If you do not specify space for DATA and INDEX, the system takes the 25 cyls and allocates an INDEX as part of the 25 cyls you specified after the DEFINE. If you want the DATA to contain 25 cyls, then you should specify SPACE for DATA and INDEX. How much space was allocated to the INDEX?
Not so, according to the Managing Catalogs book. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DGT2C160/3.1.1?SHELF=EZ2ZBK0G&DT=20080514104905 Bob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html