Re: EXTNAME questions....

>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:31:20 -0500
>From: "Stone, Brad V (TC OASIS)" <bvstone@taylorcorp.com>
>
> ...
>Now, when I reference this file in the EXTNAME keyword of my D Spec, as
>shown here:
>
> D ITM02         E DS                  EXTNAME(ITM02_1.01) INZ
>
>It tells me the parameter is invalid.  I removed the period, and it
accepts
>it.  This tells me that it doesn't like the period.
>
>Now, why can I create a file with that name, but I can't reference it in
the
>EXTNAME keyword?

Why?  Because of a bug.  It's fixed for V4R2 and V4R4 in the compiler (but
not SEU) by these PTFs:
  V4R2M0  SF58249
  V4R4M0  SF58563

Have you tried the online APAR database?
http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/n_dir/nas4apar.NSF/b6c9b771e38b5ea2862564c00079d110?OpenView

Search "All Apars" for EXTNAME and you'll find this as the first APAR.

Barbara Morris


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