Frank:
The best!
Thank you!
Hey, have fun!
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:08 PM, C. Ardillo cardill...@comcast.net wrote:
Frank,
You've been more than awesome contributing to the various feeds for as
long as I can remember. I'm envious of your expertise and your retirement
positioning.
I don't know if this is what you want:
/* REXX */
EXP = ABCDEFGNOPQRXXXABCDEFGNOPQRYYYABCDEFGNOPQRZZZ
START = POS(QR,EXP)
SAY START
EXIT 0
Result is 15
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Ken MacKenzie
ken.macken...@pramerica.ie wrote:
Hi All,
I'm not sure if this is the
Lindy that was great!
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Lindy Mayfield lindy.mayfi...@sas.comwrote:
Does anyone do that thing anymore where you take a brown paper and breathe
into it?
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Steve:
Don't knowabout IRXJCL situation but I use:
//TSOBAT EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='RXCMD'
where rxcmd is the rexx using isfexec. It works fine.
Roberto
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Steve Austin steve.aus...@macro4.comwrote:
Hello,
I have a REXX exec that issues D M=CPU using
Listers:
I have a report that is in the JES2 output queue.
It has machine characters in the first byte of each record.
I am testing a FCB with that file.
I have saved it to a dataset (RECFM=FBM) so that I can (later on) put it
back out into the queue for other tests but the machine characters
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Roberto Halais roberto.hal...@gmail.com
wrote:
Listers:
I have a report that is in the JES2 output queue.
It has machine characters in the first byte of each record.
I am testing a FCB with that file.
I have saved it to a dataset (RECFM=FBM) so
I think you can do it using ODBC.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa266544(v=vs.60).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa266544(v=vs.60).aspxBut you must
check IBM's implementation of ODBC
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 7:01 AM, Jim McAlpine jim.mcalp...@gmail.com wrote:
cross posted
Check Mark Zelden's web site. He has (or used to) a single pack creation
procedure.
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Larry Macioce mace1...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm thinking in DR terms now.
I know in older versions of MVS this was possible, but with the ever
expanding systems vols, is this still
Check it out. I think it's still there.
http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Larry Macioce mace1...@gmail.com wrote:
Rob...thanks...lol
Mark could you expand on what was needed and what size pack you use?
Roberto, I saw it a long time ago, but I believe it
Listers:
We have an IBM 6262 mod D22 impact printer that was converted from bus/tag
to coax. We have connected the printer
to the coax side of a protocol converter box and the tcp/ip side of the
converter box to our mainframe.
What we want to do is print using PSF but the printer does not
What?
Did you get the license plates?
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:53 PM, john gilmore john_w_gilm...@msn.comwrote:
We have been around this way before. The latin word 'virus' is an uncommon
2nd-declension neuter noun. (Most 2nd-declension neuter nouns end in 'um'
in the
There exists REXX for PC (Reginald, OOREXX, etc) in the windows environment.
I would
code a REXX script which would issue an FTP and DIR then check for the files
existence.
If not exist then FTP put. That is if the Windows initiates FTP.
If z/OS initiates FTP the do reverse with REXX script.
On
Larry:
You can use FTP to retrieve reports from JES spool. See this link:
http://www.lbdsoftware.com/Submitting_Jobs_using_FTP.pdf
http://www.lbdsoftware.com/Submitting_Jobs_using_FTP.pdfThere is a section
for retrieving from JES spool.
Roberto
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Larry Macioce
http://www.workers.com.br/manuais/pdfs/tcpacces/tcptn05.pdf
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Larry Macioce mace1...@gmail.com wrote:
WE are having a problem with our printer(wont name the brand), but we have
all of last nights processing in the spool and need to get it out and print
some of
Listers:
I have been trying unsuccessfully to extract a dataset's last reference date
using the IGGCSI00 utility. In the IGGCSI00 utilities documentation there is
no mention of this field.
Is there some other way easier way to get last reference date?
Thank you for any hints.
Roberto
Those
Mike, John and Dave:
Thank you for your usefull information.
We'll try both approaches (DSLIST vs DCOLLECT)
Regards.
