:>: -----Original Message----- :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On :>: Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin :>: Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 8:51 PM :>: To: [email protected] :>: Subject: Re: Accessing DASD areas that have no DSCB (UNCLASSIFIED) :>: :>: On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:27:28 +0000, Storr, Lon A CTR USARMY HRC (US) :>: wrote: :>: > :>: >When a dataset is deleted, it is scratched and its DSCB in the VTOC is :>: freed. Hence, as far as I know, the dataset's data can only be accessed :>: in one of two ways: :>: > :>: Pedantry: "have no DSCB"? Is there not in fact a DSCB describing such :>: an extent? Perhaps a Format 5, or thereabouts?
Only for non-indexed volumes. If the volume is indexed, the free space details are kept in the index, not the VTOC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
