I would just keep using it. Unsupported just means you won't be able to open a new APAR or PMR for a problem. BookMaster is well documented http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/EDF01A02 and has been thoroughly used within IBM and many other large customers for years. It's stable. Nobody has added to it or changed it recently, so I would think you are unlikely to run into any new bugs. BookMaster is basically a set of profiles and macros and fonts to use with DCF. DCF itself is still supported. If you want to stick to supported software only, DCF does contain it's own Starter Set GML which is a simpler set of tags that you can use like BookMaster. The Starter Set GML tags won't do everything BookMaster does, but they might be enough for most things. See http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/DSM0PA04
--Roger Bolan On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Peter Vander Woude <pwo...@harristeeter.com > wrote: > Martin, > > I really would prefer to continue using Bookmaster for producing this > document, and printing it, but with IBM dropping support for it, I would > like to > continue printing this using a supported method. > > Yes, I am aware of B2H, and do utilize it, but that doesn't allow for > printing > via PSF. PSF supports the use of XML for document printing, but have not > been able to find (or figure out, in my spare time.. whatever that is ;-) > ), hwo > to do that. > > I do have to wonder though, with IBM dropping support for Bookmaster, what > they intend on doing, with their own tools that generate things expecting > Bookmaster to be present, like HCD and Bookmanager/READ do. > > If we don't require to use Bookmaster, and thus, DCF, there would be a $$$ > savings, that I know someone would like! > > Peter > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:14:02 +0100, Martin Packer > <martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com> wrote: > > >Would you accept HTML as the output? If so I'd suggest you look for B2H > >and run that under TSO in Batch. > > > >But why I should encourage you to ditch Bookie I DON'T know. :-) > > > >Martin (still wedded to Bookie but also using B2H on Windows) > > > >Martin Packer > >Performance Consultant > >IBM United Kingdom Ltd > >+44-20-8832-5167 > >+44-7802-245-584 > > > >email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com > > > >Twitter ID: MartinPacker > > > >"They're figuring out that collaboration isn't a productivity hit, it > >makes them smarter." Sam Palmisano on BlogCentral, 26 November 2008 > > > > > > > > > > > >Unless stated otherwise above: > >IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number > >741598. > >Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU > > > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
