Tom Conley wrote: >Try transferring a VB file to a VB file with a z/OS to z/OS transfer.
This is what I do. Pre-allocate your datasets, do your z/OS to z/OS FTP. >If you don't have a preallocated target, and you don't use a SITE command, >you'll get the defaults, usually FB80, hacking your VB255 file to bits. Indeed. What a real PITA. It also depends on how your FTP server [and possibility your TCP/IP stack too] is using whatever defaults were setup. ... oh, it also depends on your SMS setup. So, if needed, pre-allocate your stuff, unless you want to have a Waterloo battle with your z/OS TCP/IP and SMS teams. ... then if your pre-allocated dataset DCB attributes are all different to your specific needs, but is migrated to ML2, then you are having great fun... (for wait for recall and observing a failed FTP...) >Oh, and don't forget to type in MODE B and TYPE E or else your VB records are >just strung together. You do that after a lot of failed attempts. Ask me, I still have painful memories and unhealed scars of that... >It's a freaking mess. WAY too much manual intervention. Shhhhh, you will make mainframe haters too happy. ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
