Re: Complimentary E-book Thriller from author, Marshall Chamberlain

2012-06-13 Thread Eric Bielefeld
If the original post was spam, and about clueless people, how clueless are the people who keep commenting on it? Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com

Re: Weird thought on misuse of a GDG.

2012-06-11 Thread Eric Bielefeld
, but I can't remember why. I believe when you catalog the V01 generation, the old one gets uncatalogued. Eric Bielefeld - Original Message - From: Roberts, John J jrobe...@dhs.state.ia.us Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 2:58 PM

Entry Level z/OS Jobs Available in Dubuque Iowa

2012-04-30 Thread Eric Bielefeld
. You do have to apply over the web site to be considered. While these positions probably aren't of any interest to most of the people on this list, if you know anyone who recently graduated from college that is looking, you might tell them. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer

How to Purge Multiple Started Tasks from Output Q

2012-04-12 Thread Eric Bielefeld
' - MULTIPLE JOBS FOUND I basically want to purge all of the OSNMPD started task output from the output Q. What command will do that? Thanks -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: How to Purge Multiple Started Tasks from Output Q

2012-04-12 Thread Eric Bielefeld
. I thought there was a command that you could give a jobname or STC name and purge multiple jobs or STCs. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer McKown wrote: Since I rarely want the output from STCs, I just do a $PS1-99 and be done with it. If I do need the output, then I don't use

Re: A z/OS Redbook Corrected - just about!

2012-04-07 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Hi Ron, Such language! Contracted comestibles. So what does that mean? I looked up comestibles, and it means edible. I have no idea what contracted edibles means. You get an A for humor though. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259

Re: Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets

2012-03-24 Thread Eric Bielefeld
with outways the advantages if there are so many dumps and outages caused by the halon system. Are there any stories out there where the halon saved the datacenter? Obviously, if a datacenter was burned and all equipment and therefore data was lost, that would be very expensive. Eric Bielefeld

Re: How can I know the owner of a PDS?

2012-01-16 Thread Eric Bielefeld
This may not be multi-user, but I know the when I was a computer operator back in 1969, DOS on a 360 mod 40 could be run with 3 partitions - BG, F1, and F2. We didn't run any online systems, but you could run up to 3 jobs at a time. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Paul Gilmartin

Re: APPLY RSU Question

2012-01-05 Thread Eric Bielefeld
. All of the SMP work is then done on the copy of the IPL pack. As a few have mentioned, NEVER update the live system Good luck! -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Sérgio Lima Costa sergio.co...@cetip.com.br wrote: Hello List, I received the RSU cartridge here from IBM

Re: OT -- Christmas

2011-12-23 Thread Eric Bielefeld
wedding anniversary. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM

Re: SPF in 1978

2011-12-22 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Y2K on VM, since we were on R5 of VM. I remember hearing that there weren't a lot of 3032's made. A lot more 3033s and 3031s. If I remember right, the 3032 was about the same speed as a 370/168. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Jim Marshall jim.marsh...@opm.gov wrote: In 1978

Re: One Less Mainframe Shop

2011-12-17 Thread Eric Bielefeld
every day from my home in the Milwaukee area than driving 170 miles to Dubuque every Sunday and back again on Friday after work. Oh well! Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa - Original Message - From: Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com

Re: Is there an SPF setting to turn CAPS ON like keyboard key?

2011-12-16 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Thanks Roger. I knew someone would remember the 5 PFK keyboards. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa - Original Message - From: Roger Bowler ibm-m...@snacons.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Friday

Re: Is there an SPF setting to turn CAPS ON like keyboard key?

2011-12-15 Thread Eric Bielefeld
apply. If this was 25 years ago or more, that might not have been a valid ISPF command either. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa - Original Message - From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com Subject: Re: Is there an SPF setting

Re: Is there an SPF setting to turn CAPS ON like keyboard key?

