[Default] On 2 Mar 2020 10:10:07 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main [email protected] (Seymour J Metz) wrote:
>> DFP catalogs > >? > >DFP supported the CVOLs introduced by OS/360, the VSAM catalogs introduced by >VSAM and the ICF catalogs introduced by DF/EF. DFP did not introduce a new >catalog structure. My shop avoided DF/EF but for various reasons wanted to move to ICF catalogs to allow the elimination of VSAM catalogs and CVOLs, hence installing DFP. I suspect the main reason was VSAM catalog exclusive ownership of volumes. Since this was 30+ years ago, my recollection is somewhat vague. Clark Morris ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
