Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Hi,

Is "-" allowed in DSN name? I never used it and thought it was the rule not to use it but I have located a file with name like this:
How come dash is allowed?

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ ... 2005&CASE=

but you could have done it yourself. The manual, not a forum or anything else, is the fount of all knowledge regarding IT subjects.

Yes, "-" is allowed in the dataset names in mainframes. But I have not seen it too many times.

"-" is allowed. It is usable when you want to have same file name for different countries and uses the country name after the "-".

It is usable when you want to have same file name for different countries and uses the country name after the "-".

that might be the use in Your organisation.
it is enough to say that it is allowed

enrico-sorichetti wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:24 pmthat might be the use in Your organisation.
it is enough to say that it is allowed

You are tight, yes it's allowed.

This is good information. I have also never used it.