Why on earth does POST ECBKEY LINKAGE=SYSTEM use an in-line value?

2012-04-04 Thread Binyamin Dissen
Even if SYSSTATE ARCHLVL=2? It has code to recognize 64 bit, but does not use the SYSALVL to use OILH instead of O? How annoying! -- Binyamin Dissen bdis...@dissensoftware.com http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Martin Packer
+1 for DEFERW. But understand it defers the writes :-) ... Once took a job down from 2M EXCPs to 0.5M with BLSR and then on down to 850 by adding DEFERW. 500 Control Intervals or so in the VSAM data set all the I/O was to. Cheers, Martin Martin Packer, Mainframe Performance Consultant,

Re: openssl make - z/OS UNIX question - Help

2012-04-04 Thread Kirk Wolf
So, your files are still in ASCII on z/OS? You may need Gil to help with that :-) Try unwinding the tarball into EBCDIC files: pax -o from=iso8859-1 -rzvf openssl-1.0.1.tar.gz On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Shaffer, Terri E terri.e.shaf...@jpmchase.com wrote: Sorry about that, here is

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Be very cautious using DEFERW with BLSR unless you already have a good backup of the KSDS immediately before the program starts. Recovery after a crash (program or system) will require a restore of the file, since DEFERW with a crash can leave the KSDS corrupted and sometimes unreadable, in

Re: openssl make - z/OS UNIX question - Help

2012-04-04 Thread Shaffer, Terri E
Hi Kirk, Okay that changed the world for the better, I now have the file in the right format. Onto the next issue now.. W012108:SDEV(DEV):/u/w012108/temp/openssl-1.0.1 ./config --prefix=/u/w012108/o penssl --openssldir=/u/w012108/openssl $MAKE Operating

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Frank Swarbrick
It looked good when I sent it! Let me try this... Before BLSR: -  -TIMINGS (MINS.)--  -PAGING COUNTS -STEPNAME PROCSTEP    RC   EXCP   CONN   TCB   SRB  CLOCK  SERV  WORKLOAD  PAGE  SWAP   VIO SWAPS

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Chip Grantham
We have an application like this, that is multiple record types in the same KSDS. We found that if we had a FD for the type '4' records and a FD for the type '5' records (that is two DDs pointing to the same file), that each kept a separate sequence set in storage and it ran faster. You might

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Frank Swarbrick
That was our original thought, but since we have to open it as I-O it wouldn't work for us.  Well, not without shareoptions 4. Thanks! Frank - Original Message - From: Chip Grantham cgrant...@ameritas.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Cc: Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 9:37 AM

Unable to mount NFS share on z/OS client from z/OS server

2012-04-04 Thread Marc Manuel
Hello everybody, I have the NFS server on z/os LPAR B, and NFS client on z/os LPAR A On the server side, I export some MVS files and a unix directory : */mvs/udmz.a500.testnfsnosaf -access=192.168.1.2,ro * */hfs/u/nfstestnosaf -access=192.168.1.2,ro * On the client side, I can mount

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Frank Swarbrick
Tested with DEFERW=YES (that is the proper syntax, by the way.  Commas are optional.) It didn't gain me much, as I am only updating 32 of 61459 records, so I'm not going to worry about it at this time. With BLSR DEFERW=YES: CSR020I BUFSI=1024, BUFSD=20480, BUFNI=10, BUFND=256, HBUFNI=0,

Re: tcp/ip EZASMI concurrent server problem GIVE/TAKESOCET

2012-04-04 Thread Scott Ford
Alan, I write sockets all the time the sys1.samplib examples are excellent and work with just a tiny bit of tweaking.. Hth Regards, Sent from my iPad Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Apr 4, 2012, at 12:35 AM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.com wrote: On Tue, 3

Re: tcp/ip EZASMI concurrent server problem GIVE/TAKESOCET

2012-04-04 Thread J R
Micheal, Without seeing your code, it's not really possible to know what your real problem(s) is(are). The scenario you outlined seems reasonable, but that's because it doesn't include sufficient detail to say otherwise. I think you may be placing too much importance on port numbers and

Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Scott Ford
All, I am considering the usage of IBM's SCLM to manage software products. Since we are 'pure' development ,I thought we might be a good candidate for the Product. I have downloaded the IBM Redbook and i am reviewing it. My question is does anyone have exposure to SCLM and are there any

Re: tcp/ip EZASMI concurrent server problem GIVE/TAKESOCET

2012-04-04 Thread Micheal Butz
Regarding the Client id Structure is its value important or as long as The Clientid of the GiveSocket matches the takesocket I should be OK -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Printing a '3 of 9' barcode on a mainframe generated report

2012-04-04 Thread Goldsby, Gary
G'day mates, I would like to know if anyone has been successful in using a COBOL program to create a report that contains a UPC based '3 of 9' barcode. I am using COBOL on a MVS system and sending the print data to RMDS and Infopac where AFP is used to define the barcode

