There is another example that may be useful: http://www.members.tripod.com/~billlalonde/back/mvsh018.htm It checks for a PTF in the GLOBAL zone superceding a specific APAR using the SMP/E API. 'Nuff said (by me, at least).
Bill On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:04:54 -0600, Big Iron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You could adapt the technique described at > http://members.tripod.com/billlalonde/back/mvsh006.htm >If you change the selection to: > INCLUDE COND=(18,6,CH,EQ,C'W32759') >then I think that it should find any superceding APAR for OW32759 >(for example). > >Sorry about the annoying pop-ups if you have scripting enabled; >it's a free site. > >Bill > >On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:37:54 -0800, Skip Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: >>That's how I do it all the time. As far as I know, first position 'A' >>always works. >> >>Note, however, that this technique is good only for APPLied sysmods. Or >>ACCEPTed if you looking at the DLIB zone. If a PTF is only in RECEIVE >>status, then there's no alternative to looking by PTF in the GLOBAL zone >>for each level. >> >>. >>. >>JO.Skip Robinson >>Southern California Edison Company >>SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager >>626-302-7535 Office >>323-715-0595 Mobile >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote on 03/01/2006 >>11:53:19 AM: >> >>> You can look APARs up by using a substitution letter for the first >>> character. Try using "A" first, as in AA10234. If you have the APAR >>on, it >>> should show as SUP'd, with a pointer to the PTF. >>> >>> I asked IBM for over 20 years, then found the answer in an old IBM- >>> MAIN posting. >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 11:03:55 -0800, Howard Rifkind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>wrote: >>> >>> >Thanks Kevin... >>> > >>> >"Neubert, Kevin (DIS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: By PTF. For example, >>> APAR PQ92344 for FMID EDU1H01 is UQ91568. >>> > >>> >Regards, >>> > >>> >Kevin >>> > >>> >-----Original Message----- >>> >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>Behalf >>> >Of Howard Rifkind >>> >Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:52 AM >>> >To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU >>> >Subject: SMPE Question >>> > >>> >I'm looking for the following APARS in the SMP Global zone. >>> > >>> >PQ92344 & OA14861 >>> > >>> >Can I find these by doing a cross zone query or do I need to first do a >>> >search for the associated PTF numbers on say IBMLINK? >>> > >>> >Thanks. >>> > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