Roberto
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Dave Salt ds...@hotmail.com wrote:
Take a look at ZDSRDATE returned by DSINFO.
Hope that helps,
Dave Salt
SimpList(tm) - try it;
I just put the word INFO in the text message and got an answer back.
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luke.ra...@countryfinancial.com wrote:
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INFO in order to get IBM-MAIN instructions. That was an hour and a
John:
Maybe you could have a Rexx that wakes up every x minutes and does a D R,R
to process outstanding messages. This script will then email/sms you the
WTOR.
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 6:09 AM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com
wrote:
I know how to send an SMS cell phone message
Listers:
Can I have VLAN tagging with an OSA console device (OSAC)?
I have RTFM'ed but cannot find any reference to tagging OSAC.
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Your ideas are great.
Sign me in.
We sure need those environments from Rexx.
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:43 AM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com
wrote:
There are a number of environments for REXX which are accessed via the
ADDRESS command. Eg: ADDRESS TSO ; ADDRESS SDSF; ADDRESS
I think the command is: info refcard
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Kelman, Tom
thomas.kel...@commercebank.comwrote:
Helen,
First, I would suggest you send an email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with
the message listserv refcard in the body of the email. This will get
you a list of all the
Maybe this link will help.
http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/TD102151
http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/TD102151
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Joel C. Ewing jcew...@acm.org wrote:
Another issue related to the need to have your 3270
Why don't you use a REXX script that will generate your JCL and parms and
submit the job.
That way you will get the date from REXX functions.
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca wrote:
You'll have to migrate to VSE to get this feature.
Or have a front end to parse
Using Mark's idea.
I have a question.
Once the job gets authorized by the exit to proceed what would happen if the
operator decides to change the job class. Will the exit reenter again or is
there another exit we have to code?
Thank you for you replies.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Mark
://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html
Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/
On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:28:32 -0400, Roberto Halais
roberto.hal...@gmail.com wrote:
Using Mark's idea.
I have a question.
Once the job gets authorized by the exit to proceed what
http://wiretap.area.com/Gopher/Library/Humor/Nerd/quiche.txt
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca wrote:
Or has the practice of commenting code come into disrepute?
Real programmers don't document code.
It was hard to write, so it should be hard to read!
(8-{]}
Just for the record.
We had a similar problem and the culprit turned out to be Tivoli Allocation
Optimizer.
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Gibney, Dave gib...@wsu.edu wrote:
I didn't run into this one. What level of z/OS 1.11 did you convert to?
I went at RSU1005 plus one fix to IDGZILLA
Using a Rexx script
1-From z/os to the server establish an FTP connection to the folder where
the file should be..
2-Do a directory list
3-Catch the output in Rexx
4-Parse the output and look for your file.
5- If found execute your job step.
At least that's how I would do it.
Regards,
Roberto
Automatic QED.
On 5/21/10, Thompson, Steve steve_thomp...@stercomm.com wrote:
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Could the VRS deletes occur thru some batch utility?
On 4/12/10, David G. Schlecht dschle...@doit.nv.gov wrote:
Hi All,
We're considering changing the EDGRMM PARMLIB member to set VRSMIN to some
minimal value such as 1000 and FAIL. But, for the life of me, I just can't
see a benefit for
Listers:
Is there a way thru JCL using the COND keyword or using IF to exit a
running PROC on a particular STEP.
I have a PROC with 100 steps and would like to end execution of the proc
when STEP73 finishes.
Thank you.
Great list.
Roberto Halais
It is no measure of health to be well
to GE, which will always be true.
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Listers:
Is there a way thru JCL using
I wish to thank all of those who replied.
All answers were helpful in one way or another.
Great list we have here!
On 12/15/09, Gerry Palmer gpal...@mindspring.com wrote:
I wrote a Microsoft Word macro that handles the basics (new page, skip
one/two/three lines, and to some extent overtype).
Listers:
Do you know of a freeware Windows viewer that can display reports with
embedded asa carriage control characters and be able to display it
correctly? The viewer should be able to interpret the ASA characters.
Thank you for any tips.
You are right Binyamin. Delta subject line.