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Doug Fuerst
Good Luck. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 1:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Sclm All, I am considering the usage of IBM's SCLM to manage software products. Since we are

Re: Printing a '3 of 9' barcode on a mainframe generated report

2012-04-04 Thread Williamson, James R
Should work fine as long as the printer has a 3 of 9 barcode font and you select that font. I print from a PC to a locally attached printer with a 3 of 9 barcode font and the automated tape library reads them. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Stocker, Herman
Hi Scott, We converted from CA Endevor to SCLM back in July 2011. After the initial learning, about a month or two, we have not seen any problems. If this is your first source control system there will be a large learning curve. However, in the end you will have less errors more free time to

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Hal Merritt
We use the base (free) product for source only - we never could figure out how to do C compiles. I'd suggest the full product and some expert help in getting you going. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Ford

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Tom Harper
We've been using it for two or three years. Our only issue is that it requires PDSEs, which, until last month, broke frequently. Tom - Original Message - From: Hal Merritt [mailto:hmerr...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 01:56 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Lizette Koehler
You might want to join the SCLM newsgroup. Lizette -Original Message- From: Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com Sent: Apr 4, 2012 10:10 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Sclm All, I am considering the usage of IBM's SCLM to manage software products. Since we are 'pure' development

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Hal Merritt
Thanks for reminding me! Yes - we saw this trying to use SCLM on two LPAR's. Most all the issues went away when we channeled everyone to one LPAR. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Harper Sent: Wednesday, April

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Joel C. Ewing
On 04/04/2012 10:37 AM, Chip Grantham wrote: We have an application like this, that is multiple record types in the same KSDS. We found that if we had a FD for the type '4' records and a FD for the type '5' records (that is two DDs pointing to the same file), that each kept a separate sequence

Re: Sclm / PDSE

2012-04-04 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
Tom Harper wrote: Our only issue is that it requires PDSEs, which, until last month, broke frequently. I was actually trying to break a PDSE last week, so that I could get an example of the IEBPDSE utility run against a hosed PDSE, and I couldn't seem to break one. I have two sysplexes so I

Re: Printing a '3 of 9' barcode on a mainframe generated report

2012-04-04 Thread Wissink, Brad [ITSYS]
We have done it. In the Cobol program we set up a data definition like; 01 WSP1-PRINT-LINE-1. 12 WSP1-CC PIC X VALUE '1'. 12 WSP1-BARCODE-INV-NO. 16 FILLER

Re: Printing a '3 of 9' barcode on a mainframe generated report

2012-04-04 Thread Tony Harminc
On 4 April 2012 13:13, Goldsby, Gary gary.gold...@fredmeyer.com wrote: G'day mates,                I would like to know if anyone has been successful in using a COBOL program to create a report that contains a UPC based '3 of 9' barcode. I am using COBOL on a MVS system and sending the print

Re: Is there a way to cause SRB to TCB percolation if an XCF exit fails?

2012-04-04 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:37:12 -0400 Mark Brooks mabr...@us.ibm.com wrote: :Hi, : The recovery for the various XCF stubs that call the application exit :routines will in general always retry if permitted to do so. If you can :get your exit routine to fail in a way that causes the system to

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Gross, Randall [GCG-PFS]
We use the h*ll out of SCLM. Unfortunately I'm no expert on it, but we do have a very good one in-house. We even used it for distributed stuff (java, etc.) w/ BREEZE CLOUD9 and our change control system (for things besides software updates). We do have a C language environment on the

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Martin Packer
Not to suggest YOU should've done this but you can get useful statistics out of SMF 62 and 64 that would've told you how much write activity you had - and a lot else besides. Cheers, Martin Martin Packer, Mainframe Performance Consultant, zChampion Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM

Re: Sclm

2012-04-04 Thread Scott Ford
Thanks one and all. We run on several z/Pdt systems, which are great and mainly remote. So I am always looking to make my job, sysprog, developer and qa'er easier. Your input did just thank and I am appreciate of that... Sent from my iPad Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Frank Swarbrick
I possibly could if I had the slightest idea how to do that.  Is that something an applications developer might have access to, or only a sysprog? Thanks, Frank - Original Message - From: Martin Packer martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Cc: Sent: Wednesday, April 4,

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Ed Finnell
VSAM keeps up with this stuff too. Wouldn't hurt to do a reorg every once in blue moon too! In a message dated 4/4/2012 6:12:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com writes: out of SMF 62 and 64 that would've told you how much write activity you had - and a lot else

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-04 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 16:33 -0700 on 04/03/2012, Frank Swarbrick wrote about Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads: The idea of putting the record type at the end rather than the beginning is an interesting idea.Ý Unless there's some way of doing that without having to change any programs I don't think we'd