On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:15:29 +0800, David Crayford wrote:
>
>The book also says "Shell commands that support MVS data sets (such as
>cp, mv, pax, tar, and c89) cannot process data sets that are defined as
>DSNTYPE=LARGE due to the restriction imposed by fopen()." which while
>not exactly crystal clear does explicitly mention fopen().
>
The mention of a restriction imposed by fopen() does not imply:
o that all features of fopen() are supported
o or even that fopen() is used by supported utilities in all cases.
On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:11:34 +0800, David Crayford wrote:
...
>The book says:
>
>"In order to use the //DD:DDNAME format, ...
>
>I think I'm on safe ground.
>
I have worked with developers who were fastidious in delivering to customers
code using only facilities documented as supported, and not relying on,
"Well, it looks like that other thing, and it worked when I tried it, so I'll
use it."
RCF submitted.
-- gil
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