On 11/25/2013 8:36 PM, Ze'ev Atlas wrote:
From the little user point of view, he/she knows the name of the
file. As a matter of policy in most facilities (probably all), all
files that the little user do and/or care for are cataloged and are
somewhere in the DFSMS managed storage. Thus, if he/she needs the
file, all need to be done is mentioning the name. The 44 character
name is indeed a stupid limitation that need to go away. The same
thing about stupid limitation is the lack of standard catalog in
Unix. That limitation needs to go away.
1) "little user" sounds pejorative - was that your intent?
2) the 44 character limitation for the data set name is a justifiable
limitation based on the original S/360 hardware and software
limitations. I would hardly call it "stupid". However, I would welcome
your detailed strategy for eliminating it, and what limit, if any, would
you compromise on? How would you redesign the catalog, VTOC, JCL, etc.
and justify the cost of the near rewrite of the OS and many user
programs that use the JFCB?
Complaining is easy, but developing a viable solution isn't. By
comparison, a *nix catalog facility would be child's play.
Gerhard Postpischil
Bradford, Vermont
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