On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Steve Comstock <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 6/22/2011 11:36 AM, Daniel Rose wrote: > >> I had a COBOL programmer ask me how they could get the LPAR name, SYSNAME, >> or SMFSID from a COBOL program. I could not find a LE Function that would >> do that. So, a co-worker located a sample program that chases controls to >> get that information. >> >> Does anybody know of any LE Functions or a cleaner way to do this. >> >> BTW, the programmer does not want to add a SORT step before the COBOL >> program nor do they want to change the execution JCL. Hence the >> restriction >> of only obtaining this from inside the COBOL program. >> > > I got to wondering about this. Your programmer does know that > COBOL stands for COmmon Business Oriented Language, right? It > just doesn't seem that obtaining an LPAR name or SMFSID is in > the same ballpark as doing accounting or inventory or other > business applications. Why not use a tool designed to obtain > this kind of information? > How is that information going to be used? Can't they use a JCL parm and let the scheduler populate it? > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-393-8716 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! > + Training your people is an excellent investment > > * Try our new tool for calculating your Return On Investment > for training dollars at > > http://www.trainersfriend.com/**ROI/roi.html<http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.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<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
