Create AWStape file from DASD file

2008-03-20 Thread גדי בן אבי
Hi, We have a client that has installed the VTA system fro Universal software. Until now, we sent them cartridges with various files, now they want to receive the files in AWStape format. I found a program called VTT2DISK that reads a tape and creates an AWStape file. Does anyone know of

Re: Can I know programmatically if a load module has been zapped?

2008-03-20 Thread R.S.
Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:53:44 -0500, David Eisenberg wrote: Yikes! Our programmers occasionally ZAP a load module in a test load library, which is fine. When the time comes to promote the load module into a production load library, however, I would like our change

COBOL structure for XML generate

2008-03-20 Thread Werner Kuehnel
We're currently trying to generate XML output by a EntCOB program. Generally it works, however we couldn't yet manage to create the structure of var id=... v=.../ in the following example: dataApp id=Datenbeschaffer callMode=SWITCH callTerm=TERM stencilId=SCL12345 var id=KDN

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Peter Relson
As the ASSB fields mentioned are not programming interfaces, no additional information will be provided as to their meaning and use. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

ATL and MVS out of sync -IPL avoidance

2008-03-20 Thread J Ellis
I recently had a problem where the software and hardware control blocks in my ts3500(3584) got out of sync. The short of it is, encryption got enabled on the drives and the C06's got iml'd with the library active. We still had one path to the drives, but lost the others. Flipping on encryption

z/OS R9 Migration Presentation with QA

2008-03-20 Thread John Eells
Hey, the price is right: Title: Plan your migration to z/OS V1.9! Speakers: - Gita Grube Berg, IBM z/OS Marketing - Marna Walle, IBM z/OS System Build and Install Team Broadcast date: March 27, 2008, 11 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, 3:00 p.m Greenwich Mean Time Developed for: Mainframe IT

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such? Are there any control

Re: user catalog question

2008-03-20 Thread Peter Ten Eyck
There is no message on the console. In the log of the job, there are messages for VSAM data sets problems. I can summarize in the follow way: How much DASD volume checking happens during a listct? We know that the VVDS on a given volume is referenced for a VSAM data set listcat. What else?

Stand alone Dump with ICC cards

2008-03-20 Thread Andy White
Is anyone out there using ICC for a z/OS console. We are switching over from our 3174's and started to use ICC consoles so I thought id ask our operator to do a SAD from it. The first problem I had was I didn't change the SAD to use the new console (address 1300) I changed it had them we do

Re: COBOL structure for XML generate

2008-03-20 Thread Steve Comstock
Werner Kuehnel wrote: We're currently trying to generate XML output by a EntCOB program. Generally it works, however we couldn't yet manage to create the structure of var id=... v=.../ in the following example: dataApp id=Datenbeschaffer callMode=SWITCH callTerm=TERM

Re: SYMDUMP Question

2008-03-20 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
Is the character set issue on your end or in the listserv? In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03/17/2008 at 01:18 PM, Gary Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Origin: 205.203.128.142 X-Mailer: AtMail 4.61 - 205.203.128.142 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ServerPac IYO (Installing Your Order)

2008-03-20 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03/18/2008 at 10:32 AM, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Does it bother anyone else that the orderhlq.SCPPLENU only contains a PDF version now that you have to transfer to your workstation to read? Yes. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT

Re: SYMDUMP Question

2008-03-20 Thread Gary Green
I have no idea... ??? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SYMDUMP Question Is the character set issue on your end or in the

Re: Unable To Delete Archived Dataset

2008-03-20 Thread Lucy Arnold
Can you just type a u next to the dataset, then reply 'N' when DMS asks if you want to restore??? Lucy -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Chase, John
Hi, All, We're renovating our page dataset allocations (z/OS 1.7 - 1.9) and found that our previously-used DEFINE specs from many moons ago need tweaking beyond space and volser; specifically, SWAP vs NOSWAP. From reading the following: SWAP|NOSWAP

Re: Stand alone Dump with ICC cards

2008-03-20 Thread Staller, Allan
It is probably waiting for an interrupt from the device. Hit RESET/ENTER and it should wake up.. snip Is anyone out there using ICC for a z/OS console. We are switching over from our 3174's and started to use ICC consoles so I thought id ask our operator to do a SAD from it. The first problem