2011-12-15 Thread Eric Bielefeld
really like that, as I can have one display on the laptop and a different one on the monitor. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa - Original Message - From: Joel C. Ewing jcew...@acm.org Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN

Re: Is there an SPF setting to turn CAPS ON like keyboard key?

2011-12-15 Thread Eric Bielefeld
the PFK pad on the side with 12 of them. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa - Original Message - From: Anne Lynn Wheeler l...@garlic.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 5:35 PM

Re: OT measures was Re: Out damn'd GMT ...

2011-11-08 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Yeah. Besides being extremely off topic, Mr. Roberts left 3 of the IBM-Main sig lines on at the end. At least I deleted them. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Roberts wrote: I think Big D is going to whack us with a 2x4 pretty soon ;-) -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: DATA SET RESERVATION UNSUCCESSFUL

2011-11-03 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Another way to do it is to set up an IDCAMS job to delete all of the datasets. I don't think you will get dataset reservation failed errors. If for whatever reason 1 or 2 datasets don't get deleted, you will get a non zero return code instead of a JCL error. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems

Re: whereis command for TSO.

2011-10-07 Thread Eric Bielefeld
.ABCwhatever. LOC was another good one. It showed what library a load module was in. The thing about ISRDDN is it takes time to get into ISRDDN, and then you have to issue the command you want. It's faster to just issue FINDQ XYZ Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer - Original

Re: CMS load module format

2011-10-01 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Ed, I have a strong suggestion. If you don't remember something clearly, don't post. You're always saying I think, or mentioning your fuzzy memory. If you're not sure, don't post. I have the same problem, and if I'm not sure of my facts, I don't post, or I look it up. Eric Bielefeld Sr

BPXAS Abending with ICH408I on z/OS 1.11

2011-09-27 Thread Eric Bielefeld
a RACF userid for BPXAS? The z/OS 1.9 system doesn't have one. Does anyone know how to fix this? -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: BPXAS Abending with ICH408I on z/OS 1.11

2011-09-27 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Thanks Alan. I'll try that in the morning. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Starr wrote: Eric, Add a STARTED profile for it. Here's IBM's example SETROPTS GENERIC(STARTED) RDEFINE STARTED BPXAS.* STDATA(USER(OMVSKERN) TRUSTED(NO)) SETROPTS CLASSACT(STARTED) RACLIST(STARTED

SYS1.IMAGELIB

2011-09-13 Thread Eric Bielefeld
about it and can't find anything on defining it. It seems to me there used to be a book called System Datasets, or something to that effect, but I don't see that book in the 1.9 library. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer

Re: SYS1.IMAGELIB

2011-09-13 Thread Eric Bielefeld
of the printers such as 1403 and 3203 printers left anymore either. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer McKown wrote: Try here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/dgt2s370/B.0 fairly good information. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV

z/OS Systems Programmer Jobs in Dubuque Iowa

2011-09-02 Thread Eric Bielefeld
at the postings without registering. If you have any questions, email me. I check my IBM-Main email 3 or 4 times a day. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: How to Find a Manual (Was: CSP and Was: Degaussed URLs)

2011-08-23 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Chris, Your post came at an opportune time. I normally use the DVD set that I have for z/OS 1.9 when I need an IBM book, but now I need a couple of books for z/OS 1.11. Now I have the site bookmarked, so I won't lose it. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Chris Mason chrisma

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Eric Bielefeld
I was a contractor for a company that gave me alter access to APF libraries. I remember my boss at first giving me very limited access. Then, after a few months when he trusted me, he gave me a lot more access. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer - Original Message - From: R.S

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-20 Thread Eric Bielefeld
this list always bothered me. A small percent of contributers, such as zMan, don't give their name. I'm sure many people have good reasons. It's just harder to accept as fact emails from someone who remains anonymous. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer - Original Message - From

Re: Last card reader?

