DASD? > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
