Are you saying that most z/OS COBOL programmers are aware of what SVC and PC routines are?
I'm sorry to sound "ignorant", but none of the COBOL or z/OS applications development training I've received has any reference to these things. I assumed they were things that only systems programmers knew about/cared about; though I am interested to learn about them. I'm afraid John's explanation went way over my head, though. The manuals, at least the information I could find, appeared to assume a large amount of z/OS system programmer background, which I do not possess. Frank -- Frank Swarbrick Applications Architect - Mainframe Applications Development FirstBank Data Corporation - Lakewood, CO USA P: 303-235-1403 On 5/1/2011 at 6:01 AM, in message <[email protected]>, "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" <[email protected]> wrote: > In <[email protected]>, on 04/22/2011 > at 06:35 PM, Frank Swarbrick <[email protected]> said: > >>Where can an application programmer who can barely spell SVC and PC >>get an understanding of what these are? > > I'll take your word that the majority of your programmers are that > ignorant, but do you have proof that all of them are, much less that > all of them will be in the future? These things don't typically come > to light as part of a routine audit, but only after they've been > exploited. It's anybody's guess what percentage of the exploits never > came to light. > >>> The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
