Here's another clue as to the last time it was current: COPYRIGHT IBM CORP 1983,1988;
Not sure how it allocates files. There is no character string 'ALLOC' nor is there an SVC 99 (X'0a63'). Do you know IND$FILE's foreign cousin, APVUFILE? Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 2:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IND$FILE and zFS? On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:45:37 -0700, Charles Mills wrote: >Waste of bits. IND$File is the b@stard child of an orphan. It's AMODE/RMODE >24, if that gives you any clue as to its currency. > >IMHO > Yes, but ... The use of IND$FILE remains so prevalent (partly because of absurd site security rules), and the use of zFS has become so prevalent, that the union should be sanctified. I can hardly imagine that transferring a Classic data set is performed except by ALLOCATing it, and a general technique for allocation is hinted at in: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.bpxa500/tso.htm The match should be made. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
