Non-numeric volsers with CA-1 from the beginning when they bought it from Uccel. Can't say why because it was before my time. I did install it once before they made it easier. The volser translation exits were minor compared to the zapping in the intercepts :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 10:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: curious: volsers < 6 non-blank chars & non-numeric tape > > There is a thread over on TSO-REXX about splitting up a "string" into "volume > serials". This has occasioned two questions to me. > > 1) Has anybody ever had a VOLSER which was not exactly 6 non-blank > characters for a regularly used volume? Especially any trailing blanks? > > 2) Has any commercial shop ever used non-numeric tape volume serials for > normal in-house tapes? If so, why? I ask because, at least historically, > CA-1's > support of non-number tape serials was "difficult" (needed some sort of > mapping exit as I recall). > > Just curious. > > -- > There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! > Genghis Khan > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
