IBM reserves characters A-K as first character for products. I would start messages with one of the rest of chars.
Itschak On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Steve Comstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Schneiderwent, Craig wrote: > >> What I'm trying to do is create an internal standard that says all >> messages >> begin with a particular prefix. I'd like to be able to point to an IBM >> document that supports the notion of, say, not writing messages to the log >> that begin "DFH" or some such. >> >> I seem to remember reading that IBM recommended user applications that >> issue >> WTOs should prefix their messages with a "U". I've been back and forth >> over >> the MVS bookshelf, the MVS System Messages particularly, along with the >> WTO >> documentation. I can't find this anywhere, did I just dream it? Can >> anyone >> point me at the document that says if I'm issuing a WTO I should prefix it >> with a "U" to avoid clashes with IBM messages? >> > > The only such standard I'm aware of is Language Environment (LE) > messaging. Basically, there the standard is a 3-character prefix > that identifies the component issuing the message, also called > the facility ID, and facility IDs that begin with A-I are reserved > for IBM components. [ISV's can register their own facility ID, in > order to prevent conflicts, by sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-393-8716 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > z/OS Application development made easier > * Our classes include > + How things work > + Programming examples with realistic applications > + Starter / skeleton code > + Complete working programs > + Useful utilities and subroutines > + Tips and techniques > > ==> Check out the Trainer's Friend Store to purchase z/OS <== > ==> application developer toolkits. Sample code in four <== > ==> programming languages, JCL to Assemble or compile, <== > ==> bind and test. <== > ==> http://www.trainersfriend.com/TTFStore/index.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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
