Execute 20th Step directly

1. Why we do not specify picture clause for comp-1 and comp-2

2. I have 20 steps in total and i have to execute 20 th directly if all 16 exe successfully how to do that.

3. I have a data item say 01 empname pic x(10) and it is accepting more than 10 character what should i do in this case how to stop it from accepting the more character and what it is called.

4. Once created a pds can we updated the directory blocks.

5. How to resolve time stamp mismatch.

6. How to resolve the out of space abends i need details for each one sb37,sd37,se37

[P]Question asked by visitor javed[/b]

You would get more responses if you insert each question into a different thread.

You can update a PDS control block by opening the PDS as BSAM with a keylen of 8.
Walk through the member blocks until you find a member consisting of 8 bytes of high values.

Here's a link to the STOW macro -
[url=http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r11/topic/com.ibm.zos.r11.ieab200/destow.htm?resultof=%22%70%64%73%22%20%22%70%64%22%20%22%63%6f%6e%74%72%6f%6c%22%20%22%62%6c%6f%63%6b%22%20]PDS directory entry format on entry to STOW[/url]

[QUOTE=Geek_Guest;17976]5. How to resolve time stamp mismatch.
[P]Question asked by visitor javed[/b][/QUOTE]

"Time stamp mismatch" in what? SMF, IDMS, DB2?