When comparing Unix command sequences to sequences of JCL steps one aspect usually gets too few attention IMO: the value of protocols/listings and the ease of finding them. Try to modify a Unix command sequence (like the one Ted gave in his example and - please, folks - try to grasp the essence of such an example rather than quibbling over the validity of every single piece of it) so that you will have a usable protocol of every single command - and you will wind up with a horrible command construct. Or, try to remember where you last found log X of application Y in a Unix file system. You might quickly find yourself defining symbolic links to places of interest. Now compare that to JESx and SDSF or EJES to name a few.
There definitely are strengths in the way jobs are being managed on z/OS. Robert Bardos Ansys AG, Zurich, Switzerland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
