I'd like to see a one-line-per-JSNo format, something like this: LOGFILE1.LOGGING1.SYSTEM12 (5 ACCESSORS,SHARED,3 R,2 W) #S12345 JOBNAME8,USER5678.ACCT5678,GROUP678 Ldev: 12345 #S40 FRED,MGR.PAYROLL,PUB Ldev: 77 #J15 JSPOOL,RSPOOL.SYS,RSPOOL Ldev: 10 /bin/awk (2 ACCESSORS,SHARED,2 R) #S12 CATHY.DEVELOP,CI Ldev: 228 #J8 JCOMP,MBETOOLS.BUILD,PUB Ldev: 10 This would be easy to parse for tricks like warning/aborting all accessors of a given file. You might be able to use the space at the end of the line for summarized PIN data like a count of how many PINs the JSNo has accessing the file (1R/2W) or even mixing in your FLOCK abbreviations (3Fe/2Os/1G1). If not that, then I'd at least like a simple flag on the JSNo that has the lock that is causing other processes to wait. Thanks Jeff for what seems to be shaping up as a really nice enhancement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Diercks -------- mail: [log in to unmask] Programmer/Analyst /|| | talk: [log in to unmask] Computing Services /_|| | WWW : http://rowlf.csv.anderson.edu/ Anderson University / ||__| tel : (317)641-4305 Anderson, IN 46012 -------- fax : (317)641-3851 o________________________________________________________ ___ _\_, \=`==^==> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^