Thanks Dave, Learned something new, the EPDF command. I try to keep up with all new features with each system upgrade but missed that one.
Bob Lawrence DBA Boscov's Dept Stores LLc > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Dave Salt > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 7:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: ISPCMDS > > > >From: Don Leahy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >And also, to *not* becoming an obstacle preventing people from using new > >features. I know of a shop that until recently was using an ISPCMDS table > >that was 10 years out of date. Many 'new' commands like DDLIST, DTEST, > >CMDE, AUTOTYPE and NRETRIEV etc were simply not available, even though a > >current version of ISPF was installed. > > Which is why a shop should never customize ISPCMDS. If it isn't customized, > it can't get out of date. These days, there is no reason to be using a > customized version of ISPCMDS. Here's a couple of tests: > > 1) Go into ISPF option 3.9 and take a look in the right column. If all the > slots aren't filled with values, someone isn't doing their job properly. > > 2) Enter DDLIST (or TSO ISRDDN) on any ISPF command line. Then enter ONLY > ISPTLIB. Finally, enter M ISPCMDS. If more than one version of ISPCMDS shows > up in the left column, someone has created a customized version of ISPCMDS. > In that case, someone needs to find out why and get rid of the customized > versions. > > Dave Salt > SimpList(tm) - The easiest, most powerful way to surf a mainframe! > http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