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Mark Jacobs
Chase, John wrote: Hi, All, We're renovating our page dataset allocations (z/OS 1.7 - 1.9) and found that our previously-used DEFINE specs from many moons ago need tweaking beyond space and volser; specifically, SWAP vs NOSWAP. From reading the following:

Antwort: Re: COBOL structure for XML generate

2008-03-20 Thread Werner Kuehnel
Thanks Steve for your reply, unfortunately our EntCOB version is 3.4, so I've to see how to get the latest release. It may take some time to upgrade, but I'll keep you posted about the result. Werner IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU schrieb am 20.03.2008 13:11:25: Werner

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m... Hi, All, We're renovating our page dataset allocations (z/OS 1.7 - 1.9) and found that our previously-used DEFINE specs from many moons ago need tweaking beyond space and volser; specifically, SWAP vs NOSWAP. From

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Wayne Driscoll
John, Since in z/OS 1.8 and above there is no such thing as a physical swap of an address space, I see no reason to use the SWAP parameter. Wayne Driscoll Product Developer NOTE: All opinions are strictly my own. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL

Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
I cannot think of an easy way to do this, so I thought that I'd ask. I want to copy a sequential file to another sequential file (both on DASD, not tape!), translating the contents from EBCDIC (CP-037) to ASCII (ISO8859-1). I can think of a way to do it using UNIX services, but I'm hoping for a

Re: Create AWStape file from DASD file

2008-03-20 Thread Roger Bowler
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:29:51 +0200, GADI_B wrote: Does anyone know of a way to create the AWStape file directly from a file on DASD without writing to tape first? The AWSSL utility by Reed H. Petty is what you are looking for. It's distributed with Hercules and is documented in:

Re: MVS initiated FTP to Windows

2008-03-20 Thread Betsy Jeffery
We have just implemented a solution for such a transfer. We are required to secure all data transfers internal or external. For z/OS to Unix to Linux we use FTP over System SSL on the z/OS side, lftp and proftp on Unix / Linux respectively. For Windows, our shop did not change to use a

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Michael Knigge
not tape!), translating the contents from EBCDIC (CP-037) to ASCII (ISO8859-1). I can think of a way to do it using UNIX services, but I'm hoping for a simplier method. The ASCII file is to be transferred to a Windows system, so each line must end in CRLF. Why do you want to convert it first

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread GAVIN Darren * OPS EAS
The FTP transfer can do the translation for you. However if you want to translate via a program, something like the following in Cobol. 01 WS-NUMERIC-FIELDS SYNCHRONIZED. 05 WS-POSPIC S9(9) COMP. 05 WS-POS2 PIC S9(9)

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Eric Bielefeld
So, you're renovating your page datasets. How do you do that? Do you take a hammer and chisel and carve out some extra space on the disk? (I couldn't resist - its almost Friday). Actually, as others have pointed out, swap datasets are pretty much dead. The paging algorithms have been

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch? I cannot think of an easy way to do this, so I thought that I'd ask. I

Re: Stand alone Dump with ICC cards

2008-03-20 Thread Andy White
Thanks we tried that a few times just got a xwait... Do you code in the macro below the 4 digit console that way? Thats what im wondering. Andy Internet: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 03/20/2008 10:28:36 AM: It is probably waiting for

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Kirk Wolf
Or you could use fromdsn with Co:Z to transfer and convert in one step (over SSH). // EXEC COZPROC,ARGS='[EMAIL PROTECTED]' //STDIN DD * fromdsn -s IBM037 -t ISO8859-1 //MVS.DATASET c:\data\myfile.txt // (the -s and -t are probably not necessary, the default will be to use the default z/OS

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Edward Jaffe
Eric Bielefeld wrote: Actually, as others have pointed out, swap datasets are pretty much dead. The paging algorithms have been changed to efficiently swap to the regular page datasets. This is not what was done! The concept of physical swap was removed entirely. The operating system no

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Knigge Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:27 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch? Why do you want to convert it first and than transfer it?

