On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:50:22 -0400, Gerhard Postpischil <[email protected]> 
wrote:

>On 9/19/2013 1:17 PM, Doug Henry wrote:
>> Obviously Barbara intentionally didn't request any directory blocks.
>> I would expect and I am sure she did also that would produce a JCL
>> error.
>
>I'm conflicted whether this should produce a JCL error. Programmers have
>been using RDJFCB/OPENJ and changing all kinds of things for ages. OPEN
>could test a (new, DD related) bit to see whether a directory build is
>required; it could also default to a one block or one track directory.
>
>In any case, IBM should be persuaded to either produce a JCL error or
>modify the directory build to write an EOF.

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