On 1 Mar 2010 17:23:07 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >I guess I should note that I am speaking only as an application developer. So >I come at it from a different perspective than most of those on this list. > >But a few things I miss from VSE: >- Superior JCL symbolics. >- System level symbolics availble for use in batch JCL. >- JCL "DATE" card to override system date. >- Return code checking that actually makes sense (can anyone give a good >reason for how COND works?).
My theory is it was designed by engineers who were used to dealing with "not and" and "not or" gates so the negative way of thinking was natural. As someone who has had to do "cute" things with condition codes I share your disdain. >- LIBDEF statements for setting/overriding a library search chain. >- JCL symbolics available to batch FTP client. >- JCL (JECL) FNO parm for setting FORMDEF/PAGEDEF/FORMS/etc. by specifying a >single name. > >Those are what I can think of offhand. > >I notice that all of my beefs with z/OS have to do with JCL. Interesting; I'd >never really thought about it in that context. > >Frank ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