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Wolf Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch? Or you could use fromdsn with Co:Z to transfer and convert in

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:39:28 -0500, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:04:11 -0500, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I cannot think of an easy way to do this, so I thought that I'd ask. I want to copy a sequential file to another sequential file (both on DASD, not

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch? [snip] BROWSESYS1.CEE.SCEEPROC(EDCICONV)

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Kirk Wolf
Thats curious. The code uses the C library to do dataset I/O and of course you would have pipe I/O between the processes. One variable is whether you have Unicode Services enabled for these codepages or not - we fall back to ICONV() if not, which can be more expensive. Might also be some LE

Re: Stand alone Dump with ICC cards

2008-03-20 Thread Clifford McNeill
Andy, We use the ICC controllers for consoles and have not had a problem doing SA dumps. Here is our console piece of the AMDSADMP macro. CONSOLE=((200,3278),(201,3278),(300,3278),(301,3278)) here is the ICC/OSA setup Number Name IP Addr Type DHD RSP RTO 200

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Wolf Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch? Thats curious. The code uses the C library to do dataset

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:57:30 -0500, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:39:28 -0500, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:04:11 -0500, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I cannot think of an easy way to do this, so I thought that I'd ask. I want

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread GAVIN Darren * OPS EAS
It sounds like a setup issue with the failing FTP server, if it works fine to other ftp servers. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re:

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:39:28 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: XLATE WORKAREA,(4),TO=A ?!?!?!?! Doesn't XLATE use the dreadful IGC0010C (IIRC) conversion table? I might try (totally untested): //STEP EXEC PGM=FTP,PARM='localhost (EXIT' //TEMP DD DISP=(,PASS),DSN=amp;TEMP,... //INPUT

Re: Stand alone Dump with ICC cards

2008-03-20 Thread Staller, Allan
The coding for the SAD looks good to me. If all else fails, the HCM can be used to control the SAD... It is probably waiting for an interrupt from the device. Hit RESET/ENTER and it should wake up.. snip Is anyone out there using ICC for a z/OS console. We are switching over from our

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of GAVIN Darren * OPS EAS Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch? It sounds like a setup issue with the failing FTP

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:48:18 -0500, Paul Gilmartin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:39:28 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: XLATE WORKAREA,(4),TO=A ?!?!?!?! Doesn't XLATE use the dreadful IGC0010C (IIRC) conversion table? Yes. BROWSESYS1.MACLIB(XLATE)

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Fochtman
snip--- Actually, I think that I've found the problem. There appears to be a firewall between the mainframe and the Windows box. The ftp which is failing is large (small ftps succeed!) and my estimate is that it is taking just a bit over 2 minutes to complete the

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:59 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch? snip--- Actually, I

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Howard Brazee
On 20 Mar 2008 08:06:16 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (McKown, John) wrote: I cannot think of an easy way to do this, so I thought that I'd ask. I want to copy a sequential file to another sequential file (both on DASD, not tape!), translating the contents from EBCDIC (CP-037) to ASCII (ISO8859-1). I

Re: ICC

2008-03-20 Thread Ron Wells
do I need to put the IPaddr of term/emulator in conf...or will it ICC pick up what is connecting to it?? Gather the LUname for 3270 has to be there and match on emulator setup... But for oness defined as Console's ?? -- Email

S0C4 Abend in RELEASE Command

2008-03-20 Thread Eric Bielefeld
I am trying to use the RELEASE command with PDS86. I've used it in the past to release extents, and release space from PDS's and leave a certain amount of free space. I keep getting an S0C4 abend at +X'364 into the module. This is the CBT version that comes in load module format in file 035.

testing

2008-03-20 Thread Carlos A. Bodra
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Re: ICC

2008-03-20 Thread Clifford McNeill
Ron, I think you are correct. We put it there to ensure only specific devices will connect as consoles. Cliff McNeill Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:18:36 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ICC To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu do I need to put the IPaddr of term/emulator in conf...or will

Re: S0C4 Abend in RELEASE Command

2008-03-20 Thread John P Kalinich
Eric Bielefeld of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 03/20/2008 12:53:13 PM: I am trying to use the RELEASE command with PDS86. I've used it in the past to release extents, and release space from PDS's and leave a certain amount of free space. I keep getting an

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Todd Burch
If this is a COBOL file, and you can FTP it to Windows in binary, along with the copybook, I have a utility I wrote (runs on Unix and Windows) that will convert those 16,000 tracks to ASCII text and you could time it with the secondhand on your wristwatch. Todd -Original Message-

How to Split a record ? (DFSORT ?)

2008-03-20 Thread ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO
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How to Split a record ? (DFSORT ?)

2008-03-20 Thread ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO
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How to Split a Record ? (DFSORT ?)

