Read the description of the date fields in DFSMSdfp Advanced Services. The high order byte contains an unsigned year value to which you add 1900 to get the actual year. Any value below 100 is pre 2000.
At some point in about 130 years, IBM will probably address the Y2155 issue. :>: -----Original Message----- :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On :>: Behalf Of scott :>: Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 4:13 PM :>: To: [email protected] :>: Subject: Probably an old question about dataset dates in the VTOC :>: :>: In VTOCs there is the format 1 descriptor providing information :>: about that dataset, specifically creation date, last referenced, and :>: expiration and still contains only three bytes to hold the date. Is :>: there some description to say it was pre or post year 2000? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
