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Re: DSECT for MVS PDS vol def block?

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From: David P.C. Wollmann
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 00:00
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FWIW, an earlier description of the PDS directory spec stated that the the
bytes in question were 'reserved for future use.' I guess the future is
here.






On Tue, 05 Aug 1997 19:14:47 -0400, Jim Van Sickle <jim.vs@ibm.net> wrote:

>smyers@popmail.voicenet.com wrote:
>> 
>> Mike --
>> 
>> It took some doing, but the OS/390 1.3 manual for ISPF clearly states
>> the
>> two bytes are used for the century indication.
>> 
>> See
>> http://ppdbooks.pok.ibm.com:80/cgi-bin/bookmgr/bookmgr.cmd/BOOKS/ISPMES01/8/2/4
>> 
>> -- Steve Myers
>
>Who the heck would have thought to look in the "Messages and Codes"
>manual for the ISPF Statistics Entry in a PDS Directory?!?! 
>
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From: ibmstuff@oknet.com (David P.C. Wollmann)
Subject: Re: DSECT for MVS PDS vol def block?
Date: 1997/08/08
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