On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:21:25 -0700, Jon Perryman wrote:
>1. LMINIT allocates a new DD. The DDNAME is placed in the variable you
>specified in DATAID.�
>
I hadn't known this; I still don't believe it; rather LMINIT uses the DDNAME
given and places a generated name in the variable specified in DATAID.
2. If a DD is allocated DISP=OLD, then this dataset cannot be allocated in
another DD. This is why LMINIT fails. You can change the ALLOC to SHR and it
will succeed.
>
I agree.
3. LMINIT allows dsn and DISP to be specified. The ALLOC's are not necessary
�unless you have them for another reason. LMINIT DATAID(XXX) DATASET('xxx')
ENQ(EXCLU). EXCLU is DISP=OLD.
4. LMCOPY and LMFREE must use a variable in the dataid. Assuming this is clist,
you would code LMCOPY FROMID(&INDD) TOID(&OUTDD). LMINIT does NOT use a
varialbe (it specifies a variable name where it will store the allocated DD).
>
What's this ampersand business? I agree (once the correct apostrophes are
added) with the OP's:
'LMCOPY FROMID('INDD') TODATAID('OUTDD') FROMMEM(mema) TOMEM(mema) REPLACE'
5. You should not use TSO FREE(&INDD &OUTDD). LMFREE should be used for this
functionality because it will also clean up ISPF information about the
allocated datasets.
>
If you use TSO ALLOCATE (as in the OP's example), you should use TSO FREE.
6. You could theoretically use the DDNAMES in the variables for TSO commands
but I always use TSO ALLOC for TSO functionality. The advantage of LMINIT is
the dynamic DD name generated avoids possible collisions.
>
BPXWDYN has a similar capability. I'd have used that.
>________________________________
> From: "Hansen, Dave L - Eagan, MN"
>
>
>� LMFREE doesn't have any extra parameters.� I keep getting a message about
>"ALREADY IN USE,� TRY LATER+", "DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB OR
>USER".� GRS shows I'm doing this to myself.� This is my LMCOPY EXEC:
>
>� ALLOC FI(LMIN)� � DA('file1') OLD REUSE
>� ALLOC FI(LMOUT) DA('file2') OLD REUSE
>� Address ISPEXEC
>� LMINIT DATAID(INDD) DNAME(LMIN) ENQ(SHRW)
>� LMINT DATAID(OUTDD) DDNAME(LMOUT) ENQ(SHRW)
>� LMCOPY FROMID('INDD') TODATAID('OUTDD') FROMMEM(mema) TOMEM(mema) REPLACE
>� LMFREE DATAID('INDD')
>� LMFREE DATAID('OUTDD')
>
>� The LMFREE does not generate an error.� I get no errors running the EXEC
>and it does what I want.� Except it's doesn't free my dataset.
>
>� I added:� Address TSO FREE FI(INDD OUTDD).� It generated an error "FILE
>INDD NOT FREED, IS NOT ALLOCATED".
-- gil
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