On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:51:43 -0400, Steve Thompson wrote: >I agree that the 8 char node and 44 char limit on DSN names needs >to be expanded. That is going to hit VTOCs and CATALOGs and JCL, >and dynamic allocation.... > Are you one of those radicals who think that sooner or later you'll need more than 640 K?
>But there is always z/OS 4.1 (kinda would match with OE, hmmmm). > Yes. (Is there an announcement?) Dynamic allocation handles the UNIX name space just fine. What can't be done with OE files, especially with FILE \DATA=RECORD? Well, OE directories in STEPLIB and EXEC PGM='Long Mixed Case Name'. I want it! DSFS is a step in the wrong direction: adding classic MVS data set restrictions to OE rather than adding UNIX flexxibility to MVS. Where's the DSFS User's Guide? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
