Here is an option. AMATERSE will handle a whole PDS. Then download it and send 
it and then upload it and reverse the AMATERSE



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> On Dec 18, 2025, at 13:20, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, TRANSMIT, not RECEIVE.
> 
> Why not use 3120 to begin with? Good idea. I used SDB, which is also often a 
> good idea -- just not in this case.
> 
> Charles
> 
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:53:06 -0500, Phil Smith III <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> We've never had a problem either. We distribute our product as a Windows 
>> .exe (ouch) which uses InstallShield to force acceptance of a license. It 
>> then drops a binary blob onto disk. That gets uploaded (F 80) and RECEIVEd, 
>> which produces one PDS--also F 80--containing several members. Each of THOSE 
>> members is itself an XMITted library, and RECEIVEing those gets you the 
>> installation media. Some of the libraries are BLKSIZE 3120, some are larger.
>> 
>> So Charles, I think you're doing ?something? wrong.
>> 
>> Wait...you're XMITting into a PDS with a large blocksize? What is that large 
>> blocksize, and if you're putting XMITted files into it, why not use 3120 (or 
>> 8000, or some other multiple of 80? Maybe that's the problem?
>> 
>> Apologies if this is naïve.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of 
>> Lennie Bradshaw
>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 1:35 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Grrr! Yes, TSO TRANSMIT destroys PDSes (Rant)
>> 
>> Just tested this on my z/OS 3.1 system and I have differing results to you. 
>> Existing blksize was respected.
>> 
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