The restriction in the DCB is due to Assembler restrictions on use of '-'.
Tony Thigpen Paul Gilmartin wrote on 1/6/24 5:59 PM:
On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 23:14:28 +0100, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote:... For dataset names the addition is "-". This character can be used in dataset names with no tricks like name in apostrophes, uncataloged ones, etc.But not, in my experience, in a reference to define DCB subparameters such as: DCB=HLQ.FOO-BAR * Syntax error! <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=dp-syntax-2> Is there any plausible reason for that restriction I hate JCL! -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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