On 12/14/09, Binyamin Dissen bdis...@dissensoftware.com wrote:
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:50:34 -0400 Roberto Halais
roberto.hal...@gmail.com
wrote:
:Do you know of a freeware Windows viewer that can display reports with
:embedded asa carriage
Maybe writing out a status record to a sequential file on the mainframe
everytime you poll the printer. Keep printer-id, date, time, return code ,
etc in that record. Then make a ISPF appl to access those records and make
it viewable.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Gilbert Cardenas
And it ain't Friday, yet.
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Thompson, Steve
steve_thomp...@stercomm.com wrote:
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Interesting link
http://www.cfug-md.org/articles/progcreed.cfm
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Howard Brazee howard.bra...@cusys.eduwrote:
On 1 Jan 2009 17:25:30 -0800, eamacn...@yahoo.ca (Ted MacNEIL) wrote:
A TRUE programmer does not comment their code!
It was hard to write; it should be
You can use Rob Scott's MXI freeware using the EDT function to get what
you want.
http://www.searchengineconcepts.co.uk/mximvs/index.shtml
Get the freeware version at thi site.
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 2:17 PM, John McKown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008, Donnelly, John P wrote:
We cut some clear plastic as covers and velcro attached them over the
recessed on-off switches. Although not fool proof it was somewhat of a
deterrent.
On 8/5/08, Itschak Mugzach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many sites here are protected with card readers. To get out, you have to
push a button,
Hi:
Is there a way to print a report to two (2) different jes2 classes (A and B)
using a single SYSOUT?
I want to print a report in a single job step but I want a copy of it in
CLASS=A and another in CLASS=B.
I tried using the OUTPUT statement and could only produce the two copies in
a single
Thank you, John. it worked like a charm.
Did not know you could code sysout=(,).
Thanks again.
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Hi listers:
I have searched IBM BOOKS web site and can't seem to find where FCB's are
documented.
I know they reside in Sys1.imagelib.
Can anyone point me to a manual?
Thank you in advance.
kind regards,
Roberto
I am as you, in you, for you. One as you in all, as all, forever. My call
Hi listers;
I have searched IBM online books and can't seem to find where FCB's are
documented.
Can anyone point me to a manual?
Thanks in advance. (Have a good weekend)
Kind regards,
Roberto
On 5/2/08, Pommier, Rex R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Steve and Ed,
It isn't the action bar
John:
Thank you for answering. That's the one.
Thanks again,
Roberto
On 5/2/08, John Laubenheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Try looking at the MVS DFP Utilities manual, SC26-7414. The utility that
you
need is IEBIMAGE.
Thank you, Roger. That's another option I had not considered.
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Roger Bolan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
See
http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/DOCNUM/SC26-7414/CCONTENTS
?
for links to the various levels of the z/OS: DFSMSdfp Utilities book.
See
I'm running zOS 1.4 and I get MATCH
IF I use the == comparison in the IF then I get NO MATCH
On 3/10/08, Todd Burch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Running z/OS 1.9.
Running this, I get a match.
/* rexx */
offset1 = E0 ;
offset2 = E8 ;
if (offset1 = offset2) then say MATCH! ;
I agree with you, John. And also a conversion for IP addresses as they are
stored in SMF in hex format to something like xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
On Jan 28, 2008 2:36 PM, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking at all the new, nifty, stuff in DFSORT. Wow, it is becoming
a very powerful data
Maybe the new record being added causes a CI (control interval) split and
there is no free CIs in the CA (control area) causing a CA split which
would possibly try to add a new extent to the file and there is no more
space in the volume for the new extent. So you get an out of space condition
in
Check the archives I think it has been heavily discussed here.
On 1/14/08, Al Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I am working on a project where I need to obtain the user's terminal I.P.
address from with in CICS. I can see in the CICS CSMT log that the I.P.
address is displayed when the
Darren:
Best wishes for you!
Thank you for your excellent work.
Kind regards,
Roberto
On 10/30/07, Darren Evans-Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After 26 years, I will be retiring from The University of Alabama
effective December 1, 2007. It has been a wonderfulyeah, whatever.
Anyhow,
Please heed Ted's words. DO NOT free it! It cost me an IPL at 10am on a week
day.
