>IMHO it is problem with IBM. Are you deaf?
Sometimes it is; sometimes they are. However, not this time. >People really NEED the functionality to simply make single dataset archive, transmit it to PC *with no tricks and black magic* and then upload it to a z/OS and unpack. Know your job. What is difficult about running two programs one after the other to get the desired result? >What would be wrong with "DUMP DS() OUDATASET(some.PS) *TRANSMITTABLE*" ? >Output format should be FB (with no blocksize harcoded, any LRECL), ... Nothing would be wrong, except the fact that the person uploading that thing to z/OS again would still need to understand to FTP in binary mode *and* to make sure the target data set *is* FB (and correct LRECL). Again, know your job. I'm not against the desire to have an option added to DSS. My point is, you can always find a new situation where you need to combine programs to get the desired result. You naturally will use scripting (aka JCL), don't you? This is what I meant by "know your job". -- Peter Hunkeler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