2011-08-16 Thread Eric Bielefeld
with the punch being down, the factory was starting to run out of work. They couldn't punch out picking tickets for parts or labor tickets. We had a 3rd party vendor servicing the punch, and they had to pay IBM to come in and finally fix it. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Phil Smith p

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Bielefeld
OK - I'll bite. What is thiotimoline? I saw it earlier and just ignored it, but now I'm curious. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: David Andrews d...@lists.duda.com Tells you something about

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Thanks. I was trying to remember if I've ever read anything by Isaac Asimov, but I can't remember. I think I would have remembered if I had read one of the stories about Thiotimoline. Jee - we are really getting off topic, and I'm not helping! Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM

Re: End of of Ads thread

2011-07-07 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Dave - Thanks for posting that link. Shai looks much different than I thought. Shai - I'm sorry to hear about your father. I hope you hang around and keep posting also. I like your posts, unlike the retired person Dave mentioned below. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Jousma

Re: Lines, Bars and ... mini-bars???

2011-07-06 Thread Eric Bielefeld
What release were those changes made? I guess I have to start reading the release notes again. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Walt Farrell wfarr...@us.ibm.com wrote: Yes, originally we had a 2GiB dead space between 2**31 and (2**32)-1, but we no longer have that. Instead, we

Re: more on startio...

2011-06-21 Thread Eric Bielefeld
like a library. August was customer appreciation month. All drinks before 7:00 PM were .50 cents. They were also very strong. Oh well - totally off topic. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Bill Fairchild bi...@mainstar.com wrote: I had attended a two-week Amdahl class on MVS-XA

Re: An upbeat story

2011-06-16 Thread Eric Bielefeld
. We had a cruise on the Mississippi River as an employee event right after work, so I played for about an hour on the cruise. It was a lot of fun. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Bill Fairchild bi...@mainstar.com wrote: A long time ago a friend of mine told me that the mental

Re: Inoperative Path

2011-06-14 Thread Eric Bielefeld
on how many paths the devices have, having 1 more online can make a big difference. If you have 4 paths, maybe not noticeable, but if you have only 2 paths it could make a huge difference. Of course a lot depends on how many I/O's are being done by the device. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems

Re: SYSLOG saving

2011-06-10 Thread Eric Bielefeld
it. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Bruce Hewson bruce_hew...@hotmail.com Not sure I would want SYSLOG to be trapped into an output archive. We use SDSF to grab the previous day's log, midnight

Re: SYSLOG saving

2011-06-10 Thread Eric Bielefeld
on DOWNLOAD CBT, just under the blue box, it gives me a list of all of the files on the tape, which is what I was looking for in the first place. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Mark Zelden m

Re: DFSMShsm SETSYS AUTOBACKUPSTART Query

2011-06-01 Thread Eric Bielefeld
If this is a permanent change, don't forget to change the startup deck. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Gonzalo Cengotita gonzaloce...@gmail.com wrote: George, You can display it with query setsys: ABSTART=(time1 time2 time3) Regards, Gonzalo Cengotita On Wed

Re: It got very quiet

2011-05-23 Thread Eric Bielefeld
It isn't very quiet anymore! -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah, 6pm came and went on May 21st, we are still here. I hope no one there got caught in the Tornadoes, grew up in Tornado Alley most of my life   Scott J Ford

Running z/OS On Your Laptop

2011-05-16 Thread Eric Bielefeld
/GR0422?Open -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu

Re: Quoting Text (Was DATACLASS)

2011-04-02 Thread Eric Bielefeld
the irrelevant messages and all of the IBM-Main added text. I have to admit I had no idea what Ron Hawkins was talking about in his reply. He said he was 033x. What is that? Now, if he said X'0033', that makes sense. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa

Re: Quoting Text (Was DATACLASS)

2011-04-02 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Ted, I didn't know that was how SAS represented numbers. The last time I used SAS was in the early 80's, and I did very little with it then. I didn't say anything about 033x being wrong. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259

Re: Quoting Text (Was DATACLASS)

2011-04-02 Thread Eric Bielefeld
original post on this subject, I actually thought that the number was in hex because of the reply that I quoted. When I saw the post that I quoted, I wasn't sure, although I gathered it was hex. Although from my previous paragraph here, maybe it's Octal. Is there a consensus on this? Eric

Re: Quoting Text (Was DATACLASS)

2011-04-02 Thread Eric Bielefeld
as a computer operator. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 He said in base 16 that he was a youthfull 51 decimal years young! (or 0x48B7 days young! ;-D ) Above is the way of C language writing base 16 values. For us Assembler programmers

Re: cascading catalog dataset aliases.

