I want to thank everyone for the detailed input on "How a job 
ends-up with two $STDLIST on the system". 

The question was asked in defense of HP's technique used 
to retrieve a DFID for a specific $STDLIST.  Based on my 
experience, and everyones replies, a job can only have 
one $STDLIST.  

A specific job doesn't have TWO $STDLIST, it 
can't!!! However when a job number has been used by two 
different jobs, each will have it's own $STDLIST.  If this 
duplicate job number scenario is occurring on your system, 
then maybe the Sys Adm should change the way they are 
managing the system counter's and $STDLIST's.

IMHO, the technique used by HP here, to set one var, and 
then dynamically update the value of another, is NOT a bad 
technique. I think this technique needs to be looked into, and 
maybe some improvements made, like more variables that 
work this way, and more info returned.  

Anyway, I just want to thanks the person that added this 
trivial enhancement to MPE, it works for me.




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Michael Anderson
Student Services Programmer/Analyst
Spring Independent School District, Houston, Texas, 77090
281.586.1105