The article also refers to an English Electric Leo computer, which was
the first commercial computer in the world.
I used to program the Leo's during the 1960's at Shell, in Melbourne.
The languages were Assembler and an interesting language called CLEO,
which was a bit like COBOL.
It was a
Would you like a free format language, similar to PL/i?
Like full arithmetic and IF testing on Symbolic Variables?
Like to be able to have inline card image files, and be able to replace
symbolic parameters in them to dynamically create specialized control cards?
Like to have your job
The DCB coded in the program over-rides everything.
If a data set has VB 133, 1330 and the program has FB 80,800 and opens
it for either input or output, the DSCB will be changed to that coded in
the program.
It's always been that way. (Except the Fujitsu equivalent MSP Operating
system put
Where's the Like button in this newsgroup? :-)
Thanks Steve.
Clem
Steve Comstock wrote:
A few people have pointed out to me that the papers on
our website that I said were 'not printable' are, in fact,
printable under certain pdf reader programs: they don't
honor the print security.
Sigh.
language (Jol) uses. It might be of some assistance to you - similar
code was used for some decades without a problem.
It's on the CBT Tape number 839.
***FILE 839 is from Clement Clarke and contains programs to
* allow for long PARM fields and symbolic parameter
Thanks for all the questions. I'll put the questions and answers
together for convenience.
Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:35:30 +1000, Clement Clarke wrote:
Isn't much of this what SMS is designed to do nowadays?
You can still use SMS. Jol uses a simple VSAM file to store
All Operating Systems run Programs, use Data Sets or Files, and have
some sort of Command Language.
If Z/OS Users didn't have to be concerned about DCB, SPACE and so on,
then they could write JCL that was very similar to Unix or Linux.
If all that information is stored in a Data Base of Data
Most control blocks haven't changed in 40 years. Sure, new ones get
added every decade or so, however, I think you'll be pretty safe!
Can you imagine all the code that IBM would have to change if they moved
or changed the odd control block?
Clem Clarke
Author, Jol - the easy alternative to
A bit off-topic. But hopefully useful.
If you use Windows for any real work, this program which seems to add a
desperately needed facility to alter the dispatching priority dynamically.
Of course, IBM Mainframes had a program similar to this back in the
'60s. It was part of HASP, and was
I sincerely hope that there are more than the 400 odd sites/companies
listed!
Else ... bye bye mainframe?
The mainframe needs to be much easier to use. Which is what Jol does.
Clem Clarke
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Joel Ewing wrote:
Unless IBM were to suddenly change philosophy and do something that
would make environments that support Systems Programming on z/OS
available to casual individual users at a price that doesn't impact a
middle class budget, my expertise will soon be only historical.
IBM
Yes, that's correct.
Jol fixes all that sort of thing up automatically for you.
Clem
Schwarz, Barry A wrote:
It was explained to me a long time ago by someone who used to read the
microfiche that when a dataset is found in the Pass Queue, it is removed from
the queue. The work around (from
Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
Inclemclarke$122.149.65.251$.4cb855d0.4030...@ozemail.com.au, on
10/16/2010
at 12:23 AM, Clement Clarkeclementcla...@ozemail.com.au said:
Standard APF facilities are used, so Authorised or Non-Authorised
programs may be used.
What are you trying
A number of people in this newsgroup have wanted long parameters and
symbolic parameter replacement in card image control cards.
The following programs are now available that will allow the above to
happen, using conventional JCL or TSO.
1. EXECLONG will execute a program with up to 3,000
Chris Mason wrote:
Frank
You'll be wanting symbol substitution in the instream data next!
That actually was I wanted to help me manage for my test/education systems
where I did a great deal of work at the (VM) console. I just wanted to be able
to set up started task procedures in order to do
Frank Swarbrick wrote:
Now that we've been on z/OS for a few weeks I feel to need to ask a question that has
annoyed me since I started working on z/OS two years ago. Instream datasets are good.
Why are they not supported inside of procs? Is there a technical reason, or is it just
because?
I'd like to suggest that you change the SORTOUT in ST2 to
Disp=(old,pass), or Mod,Pass. It depends if you want the data added to
the first output file, or replaced. In fact, because the first step
won't create any records, it won't make any difference.
Clem Clarke
Author: Jol, the JCL
Hi Paul,
Yes, as you well know, it was used at Shell for decades, and Amoco, etc
etc. All the companies that used it (some really major ones such as
Amoco, Chicago) were taken over, or had the Computing systems moved back
to headquarters, and converted back to Type 1 JCL.
Had IBM supported
Possibly right. That was only a very recent restriction, which I now
remove. Pity people want to kill each other, though...
Clem
David Andrews wrote:
On Tue, 2010-01-05 at 01:09 -0500, Clement Clarke wrote:
And that IBM haven't supported
I imagine that's unlikely as long as you
/INS_DclCardImage.html
and Macros here:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~clementclarke/JolWebManuals/GDE_Macros.html
and http://members.iinet.net.au/~clementclarke/JolWebManuals/INS_Macro.html
How does it get any better than this?
