On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:56:47 -0500, Gerhard Postpischil wrote: > >2) the 44 character limitation for the data set name is a justifiable >limitation based on the original S/360 hardware and software >limitations. I would hardly call it "stupid". However, I would welcome >your detailed strategy for eliminating it, and what limit, if any, would >you compromise on? How would you redesign the catalog, VTOC, JCL, etc. >and justify the cost of the near rewrite of the OS and many user >programs that use the JFCB? > Doesn't z/OS already provide a UNIX filesystem that transcends the name space constraint? It bypasses catalog and VTOC, and is supported by JCL, allocation, and access methods. Legacy programs that have in intrinsic 44 character limitation can continue to use the legacy filesystem until they get better.
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