>>>// DSORG=PS >> >>Don't specify the (incorrect) DSORG. >> >I'm mystified: I had thought that when a member name is specified the file is >sequential; that's what gets merged into the DCB by OPEN if not specified in the DCB macro, and the OP was at worst reasserting a default.
I understand the mystification. But, unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. A PDS(E) with a member specified is not truly sequential. Specifying DSORG=PS is, at best, redundant and, at worst, screws up STOW (IIRC -- if I don't, I'm sure I'll be corrected). Unfortunately, these are the artifacts left over from an operating system with a 45-year history of attempting to maintain consistancy. It may be a pain; the alternative of having to re-write with every release is worse. - 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
