Thanks Mike and John. That answers my questions. Jim McAlpine
On 5/25/05, McKown, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim McAlpine > > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:56 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: unicode on z/OS > > > > > > We are running z/OS 1.2 and DB2 V7 and are looking at implementing > > unicode. Looking in the POO, there are 3 levels of hardware > > instructions associated with unicode called z/Architecture Extended > > Translation Facility, z/Architecture > > Extended Translation Facility 2 and z/Architecture Extended > > Translation Facility 3. > > > > The POO says that if neither of the first 2 levels are implemented in > > the hardware, then z/OS will simulate those instructions. However it > > doesn't say what happens if the first 2 levels are implemented in your > > hardware but the 3 level isn't. Can someone confirm that those > > instructions associated with the 3rd level will be simulated by z/OS > > if they are not there. > > > > The reason for asking is that we have a Flex-ES machine and it > > apparently implements the first 2 levels, but not the 3rd. > > > > Jim McAlpine > > Jim, > > Since nobody else answered your question about instructions, I thought > that I'd give you this reference. It is all that I can find. > > http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/E0Z2A141/3.1 > > Basically, to me, it states that Unicode services will run on any > processor which will run z/OS. Unicode Services will use the hardware > instructions if they exist. So I would guess that the subroutines check > the bits in the IHAPSAE (PSA Extention) to determine if the hardware > instructions exist on the processor. If so, it uses them, otherwise it > uses other instructions. > > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > UICI Insurance Center > Information Technology > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' > content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you > should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action > based on it, is strictly prohibited. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
