That's the direction I was going. I was hoping to create a UNIX script which would use "curl" or "ftp" to download the file I wanted from the ftp://cbttape.org/ftp/cbt/CBT???.zip to a newly made subdirectory. Then use jar to "unzip" it. The problem now comes in that the result is usually an XMIT file. OK, I can "cp" that to a PS data set with RECFM=FB,LRECL=80 and then TSO RECEIVE it. I can likely do all of this using a UNIX REXX script with some ADDRESS TSO statements. I can even feed in the " restore dsn(...) " subcommand for the RECEIVE. Unfortunately, I am now a bit stuck. I always need to look at the resultant PDS to see how to actually install. Yes, this is not really a big deal. But I've gotten even lazier (seems impossible!) lately. And I've gotten used to how I do things in Linux ("yum" and/or "git clone" followed by "./configure && make && sudo make install"), and also with z/OS SMP/E RECEIVE FROM NETWORK. I'd like something as consistent, simple, and easy with CBTTape stuff. Likely not really possible. And perhaps even foolish to desire. But, that has never stopped me from thinking about things. I think that I may ask Sam Golob about hosting a CBTTape moderated Wiki for z/OS. Might even have a page for each CBTTape contribution's "read me" information. I something download things just to get a better idea what they are about.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 • N. Richland Hills • TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone • [email protected] • www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. –The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Tom Marchant > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Correction to Carmine's Book Cost > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:22:22 -0500, McKown, John wrote: > > >I am now trying to figure out how to directly download a CBTTape file > >to a z/OS system and process it there. I.e. eliminate the need to > >download to a "desktop", unzip, then ftp to the mainframe. > > Have you tried using jar to unzip? > > -- > Tom Marchant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
