Agree. Lennie -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: 24 December 2022 07:21 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PDS compression needs a new name - defoam? unfoam? degas? I hope someone has a better idea!
On 12/21/2022 3:16 AM, David Cole wrote: > The notion of "PDS compression" has a long and time honored history... > But then along came... well, actual compression! > > As we all know, PDS compression has nothing to do with data > compression. All it does is rearrange the physical location of members > so as to eliminate the holes (foam? gas?) that has arisen between them. > > Historically, we have called that "compression", but in this day and > age continuing to call it that no longer is an option. > > Has anyone come up with a better term that I missed while not looking? I like REORG. It's a time-honored (often database) term used to describe various processes similar to what is done to a PDS during "compression"... -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