2011-02-22 Thread Eric Bielefeld
The obvious advantage to #2 is that it gives you the benefit of allowing you to change hundreds or thousands of JCL members for every install. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca wrote: If management requires the dsnames to include the version number I

Difference Between R-INACT and REVOKED

2011-02-17 Thread Eric Bielefeld
to log on for 60 days in my example, he would still show up as REVOKE DATE=NONE after 50 days. Is that correct? Thanks, -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: Difference Between R-INACT and REVOKED

2011-02-17 Thread Eric Bielefeld
someone will know what R-INACT means. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Patrick Lyon ptl...@midamerican.com wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:26:51 -0600, Eric Bielefeld eric- ibmm...@wi.rr.com wrote: I have two questions about security. What is the difference between R-INACT

Re: Difference Between R-INACT and REVOKED

2011-02-17 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Farrell so kindly answered and stated that it wasn't used in RACF. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Schumacher wrote: The R-INACT status tells the RACF Admin that the user with this status has exceeded the inactive period defined in the RACF database but has not yet attempted to sign

Re: List Civility

2011-02-14 Thread Eric Bielefeld
some of the other stuff, but that's just my opinion. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Steve Dover steve.do...@ccbcc.com wrote: Can't we all just get along? Over the last 6 months, there have been a number of rants on this list that just seem to keep growing. They morph into beasts

Re: Publib.boulder.IBM down

2011-01-20 Thread Eric Bielefeld
And here I thought it was just people bragging that they had an iphone. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Hal Merritt hmerr...@jackhenry.com wrote: That appears to be a default signature added by the IPhone email application. Other phone based email applications often do something

Re: User SMF Record Types

2011-01-04 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Cheryl, I clicked on the link below, and it says The Webpage Cannot Be Found:. You might want to either fix it, or say it won't be available until you get it updated. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Cheryl Watson cwwalke...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks! I'm about to update my

Re: User SMF Record Types

2011-01-04 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Patrick, That worked fine - thanks. I usually find things like that. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Patrick Lyon ptl...@midamerican.com wrote: Cheryl, I clicked on the link below, and it says The Webpage Cannot Be Found:. You might want to either fix it, or say it won't

Re: Authorized Rexx Assembler Function

2010-12-23 Thread Eric Bielefeld
that, but then you'd have a lot more problems than just the auditors. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Veilleux, Jon L veilleu...@aetna.com Not to mention the grief you would get from your auditors Call

Re: Paging Jay Maynard

2010-12-23 Thread Eric Bielefeld
in Milwaukee for a couple of extra days. To all: Have a wonderful and Merry Christmas, and remember the reason for the season! I suspect Jesus gets lost in the shuffle and hubub of Christmas way too often. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original

Re: [AD] CA Technologies Delivers Ground-Breaking CA Mainframe Chorus

2010-12-10 Thread Eric Bielefeld
like to know. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: I like seeing boilerplate announcements cleared with the list owner; -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: EPO's (Emergency Power Off) and wonders

2010-12-03 Thread Eric Bielefeld
. The 2nd company I worked for after I left the 1st one had a huge room full of batteries, but no turbine generator. I always thought that it was amazing that each had half of the full UPS system. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259

Re: REXX address environments

2010-11-24 Thread Eric Bielefeld
people even call VI an editor! -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: There was a time when IBM split SPF into two products; ISPF and ISPF/PDF. This was when they renamed it from Interactive Structured Programing Facility

