The reason why "S X" became so prevalent was because it is much faster to type 3 characters into the main console than the nine characters of "S DEALLOC". Since the results were the same, i.e., the device ended up being offline, the faster method was always used way back when.
Bill Fairchild Programmer Rocket Software 408 Chamberlain Park Lane • Franklin, TN 37069-2526 • USA t: +1.617.614.4503 • e: [email protected] • w: www.rocketsoftware.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 12:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Varying off path while it is in use Thanks to all who replied, I know now what to use as search args, so I retried my searches on my favourite toy. This is what I found in a very ancient proclib (Recalled=browsed=migrated - hard work just to see one stupid line :-D) BROWSE .....PROCLIB.backup....(X) Command ===> **************************** //S1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 **************************** My operators are indeed just as lazy like my users with their passwords. minimum hand movements... ;-) As shipped by that big blue one (z/OS v1.12): BROWSE ......PROCLIB(DEALLOC) Command ===> ********************************* Top of Data ***************** //DEALLOC EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //DUMMY1 DD DUMMY //* THIS PROCEDURE IS ACTIVATED BY A 'START DEALLOC' COMMAND TO //* EXECUTE IEFBR14 CAUSING ALLOCATION TO DEALLOCATE A //* DEVICE SPECIFIED ON A PREVIOUS 'VARY OFFLINE' COMMAND. Thanks again to all, my curiousity has been cured. ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
