>> 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.
It is available. All you need to FTP access to cbttape.org from your z/OS mainframe and either FDR or DFSMSdss. http://www.cbttape.org/dumpedformatlibrary.htm One correction the web page examples still refer to cbttape.net but this now also hosted at cbttape.org and the pages will be corrected. Try it and let me know how it works for you. ftp://ftp.cbttape.org/pub/dsnbackup/ >> Perhaps Sam would be open to a edit-restricted Wiki hosted at cbttape.org We could do a Wiki at cbttape.org if there is a clear vision for content and some core volunteers who work on it. Will have to talk to Sam Golob off-line and maybe you and some others that seem to have ideas about what the use case would be for a wiki.cbttape.org repository. Making the technology available is the easy part. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Team Leader mailto:[email protected] (office) 301.986.3574 (cell) 301.996.1318 "Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast..." -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Correction to Carmine's Book Cost I don't feel that the CBTTape is a good place for general "documentation" which people need to "peruse" at their leisure. That's why I think that a Wiki-like site to parallel the CBTTape code site would be useful. Perhaps Sam would be open to a edit-restricted Wiki hosted at cbttape.org. Where people could submit "articles" to be included into the Wiki. And then easily read from a simple browser. What I would be trying to avoid is the necessity of a person to "download" the data for off-line reading. Being the "weird" person that I am, I have been trying to figure out some "better" way to distribute code than the current CBTTape packaging. To Sam's credit, I haven't really been able to. 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. Why? Because (as most know) I am weird. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com ==================== This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