Re: Tape copy from 3590 to 3490

2010-11-22 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Andre, Is it still possible to order on 3490 cartridges? It seems to me that you can't order on that medium anymore, but I can't remember for sure. If you can, you could just reorder it on 3490s. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Andre Massena andre_mass...@lavache.com wrote

Re: IEFBR14

2010-11-19 Thread Eric Bielefeld
is Branch on Condition to the address in R14. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Kelman wrote: Yes, it sounds interesting. Did CA7 install its own version of IEFBR14? As Gerhard said in another post, IEFBR14 as supplied doesn't have any instructions requiring addressability, so it can't get

Re: IEFBR14

2010-11-19 Thread Eric Bielefeld
That's interesting, because I entered that off of a 1.9 system, which came out 3 years ago. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com wrote: 1BFF 07FE 1B is Subtract register - FF is subtracting R15 from itself, giving 0 - the return

Re: REXX address environments

2010-11-19 Thread Eric Bielefeld
or 6 years, but I never liked XEDIT as well. I remember several of the programmers and analysts who used XEDIT long before we installed MVS liked XEDIT much better than ISPF. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa - Original Message - Don't I

Re: Fast way of changing time - CBT File 639

2010-11-08 Thread Eric Bielefeld
, at least for everyone in the US. It might have been much more helpful to some people about 2 or 3 weeks earlier. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - RECEIVING ERROR MESSAGE ADR410E

2010-10-29 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Willie, I don't think that RECFM=0 is legal. I would also think that lrecl=0 is an empty dataset that has never been opened, and that DFDSS migt not move the dataset because of that reason, but thats not what your error message indicated. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer willie

Re: Mainframe hacking?

2010-10-15 Thread Eric Bielefeld
, but by then I'll be retired and won't care! There probably are shortages in some areas, and places that most people don't want to move to. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Lindy Mayfield lindy.mayfi...@ssf.sas.com wrote: I say heavily customized but that's only a few of my customers

Strange Allocation Behaviour

2010-10-05 Thread Eric Bielefeld
track, and they are PS FB. The only thing I can think of is that records are being deleted, and only when the DS is copied do you release the space. This is part of INFOPAC, which I know nothing about. Anyone know why the new DS takes up so much less space? -- Eric Bielefeld Systems

Re: Strange Allocation Behavior

2010-10-05 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Mike - Thanks. I really don't know anything about INFOPAC, but if that is common, then I guess I'll have to accept that. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Michael Wickman mwick...@waddell.com wrote: Yes INFOPAC does behave in this manner. Watch your catalog since the same thing

Re: Strange Allocation Behaviour

2010-10-05 Thread Eric Bielefeld
This was the INFOPAC.RDS.STATS.FILE. Apparently it has been copied many times in the past. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Dave Kopischke dgkopisc...@oppenheimerfunds.com wrote: On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 19:39:33 +, Eric Bielefeld wrote: I just had a strange experience

Re: Strange Allocation Behaviour

2010-10-05 Thread Eric Bielefeld
On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 18:38:55 -0500, Dave Kopischke dgkopisc...@oppenheimerfunds.com wrote: I don't use the product, so I really don't know what it's used for. Eric Bielefeld On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:56:09 +, Eric Bielefeld wrote: This was the INFOPAC.RDS.STATS.FILE. Apparently it has been

Re: Duplicate Volser

2010-10-04 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Steve, Is this a JES3 system? I thought that JES3 allowed more than one volser online at a time with the same volser. I haven't worked with JES3 in a long time, so it may have changed. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Steve Dover steve.do...@ccbcc.com wrote: Joel, As we were

Re: Help in troubleshooting CoD load

2010-09-30 Thread Eric Bielefeld
What does CoD stand for? I've been following this thread for a while, and I haven't seen the initials spelled out. Probably something simple that I'll recognize right away once its pointed out. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Larry Macioce mace1...@gmail.com wrote: Well

Re: z990s still running?

