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DEALLOC()

Use the DEALLOC() function to dynamically deallocate a specified data set.

Syntax

The DEALLOC() function has this syntax:

DEALLOC(ddname)

Argument

The DEALLOC() function takes this argument:

ddname

DDname of the data set you want to deallocate.

Usage Notes

Dynamically allocated data sets are automatically deallocated at the end of the IMOD task that allocated them, unless ALLOC() specified the PERM option.

• Both allocating and deallocating data sets generates a message in ISRVLOG.

Return Codes

The DEALLOC() function produces these return codes:

101

ARG 1 MISSING OR INVALID

121

error info text

error SVC 99 error code (hexadecimal)

info SVC 99 information code (hexadecimal)

text explanatory text

Example

dealloc('SYSUT1') == '' /* Free a previously allocated data set*/