2008-03-20 Thread ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO
Hi all, I'm sorry for reposting, but sometimes weird things happen to my emails... Once i have a dataset (80 positions), is there an easy way to split the records, specifying the initial column ? Like this : +---5---105---20

Re: S0C4 Abend in RELEASE Command

2008-03-20 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Thanks John, That was it. I figured it was something simple. The correct setc was commented, so I reversed the two. Eric John P Kalinich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eric Bielefeld of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 03/20/2008 12:53:13 PM: I am trying

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Jim Mulder
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 03/20/2008 10:24:50 AM: We're renovating our page dataset allocations (z/OS 1.7 - 1.9) and found that our previously-used DEFINE specs from many moons ago need tweaking beyond space and volser; specifically, SWAP vs NOSWAP. From

S878 abend adding volumes to SMS in batch

2008-03-20 Thread Chris Burgess
I have been trying to add volumes to a SMS storage pool in batch using the JCL in the SYS1.SACBCNTL. In the first run it added about 150 volumes before abending with SYSTEM CODE=878. I added REGION=0M and I am seeing the same issue. Now when I add them via ISMF (only a couple) I am seeing

Re: How to Split a Record ? (DFSORT ?)

2008-03-20 Thread Reda, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 2:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: How to Split a Record ? (DFSORT ?) snip Once i have a dataset (80 positions), is there an

Re: ICC

2008-03-20 Thread Ron Wells
Cliff .. Thanks---just ried it and worked -- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended only for

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Eric Bielefeld
As soon as I read your post, I remembered that they took out physical swap. I am curious though - I know address spaces still get swapped out - how does that happen without a physical swap? I used to know that at one time, but I can't remember. Eric Edward Jaffe [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 3/20/2008 1:43:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (ISO8859-1). I can think of a way to do it using UNIX services, but I'm hoping for a simplier method. The ASCII file is to be transferred to a Windows system, so each line must end in CRLF. What

Re: How to Split a Record ? (DFSORT ?)

2008-03-20 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
Look up the / operator in the BUILD or OUTREC parameter of the OUTFIL statement in the DFSORT manual. -Original Message- From: ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: How to Split a Record ? (DFSORT ?) Hi all, I'm sorry for

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Arthur T.
On 20 Mar 2008 11:49:31 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main (Message-ID:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Finnell) wrote: In a message dated 3/20/2008 1:43:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (ISO8859-1). I can think of a way to do it using UNIX services, but I'm

Re: How to Split a Record ? (DFSORT ?)

2008-03-20 Thread Frank Yaeger
Here's a DFSORT job that will do what you asked for. I assumed you wanted the output file to have LRECL=80 like the input file. If not, change the 80:X to n:X with n equal to the output LRECL you want. //S1EXEC PGM=ICEMAN //SYSOUTDD SYSOUT=* //SORTIN DD DSN=... input file (FB/80)

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Edward Jaffe
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As soon as I read your post, I remembered that they took out physical swap. I am curious though - I know address spaces still get swapped out - how does that happen without a physical swap? I used to know that at one time, but I can't remember. There is now

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Fochtman
--snip--- Well, my manager owns cattle and has a hot shot that he's not afraid to use (did use it one time on a teenager who was trespassing and arrogantly said What you gonna do, old man? - which is better than his son who actually did shoot one with

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Fochtman
---snip- As soon as I read your post, I remembered that they took out physical swap. I am curious though - I know address spaces still get swapped out - how does that happen without a physical swap? I used to know that at one time, but I can't remember.

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
It's the Blue Meanies!!! :-) On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:39:05 -0400, Peter Relson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As the ASSB fields mentioned are not programming interfaces, no additional information will be provided as to their meaning and use. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design

Re: Stand alone Dump with ICC cards

2008-03-20 Thread Richard Bond
Don't know but why bother? I always use the SYSCONS (HMC operating system messages) for standalone dump console - works great for me anyway. Dick Andy White [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/20/2008 9:49:38 AM Is anyone out there using ICC for a z/OS console. We are switching over from our 3174's and

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Fochtman
-snip ... and logical swap is basically about quiescing work - rather than freeing up the memory. unsnip But I'll bet that logically swapped address spaces are the first losers if page stealing has to kick in.

