/*XMIT transfers a data set as a "JOB". Normally no virtual machine reacts on that but ... /*XMIT is a JES2 feature. JES3 is a bit different. You have to use a delimiter. If you create the "output" from TSO, you should allocate a sysout to the dest and userid (which might be a small problem if you don't have a "good" allocate command. the IBM standard doesn't allow a USERID. Misusing the JOB entry feature for OUTPUT data set transfer can create some lomg term problems. NJE and RSCS allows a variety of "non designed" combinations.... But you are in a good party: NETSERV HELPFILE Dunno who invented this idea. Peter P.S. Don't take me too serious. > > P.S. I'm primarily a VM programmer, with a good deal of VS/1 > experience. I base this on my knowledge of HASP 4.0 on VS/1 7.0D > (anybody else running this? :-) JES can't be THAT much different. Whow, you are missing 10 years of intensive development. :-) I begin to understand why VM people prefer over "OS". have a nice afternoon/evening/weekend folks