that is what i thought - the job would have had to be down at the time
the file was deleted. Unless there is some weird bug in the system.
thanks Ted
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 1:49 PM
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Subject: Re: can SMS managed VSAM file be deleted while allocated
> Yes, the DISP was SHR so from what you are saying, it would have been
possible for the file to get deleted while the job was running.
No.
It's possible to update a file with DISP=SHR, hence 'clobbering' it.
But, you need to be the only one accessing/allocating it in order to
delete it.
-
Too busy driving to stop for gas!
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