On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:46:56 -0400, Thomas David Rivers wrote: >I'm reworking some code to avoid multiple OPENs for >reading PDS members.. > >But, I will still be just reading one member at a time, >and I don't know the member names a-priori. > >The DFSMS documentation states that using BLDL + FIND >(and using the ttr,C form for FIND) results in a performance >improvement... over simply pointing FIND at the DCB.
I am curious to know where the documentation says that. Can you be more specific? > >But - is that still true if the BLDL list is only for one member? > >That is, if you're looking for one member at a time, is there >a reason to prefer BLDL+FIND over a direct FIND of the DCB? > >It seems to me the next BLDL is going to have to read the PDS >directory to find the information; just like a FIND would have >to do??? > Bill ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
