Hi, Joe. If you're feeling up to doing a bit of experimentation, you might want to download the "Plumber's Workbench" from the CMS Pipelines home page (http://vm.marist.edu/~pipeline/pwb.html).
This tool allows you to use CMS Pipelines functions directly from your workstation. It supports OS/2, and Windows NT, and should (?) work on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It basically allows to to specify a CMS Pipeline pipe specification on the workstation and have that pipe run on VM. Have a good one. DJ ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Liuzzo, Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: IND$FILE Driver ? Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:12:09 -0400 > > I lurk on the listserv to improve my plumbing skills. > > > > Given the complexity of what I've seen discussed here, I'm > > hoping one of the experts can respond to me. > > > > We use IBM Personal Communications as our terminal > > emulator. We often have PC (or LAN server) files that > > we'd like to process on VM, but oftentimes the files are > > huge and we do not need all the data. > > > > Currently we use the 'upload' feature to bring the file to > > the mainframe and then can use Pipelines to 'work' the > > data. But the upload time is long AND quite often there > > isn't enough space on our minidisks. (Yes, we can get > > temp space, etc.). > > > > I'm looking to see if either one of two possibilities > > exist: > > > > 1) is there a <(un)documented> driver which can hook into > > the IND$FILE flow of information so that a PIPELINE can > > intercept the data, manipulate it and stream its output to > > a VM file using ">" ? > > > > OR (although this might not be the proper audience for > > this alternative...) > > > > 2) is there a way to redirect the IND$File action on VM to > > create not a CMS file, but a SPOOL file, because spool > > space is more readily available for large files. Once > > there, a RDR driver would allow me to process the spool > > file, w/o needing the whole file on my VM ID. > > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************** > > **** This message, including any attachments, contains > > confidential information intended for a specific > > individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you > > are not the intended recipient, please contact sender > > immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies. You > > are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or > > distribution of this message, or the taking of any action > > based on it, is strictly prohibited. TIAA-CREF > > ********************************************************** > > **** .