On 9/3/07, Ted MacNEIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something here, but isn't it highly dangerous to assume
just because CSA/ECSA is unowned that it is also unused and not
referenced by some
57
On 8/3/07, Patrick O'Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:54:04 -0500, Rick Fochtman
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My sympathies. Turned 57 today
...
Don't worry; you'll outgrow it ... youngster.
Pat O'Keefe
Jacky:
John is right. You have to search SMF files. I've done this before and all
the information you want is there.
You can use DFSORT's ICETOOL to mine SMF.
RH
On 2/9/07, Jacky Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
We are using 3270 clients for connections.
We can find out the active
John:
1- Maybe security folks started a new audit feature?
2- Check the userid of the access/success records to see who's running
what.
Just some ideas.
Roberto
I am as you, in you, for you. One as you in all, as all, forever. My call
is your call.
Johnny:
Sorry.
I don't know of any other appl. I'running OS/290 2.10
My FSS:
--
FSS(PRINTWAY) PROC=ANFWPROC,
HASPFSSM=HASPFSSM,
AUTOSTOP=YES
My JES2 printers are defined as:
PRT(97) CLASS=T,
FSS=PRINTWAY,
MODE=FSS,
For my printers I use:
NETSPRT1 APPL EAS=1,SESSLIM=YES,DLOGMOD=SCS,LOSTERM=IMMED
On 1/28/07, Johnny Luo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to connect a TN3270 printer session to z/os so I can route
print
output to it and finally be routed to a lan printer or just a text file.
The
Listers:
Is there some existing documentation that details the steps necesary to
apply smp/e maintenance to USS on z/OS 1.4 ?
I know you have to follow some procedure involving the file systems and
having them in service mode. But I can't find where it is
explained.
TIA.
Kind regards,
Roberto
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Listers:
Is there some existing documentation that details the steps necesary to
apply smp/e
Jack:
Thank you for II13276.
It has a nice debugging method for this type of problem.
The problem was exactly what you said: READCOMPAT.
I did what the apar suggested and altered the volume's TCDB for
readcompat.
My job worked first shot.
Thank you again!
Kind regards,
Roberto
On
I think in CBT TAPE there is a Dataset Audit Facility (DAF) which you can
download and find the info you want.
On 1/9/07, Carol Srna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello All. Can someone share with me JCL to determine how a dataset was
deleted?
TIA
File # 094 CBT TAPE at www.cbttape.org.
On 1/9/07, Carol Srna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello All. Can someone share with me JCL to determine how a dataset was
deleted?
TIA
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Gadi:
I think there are numerous samples in IBM-MAIN archives. I recall having
seen this theme
before. Check the archives at:
http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Kind regards,
Roberto
On 12/28/06, גדי בן אבי [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
We are trying to transfer an ADABAS backup file
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Gadi:
I think there are numerous samples in IBM-MAIN archives. I recall having
seen this theme before. Check the archives
Dear Listers:
I have a need to create a report of all catalogued datasets and to produce
totals by high level qualifiers (at different levels)
of space allocated and used, etc.
If there is a public utility can you please point me to the site that I may
donwload it.
Thank you all for this
need to go beyond the 4GB limit of traditional vsam files.
Thank you for any information you can provide.
Kind regards,
Roberto Halais
Puerto Rico Treasury Department
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Marie:
That is one way we use it to print from CICS thru TD queues.
We also do CICS SEND commands directly to the printer.
We use at 110 sites.
Up till now, no problems.
Roberto
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Before you display your panel.
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MXI's mvs command (/) option.
When I issue this command thru TSO I get over 1,000 lines.
Any ideas?
Thank you.
Regards,
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Puerto Rico Treasury
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Patrick, Ken, et al:
Thank you all for your replies.
Roberto
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The started task
Listers:
We are evaluating installing the Softaudit for z/OS (ITLCM now sold by IBM).
What is the performance impact of this product's MONITOR component?
Any comments would be appreciated.
Regards,
Roberto Halais
Puerto Rico Treasury Dept
Use this command at zOS console: d omvs,f
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IPL
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Volker Bandke has asked for citations for my
Monthly.
Maintenance, ptf's, memory leaks., etc.
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