You don't mention what you want to use it for, but with SMS managed datasets 
part of the problem was eliminated, because SMS managed datasets automatically 
get an EOF. You can't anymore simply allocate a dataset and start reading the 
old data on the tracks.

Kees.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Bill Wilkie
> Sent: 21 April, 2017 12:15
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Erase on Scratch
> 
> I have been looking into the Erase on Scratch capability to erase all
> extents of a data set but much of my research indicates that:
> 
> 1. You must set up the data set names individually.
> 2. It will not erase &&Temp data set names unless you:
>      a. Make the &&TEMP name a permanent name.
>      b. Map the temp name to a permanent name already being erased.
>      c. SETROPS ERASE(ALL) to erase all deleted data sets, which is very
> slow.
> 
> My question is "Is anyone using it" and if so how is it working out?
> If you are not using it Why not?
> 
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