>> the command line that eventually leads to another FTOPEN. This is like >> saying that "why are you making left turns? You can just make a bunch of >> right turns instead". The capability exists, it should work.
Michael, In your case since you are EDITING the supec generated JCL in batch, it is opened in EXCLUSIVE mode and unless you close it, no one else can access it. That behavior is same across any operating system. The FTOPEN error is the result of Enqueue failure. >>(they don't know how to name their screens). SCRNAME has existed for a long time. With ZSTART parm, you can stack the commands to having multiple screens along with their names. And if someone forgot as to how many screens they have ,then they can use SWAPBAR ON and it shows ALL of the screens with their names and you can point to the screen of your choice using the mouse and click on it to get to the desired screen. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=commands-scrname https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=commands-swapbar >> FWIW, I almost never create more than two ISPF screens. I do my work by >> stacking commands on top of each other. I know it is a personal preference but, aren't you limiting yourself when you need more than 2 screens ? For example Viewing a DUMP in 1 screen and the LISTING in 1 screen and Input/output files in another screen ? Also, just curious as to how you are keeping track of your stacked sessions? Let's say you stacked 8 layers and then when you need to get out of each session, how do you ensure that you accidentally don't close a session that you need to save? Thanks, Kolusu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
