On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:57:06 -0400, Rich Greenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <listserv%[email protected]> you write: >>On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:44:18 -0700, Smith, Sean M >><[email protected]> wrote: >>>I am modifying an assembler program and I have a need to have a single >>>digit unique identifier for a system within a SYSPLEX. >> >>Don't forget that a parallel sysplex can have 32 systems. I think that will >>make it difficult to have a single-digit identifier that will work in all >>possible configurations :-) > >Your thinking of just digits. Keep in mind that a byte can contain any >of 256 values (x'00' - x'FF'). If you want to stick to printable, the >letters and numbers give you 36 different values. Sean's the one who limited it to "single digit unique identifier" in his original message. I agree, of course, that if you allow other characters you can handle more than 32 systems. -- Walt Farrell, CISSP IBM STSM, z/OS Security Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