Clement Clarke, Melbourne, Australia
Tel +61401054155
Yes, the only problem with IEHPROGM is that you have to use the Vol
keyword, and know where the data set is.
You can't use the Catalog to find the file.
In Jol, the syntax of the Rename instruction is:
Rename old-dsname new-dsname [ALIAS]
[VOL volume UNIT unit] ;
Examples
1.
PANELs
%SYSTEMMFT, MVT, VS1, VS2, VM, etc.
%SPOOL HASP, ASP, JES1, JES2, JES3, or Blank
Jol is a free form scripting language similar to PL/I and Rexx.
It is available for Z/OS and a Windows version can create JCL to be
submitted to the mainframe.
Clement Clarke
Scott T
Jol allows this. You can set up a symbolic variable, or use one of the
pre-defined variables, and have it replaced on your card file.
For example, %DAY is set up by Jol
Then...
DCL X * REPLACE;
Today is %DAY
Month %MONTH
EOF;
Print x; /* Print the card file */
See
,
Clement Clarke
Steve Comstock wrote:
In a convoluted way, I've found out about a project
for a customer who wants to convert mainframe Assembler
apps to C#. I know nothing about C#, and I don't know
yet what platform the Assembler code is for (inquiries
are in process).
As an interim, if anyone would
thoughts. They
will come back to you.
And, in computer technology, think simplicity and ease of use. Which
was what I wanted when I created the easy network and scheduling facility.
Clement Clarke
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Ed Gould wrote:
On Feb 6, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Ted MacNEIL wrote:
I think it violates the principle of least astonishment. Writing
to a PDS as a PS dataset is almost certainly done by accident. It
would be nice it IDCAMS would just say You didn't want to do that..
It's not an IDCAMS issue.
constant thing in the universe is change.
Change must occur in these areas if society is to evolve (or even
survive). See my article on Money Doesn't Work Anymore, too at my website.
Clement Clarke
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what you create
Peace and Blessings,
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There is now a version that runs on Windows, which makes JCL to run on
the mainframe.
What would it take for everyone to use it?
Cheers,
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) please send me an email and I will tell where
you can download it from.
You must agree that you will abide by the GNU terms, and not use it
commercially without some appreciation, or for war.
Cheers,
Clement Clarke
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I look forward to seeing what pops up in the next week or so.
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Roger Bowler wrote:
On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:35:38 -, Phil Payne wrote:
Where I *do* agree with you, on the other hand, is the futility of writing
to Sam Palmisano, coupled with the inadvisability of citing Hercules as
justification. However, both you and I have been known to be wrong in
/~oscarptyltd/Letter%20to%20Sam%20Palmisano.html
Cheers,
Clement Clarke
Ian wrote:
Clem
If there is an interest in developing and signing such a letter to Sam
I can host such and effort on my site.
Ian
http://www.pcs305.com
On Dec 4, 2007 6:57 PM, Clement Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
See the formatted version here:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~oscarptyltd/Money_Just_Doesnt_Work_Any_More.html
http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Eoscarptyltd/Money_Just_Doesnt_Work_Any_More.html
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a system that puts the planet and humans first?
Remember that thoughts become things, and whatever we can think of,
we can create. We create our lives by our thoughts, so choose wisely.
Think abundance, not restriction. And let us all have fun during our
time on the planet.
Clement Clarke
It is another OS/2 debacle, isn't it? Best OS at the time, and we had
to put up with a decade of Windows 98 etc before they got a relatively
stable OS with Win 2k etc.
All because of money... see next email.
Clement Clarke
David Cole wrote:
At 12/3/2007 05:04 PM, Dave Kopischke wrote
place though!
Shane wrote:
On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 21:33 +0900, Clement Clarke wrote:
See the formatted version here:
You moonlighting for the ABC Clem ??? ...
See http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/04/2108688.htm
For those unaware, Australia has just tossed out it's (latest
A letter or two to Sam might help.
How about if we formulate one together and send it to him? My guess is
that the email sent about students being unable to use Z/OS might form a
good basis?
Clem
David Cole wrote:
Collective action is another such path. The PWDFLEXES group
Well said.
Clem
Ian wrote:
IBM already do give software away You can get the WAS Community
Edition as well as the DB2 Express Community edition.
You can develop applications using DB2 Express-c and sell it for profit.
Microsoft actively tries to get Mainframe shops to convert to the MS
Data
Roger Bowler wrote:
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:04:52 -0600, Dave Kopischke wrote:
I don't believe IBM has an obligation to you or any of us to act responsibly
nor fairly in this matter. This is IBM's property and they are entitled to sell
it or allow access to it or give it away in any way they
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