L? I would expect 8X'FF' to work for PDSE, but what happens with PDS?
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Steve Beaver <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2024 7:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: allowed characters in member name Actually STOW 8XL’FF’ Will work Sent from my iPhone No one said I could type with one thumb > On Jan 7, 2024, at 18:34, Paul Gilmartin > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 23:42:41 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: > >> Long ago (in OS/390?) IBM introduced a bunch of keywords equivalent to >> subparameters of DCB, e.g., LRECL= is equivalent to DCB=LRECL=. I believe >> that LIKE= was part of that. >> > Did LIKE add any expressive power that DCB lacks? > > I believe neither DCB nor LIKE can be used in nor refer to DD PATH= > > The alternative might be to use JCL symbols for common attribute strings. > > Combining brevity and mnemonic value: > Q = "'" > QQ = '"' > > Don't forget to mention them in PROCEDURE EXPOSE. > SIGNAL ON NOVALUE would remind you, if you chose to use it. > > -- > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
