On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:12:52 -0700, Charles Mills wrote:
>Because some program only accepts V(B) data? Because of input dataset
>concatenation or output DISP=MOD issues? As a test to see if some program
>handles VB correctly?
>
With most IBM utilities, it's the other way around: they prefer FB.
>I can think of lots of good reasons.
>
And perhaps a few bad ones?
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Woodger
>Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 5:53 PM
>
>If, with EXEC PGM=IEBGENER, your SORT product is used, you will see ICE or WER
>message prefixes (preficies?).
>
Alas, my JCL worked so well that I got no messages. That SYSPRINT
line ought to have a message code. IEBITISI?
>You want to copy an FB to a VB, with no further changes? Why? ...
>
I understand that IEBGENER has some little-known (to me) editing facilities.
That might engender a reason.
>Why do you want a VB data set with all the records the same length?
>
I'll pass that question back to IBM; they provided the facility.
And, to my utter amusement:
LIBRARY SYS1.LINKLIB Row 0017057 of 0023056
Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR
Name Prompt Lib Alias-of Size TTR AC AM RM
_________ IEFBR14 1 00000008 01B30D 00 24 24
_________ IEFBR15 11 DUMMY 00000040 02F92C 00 24 24
I hope DUMMY is far faster than the real IEFBR15.
-- gil
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