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kussu
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:30 pm
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Can we change the limit of GDG? If so what is the Syntax?

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:34 pm
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Yes, ALTER using IDCAMS
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:36 pm
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Can you please give me the syntax for that?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:36 pm
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Why, can you not read a manual
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:38 pm
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its urgent for me, that's why i 'm asking
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:45 pm
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ts urgent for me, that's why i 'm asking

looks like plain laziness to me

Your problem anyway
for urgencies get a paid consultancy service, not a free one
or learn to plan Your time better, and allocate time for manual reading

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:52 pm
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Thanks alot for you gr8 suggestions and advices
And don't worry about my future i know how to take care of that
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Pravesh

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:01 pm
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Please use like below:-

//STEP01 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN DD *
ALTER GDGBASE.NAME LIMIT(N)
/*
//

where n is the new limit

Hope it can help!

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:11 pm
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Thanks privesh
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Ah, like retirement, trolling for fish.

this thread shows that to every parasite comes a host.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:11 pm
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Suppose you used code someone (new user of otherwise) gave you, and it deleted your current generations? What would you do then?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:16 pm
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Phrzby Phil wrote:
Suppose you used code someone (new user of otherwise) gave you, and it deleted your current generations? What would you do then?


Make an URGENT request for help to restore lost datasets!
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Phrzby Phil

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:19 pm
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Darn - why didn't I think of that?
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