<snip> The real question is not "how long can a path be [today]?" but rather "how long might a path be at any future point when this compilation is running?" </snip>
And that's why z/OS will never change the maximum path length by default (I actually thought it was 1024, but my knowledge is only from what CSVQUERY implemented and documents for returning the path name). There would have to be some sort of "opt-in" for a longer name. 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
