Re: " Is it bad design to override attributes of an existing data set?"
I would argue that it is not since the whole TRANSMIT/RECEIVE/NETDATA format and transport mechanism was designed and implemented in an era with multiple disk geometries (and file systems if you include VM) where the receiving disk might not be (and often was not) the same geometry as the original one. Not to mention VM and DOS/VSE support for FBA DASD. In addition to the output DCB characteristics being part of the RECEIVE response text, I would have liked to see that at least the MVS / z/OS RECEIVE implementation had an additional set of command line options OUTDDNAME/OUTFILE/OUTDSNAME/OUTDATASET which respected the DCB characteristics set by the programmer for the output DD or cataloged dataset. If wishes were horses . . . but that one left the barn a long time ago. Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 6:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Change the default block size of TSO RECEIVE On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 22:26:49 +0000, James Mulder wrote: >https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.2.0?topic=command-receive-prompt-parameter-syntax__;!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!KoMHjuMn3tNACjX75G1j-Ob60pmzv7f-c5V4yJ3gk6NeUgowmT2G1gr2DFVYJBAW_ati6wRzVcZpdCHi6b_o3m2NP9BTJNO0WXvSgj7U$ > ... Thanks. I have submitted a Feedback that the page I mentioned should provide a hyperlink to the page you mentioned. "Parent Topic" doesn't get me there. Why is this a prompt/response rather than additional command line options. Is it bad design to override attributes of an existing data set? >-----Original Message----- >From: Paul Gilmartin >Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 5:02 PM > ... >??? >I see no such options in: ><https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.2.0?topic=syntax-receive-command__;!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!KoMHjuMn3tNACjX75G1j-Ob60pmzv7f-c5V4yJ3gk6NeUgowmT2G1gr2DFVYJBAW_ati6wRzVcZpdCHi6b_o3m2NP9BTJNO0WV4SOvkl$> -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
