I've long wished that:
o GIMZIP could build its product from non-catalogued data sets, perhaps
unloaded RELFILEs on tape, passed temporary DSNs, or MCS/JCLIN in
PDS members or UNIX files. I'd like to be able to transform an SMP/E
installation tape to a GIMZIP archive without copying the parts to
transitory catalogued data sets.
o The producer's local data set names could be redacted from the
GIMPAF file in order not to expose data set prefixes (which may
be TSO user IDs) to customers.
Both these desiderata could be addressed if GIMZIP supported using
DDNAMEs to identify its source data and used the data set names from
its control file in the generated GIMPAF.
I understand your desires. BTW, GIMZIP does support input UNIX files.
Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development
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