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:15:07 -0700, Edward Jaffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As soon as I read your post, I remembered that they took out physical swap. I am curious though - I know address spaces still get swapped out - how does that happen without a physical swap? I

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Gerhard Adam
... and logical swap is basically about quiescing work - rather than freeing up the memory. unsnip But I'll bet that logically swapped address spaces are the first losers if page stealing has to kick in. Not true. Since stealing is no longer associated

Re: Stand alone Dump with ICC cards

2008-03-20 Thread Skip Robinson
HMC--defined to MVS as SYSCONS--works great on several levels. You don't have to worry about... -- Altered console configurations -- Flaky tubes/PCs/controllers -- Updating SAD procedures We don't take many standalone dumps, but three changes in the past several years have greatly improved

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Martin Packer
... and logical swap is basically about quiescing work - rather than freeing up the memory. Martin Martin Packer Performance Consultant IBM United Kingdom Ltd +44-20-8832-5167 +44-7802-245-584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
John, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nobody else has asked, so I will. Why do you want to do this? I'm just curious. I could tell you but I would have to kill you. ;) Actually, I need to be able to determine what the original job name is. Is the rule correct that every case - with no exceptions -

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:08:51 -0600, Todd Burch wrote: If this is a COBOL file, ... What's a COBOL file? And why does it matter? I used to think bytes is bytes. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Is the rule correct that every case - with no exceptions - of a forked/spawned address space has a single digit from 1 to 9 appended to the job name? No. Eight character jobnames are truncated to 7, and then the digit is added. If so, what happens after 9 such spawns? We go alphabetic - A, B,

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Shane
I wouldn't have included the smiley. Why aren't things like this exposed ???. And if they are, why aren't they (publicly/freely) documented. Shane ... On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 15:25 -0500, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. wrote: It's the Blue Meanies!!! :-) On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:39:05 -0400,

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread David Day
Take a look at the SMF exits. The description that follows is a cut and paste for the parameter descriptins for IEFUJI. Word 5. Hope this helps -Dave Day .21.7.2 Parameter Descriptions Register 1 points to the following list of addresses: Word 1 Address of the common exit

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
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Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
So is there any way to determine the original parent address space's name from within the child's address space? TIA, Jerry On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:04:44 +, Ted MacNEIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the rule correct that every case - with no exceptions - of a forked/spawned address space

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
So is there any way to determine the original parent address space's name from within the child's address space? I have not been able to do it. I have asked in the past and gotten no reliable answer. - Too busy driving to stop for gas!

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Edward Jaffe
Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. wrote: So is there any way to determine the original parent address space's name from within the child's address space? BPXEKDA returns the structure mapped by BPXZODMV. OdmvPPID is the parent's Process ID. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International,

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Edward, Thanks. Will have to look into that method. Jerry On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:04:41 -0700, Edward Jaffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. wrote: So is there any way to determine the original parent address space's name from within the child's address space? BPXEKDA

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 3/20/2008 5:58:57 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Isn't it amazing that so many of us survived to adulthood? :-) 'Fraid it's more serious these days. Had a friend whose dad was in 'retirement village' after spouse passed away and was getting

Re: Define Pagespace -- SWAP vs NOSWAP?

2008-03-20 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:36:25 -0700, Gerhard Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... But I'll bet that logically swapped address spaces are the first losers if page stealing has to kick in. Not true. Since stealing is no longer associated with address spaces, but rather global storage use, this

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Tony Harminc
On 20/03/2008, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, I need to be able to determine what the original job name is. Keep in mind that UNIX allows the parent process to go away without the child ending. In that case there will be no parent jobname. (Well obviously there

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread WalterR
McKown, John wrote: I cannot think of an easy way to do this, so I thought that I'd ask. I want to copy a sequential file to another sequential file (both on DASD, not tape!), translating the contents from EBCDIC (CP-037) to ASCII (ISO8859-1). I can think of a way to do it using UNIX services,

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Todd Burch
You're smart enough to know what a COBOL file is. So I didn't word it perfectly. Actually, it doesn't matter what produced the file, as long as the binary file to be converted could be described by a file that looks like a copybook. ;) Todd -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Fochtman
snip- 'Fraid it's more serious these days. Had a friend whose dad was in 'retirement village' after spouse passed away and was getting ready for dove season by cleaning his 12gauge and this guy kicks in the front door! So he snaps the breach and 'Says,

Re: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in batch?

2008-03-20 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 3/20/2008 10:03:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Isn't it great when some street creep finally get what he so richly deserves? Even better when he does it to himself! :-) Almost as good as the VP who demanded 'all the RMF reports' for the past