Ted, The issue that I think you are missing is that this entire conversation started with a site trying to do a VSE to z/OS conversion. For this site, this is a "major" concern. Certainly not the only one, but it is important to understand exactly does happen/when/how under z/OS - so the requirements for the conversion are resourced and met.
As I have said previously, I do think that having "Block Contains 0" is the best solution - as it gives desirable results when the phrase is used and doesn't hurt when it isn't used. "Ted MacNEIL" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<1311180719-1242704268-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1990313 [email protected]>... > >>We have 45 years of baggage. > >>Woulda, coulda, shoulda. > >>Most people/shops have templates with these things already specified. > >>Copy, and move on. > > >Whenever I hear this diachronic rationale for some deficiency of z/OS, I think of the political unrest in the U.S. in the 1960's when bumper stickers: > > > America: Love it or leave it! > > >were countered with: > > > America: Change it or lose it! > > >C 'America' 'z/OS' ALL > > You missed my point(s): > > 1. The existance of templates can/does handle the requirement for BLOCK CONTAINS. > 2. Some things are way to trivial to lose sleep over. > 3. There are more important things to worry about than something that has been around for so long, and we have a solution for. > 4. Copy and move on! > - > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
