Check out CBTTape.org file 951 which is a utility that will convert a GDG to an extended GDG.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel B. Dyck Mainframe Systems Programmer - TRA Enterprise Operations (Station 200) (005OP6.3.10) Information and Technology, IT Operations and Services -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Little Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 7:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Extended GDG question. Yes unfortunately there is no way to "convert" to extended GDG. On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 08:04 Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello group, > > We like to start using Extended GDGs for the nice LIMIT(999) feature. > I found that I can ALTER a GDG to a LIMIT > 255, but only if it is an > Extended GDG. > > I could not find that I can ALTER an old GDG to an Extended GDG. Is > this not possible and can I only define a new GDG as Extended? > This means, delete the old GDG, including the 255 members, define the > new GDG and restore and roll in the 255 members? > > Thanks, > Kees. > > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. > If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the > e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and > that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly > prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by > error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this > message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or > its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete > transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay > in receipt. > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal > Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with > registered number 33014286 > ******************************************************** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
