Was it done in the same job? Steve
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: VSAM file as GDS Developer did more testing and found that even though it successfully created generation 1 when an attempt was made to create an additional generation it failed. :-( IEF344I TESTREP STEP01 FILEOUT - ALLOCATION FAILED DUE TO DATA FACILITY SYSTEM ERROR IGD17101I DATA SET PROD.CONNDEF.PATM.BKP.G0001V00 NOT DEFINED BECAUSE DUPLICATE NAME EXISTS IN CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 8 REASON CODE IS 38 IGG0CLEH IGD17219I UNABLE TO CONTINUE DEFINE OF DATA SET ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Frank Swarbrick <frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 2:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: VSAM file as GDS Learn something new every day. Another developer created a GDG (PROD.CONNDEF.PATM.BKP) and then a job step that has the following: //STEP02 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,COND=(4,LT) //FILEIN DD DSN=PROD.ONLINE.CONNDEF.PATM, // DISP=SHR //FILEOUT DD DSN=PROD.CONNDEF.PATM.BKP(+1), // LIKE=PROD.ONLINE.CONNDEF.PATM, // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE) //SYSIN DD DSN=PROD.PARM(REPRO), // DISP=SHR //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* I though for sure this would not work, as PROD.ONLINE.CONNDEF.PATM is a VSAM KSDS. But it appears it in fact did work: PROD.CONNDEF.PATM.BKP PROD.CONNDEF.PATM.BKP.G0001V00 PROD.CONNDEF.PATM.BKP.G0001V00.DATA PROD.CONNDEF.PATM.BKP.G0001V00.INDEX I'm not sure how comfortable I am with it, though. Any harm in doing this? Frank ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
