<snip> Regarding using the preferred method, I believe its always advisable to have more than one solution in a software tool box. </snip> IMO, not if one solution is better than the other and covers a superset of the cases.
<snip> Regarding the SSCVT, wouldn't that introduce another variable to be verified ?. </snip> If this is your subsystem, then you own that field. There is nothing to verify unless you are trying to address your own errors or random overlays or misuse by authorized programs (and if you go down that route, there is no end to what needs to be verified). Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