2010-09-07 Thread Eric Bielefeld
are on the latest hardware, but I'd guess there are still a lot of customers running older stuff that aren't getting off any time soon. Especially people who bought their machine. Eric Bielefeld -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: PC Upgrade (Was: How often do you upgrade your zOS operating system?)

2010-09-04 Thread Eric Bielefeld
from the AC power, but now my battery only lasts 45 minutes or so, so if I'm playing for a party for a couple of hours, it won't work. I probably should have returned the new laptop when I first discovered the hum, but I didn't. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer - Original Message

Re: Set numbers off permanently.

2010-09-02 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Very interesting. I started around 1979 with SPF. I remember having a hard time getting it to work right, mostly because my 3277 terminal had only 5 PFKeys. When I figured out that I should set PF4 PF5 to scroll down and up, it got a lot easier. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer

Finding IPL Text for Stand Alone Dump

2010-08-17 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Is there a way to find out if a volume has the IPL Text for taking a Stand Alone Dump? I'm pretty sure that the IPL text is on the master catalog volume, but is there any way to verify that? I looked at the volume with FileAid, and didn't see anything. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer

Re: Finding IPL Text for Stand Alone Dump

2010-08-17 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Thanks to all who replied, especially the reply below. I discovered that I had a pack called SADPGM with the SYS1.PAGEDUMP dataset on it. It also had AMDSAIPD in the text, so I'm pretty sure that is the correct pack. Problem solved. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Clifford

Re: More FUD on the demise of the Mainframe

2010-08-03 Thread Eric Bielefeld
estimate, there are about 10 shops in the area It's no proof, but, the numbers I give are in alignment with those quoted below. Eric Bielefeld On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:03:40 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: The number of mainframes today has dropped to about 10,000

Re: Dynalloc error: 037C006E (spool data set browse)

2010-07-31 Thread Eric Bielefeld
What is the new JEW Spool data set browse? Is that a new command, or a vendor product? I've never heard of it before or remember it mentioned on this list. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer - Original Message - From: Monika Amiss monika.am...@arcor.de Dear group, i'm

Re: IBM Is Hiring

2010-07-28 Thread Eric Bielefeld
I know IBM is hiring in Dubuque Iowa. I believe they are also setting up a center like Dubuque in Columbia, Ohio. I don't remember when that is opening though. Most of the jobs at both places are not for MVS, but some jobs are. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer 563-845-4363 Ken

Re: Another reason to hate PDSE's

2010-07-26 Thread Eric Bielefeld
How can you have directory entries, and no members? I can see having a huge directory and no members, but how can you have a directory entry that doesn't point to a member? -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Bill Fairchild bi...@mainstar.com wrote: And isn't the maximum size of a PDS

Re: C-I-C-S vs KICKS

2010-07-24 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Two threads about how to pronounce CICS! And then, it vears off to hardware. (Not the computer kind). Are we at a new low? Eric Bielefeld - Original Message - Flat head screws are garbage, and Phillips ('X' head) screws are only a small step up from garbage. If I buy a product

Re: 2 versus 4 processors

2010-07-21 Thread Eric Bielefeld
. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque, Iowa 563-845-4363 Scott Chapman sachap...@aep.com wrote: We did this with our z10 ECs last year because for more complicated reasons. We did it this year with our z10 BC penalty box (related to those complicated

Re: Question about DFSORT ISPF libraries

2010-07-19 Thread Eric Bielefeld
So what did the ISPF Sort interface do? Did anyone use it? It seems to me Syncsort used to have an interface that you could use to enter parameters, and it would generate sort control cards. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259

Re: Z/OS 31bit or 64bit

2010-07-13 Thread Eric Bielefeld
of the rules were. Since we had a MP3000, which was 31 bit addressing, we couldn't go beyond z/OS 1.5. As soon as you went to a z900 or z800 processor, you automatically ran in 64 bit mode, and you had to run z/OS 1.1 and above. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque

