I can't think of any reason you should not, but allow for exceptions due to broken (usually home grown) code that has some unforeseen dependencies.
PDS/PDSE and SORTWK(?) have some known restrictions. There might be a few other areas with restrictions, but in general, I think you'll do well. HTH, <snip> Is there any compelling reason why I should not (or can't) use Extended Format for all SMS managed Sequential (flat and GDG) and VSAM (KSDS, ESDS, Linear) datasets? Anything special I would need to do for Linear DB2 databases/tablespaces? </snip> ::DISCLAIMER:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
