FWIW, I don't think JCL can be blamed for DSORG / RECFM / LRECL / BLKSIZE they're a long-standing feature of MVS, and JCL just had to have a way of expressing what the OS requires. And maybe it's just because I've used it for, um, 40 years now, but it doesn't seem so bad.
Though truth to tell, I almost always select RECFM=VB in allocating new files, never fixed unless it's required. --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Crayford Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 03:03 JCL sucks! We know it sucks but there is nothing we can do about it other than suck it up and crack on. Try and teach a new hire about a DCB with cylinders and tracks and RECFM, LRECL, BLKSIZE etc. It's no wonder they prefer the file system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