Re: Mainframe Executive - MAY/JUNE issue

2010-07-10 Thread Eric Bielefeld
It's a magazine. If it didn't have a lot of advertising, it wouldn't be published. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Pommier, Rex R. rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com http://www.mainframezone.com/me

Re: zVM training

2010-06-26 Thread Eric Bielefeld
the manual and what to read in it, and then be available for questions whenever I had them. He really knew his stuff. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com Yes

Re: Percen tage of co de execute d that is user writt e n was Re: Delete al l members of a PDS t hat is all oc ated‏

2010-06-26 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Uh Oh. Looks like a fight brewing. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: john gilmore john_w_gilm...@msn.com Mr. MacNeil's latest defense of his 5% rule is a farrago of nonsense salted with radical

Re: Disk replacing Tape?

2010-06-21 Thread Eric Bielefeld
John, Let me know how your proposal goes when you suggest that solution to your management. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque, Iowa 563-845-4363 McKown wrote: Long term data should be enscribed on granite and stored in the Egyptian desert

Re: SEASIK 1.0 released

2010-06-12 Thread Eric Bielefeld
What is SEASIK? I don't think anyone ever said what it is, and if it is 1.0, it must be a new product. Please enlighten me. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259

Re: Recommendations for a good old fashion HEX calcuator

2010-06-03 Thread Eric Bielefeld
, and buttons for the normal calculator mode. The right side has the hex stuff for A-F, and a whole bunch of scientific things, all with flat buttons. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque, Iowa 563-845-4363

Re: ISPF table library cannot be freed

2010-05-07 Thread Eric Bielefeld
can't post it. I'm not sure it would work on current levels of the operating system. Eric Bielefeld On Thu, 6 May 2010 15:15:34 -0400, Clark, Stan [GCG-PFS] stan.cl...@primerica.com wrote: In SPF, you can accomplish the same thing by entering 'ddlist enq sys1.l'. -Original Message

Re: ISPF table library cannot be freed

2010-05-06 Thread Eric Bielefeld
it invaluable over the years. Also, you don't need quotes around the dataset, or part of a dataset. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque, Iowa 563-845-4363 Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Paul Gilmartin wrote: Try renaming

Re: ISPF table library cannot be freed

2010-05-06 Thread Eric Bielefeld
I guess I got findq somewhere other than the CBT site. Unfortunately, I don't have any copies of FINDQ. It worked very well. Maybe someone else will recognize the name, and contribute it to the CBT site. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque, Iowa 563-845

Re: SDSF and MQ

2010-05-01 Thread Eric Bielefeld
class was the the only IBM class that I couldn't figure out. Each day of the class seemed to get more confusing. I'm glad SDSF is now available for JES3. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Don

Re: 25 reasons why hardware is still hot at IBM

2010-04-26 Thread Eric Bielefeld
. Allis Chalmers was a HUGE manufacturing presence in Milwaukee for many years. My Dad worked there for 30 years. I also knew some of the people that worked in their datacenter. All gone now. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque, Iowa 563-845-4363 Ted

Re: 25 reasons why hardware is still hot at IBM

2010-04-26 Thread Eric Bielefeld
to make general comments. I do get the feeling that, mostly from this list, that the number of mainframes is shrinking, at least across the US, even though the processing power of the remaining processors in total is going up. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer IBM MVS Technical Services Dubuque

Re: Fw: LINUX on the MAINFRAME

2010-04-13 Thread Eric Bielefeld
never bothered to reinstall it. Eric Bielefeld -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu

Re: OS/400 and z/OS

2010-04-11 Thread Eric Bielefeld
for VM people during the times that I was unemployed. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.com On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:45:10 -0500, Eric Bielefeld eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com

Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull

2010-04-09 Thread Eric Bielefeld
bought over the years where they obviously didn't have anyone really knowledgable to support them. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main

Re: OS/400 and z/OS

2010-04-09 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Is the OS/400 still marketed and supported by IBM? Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

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