Precisely. One seeking to use a tool program executable does not look in the C/C++ development manuals. One looks in the manuals that document the tool program.
I said "undocumented" exactly because the Unix System Services manuals do not say which tool programs use open() and which use fopen(). They only say what they will support to work with MVS datasets. And of course it will stay that way because they could change the source of any tool program at any time they feel like it and start using open() instead. I was just describing what exists (for now). Peter -----Original Message----- From: McKown, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Open MVS question > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Open MVS question > > And though undocumented and unsupported, any Unix System > Service program > that uses only fopen()/fread()/fclose() can also access MVS datasets > directly. "awk" is one tool I have successfully used to do this. Undocumented? It is well documented in the C/C++ manual. Just not in the UNIX manuals. And the UNIX manuals do not tell you which utilities use fopen() and which use open(). Programs which use open() cannot support the "//dsn" or "//dd:ddn" method of opening MVS "legacy" datasets. _ This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
