>>> I need to check whether any of a list of datasets exists and whether any of >>> a list of ddnames is allocated.
Shmuel, How about issuing ENQ in loop for all the datasets in the list? Once you hit a dataset that is already allocated you can quit the search. Thanks, Kolusu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN