On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:34:28 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote:
>Wha...? I might have misunderstood you, but it sounds like you're saying I
>can 1) collect all the REXX execs I want to transfer to the mainframe, 2)
>ZIP them up (using PKZIP or WinZIP or 7-ZIP or whatever), 3) IND$FILE the
>.zip file to the mainframe, and then 4) ...here's where I bog down. Is
>there a mainframe utility that can read .zip files?
>
jar.
Do you need them extracted on the desktop?
o No:
Collect them in a PDS
TSO TRANSMIT OUTFILE(...)
transfer *binary* directly or with desktop waystation to target z/OS
Extract with TSO RECEIVE INFILE(...)
o Yes:
- collect them in a PDS
- OPUTX or CP to a UNIX directory
Or:
- collect them in a UNIX directory
pax -w that UNIX directory with option to convert to ASCII
transfer *binary* to desktop
Extract pax with WinZip or such
transfer pax archive *binary* to zOS target
pax -r that archive with option to convert to EBCDIC
(I hate EBCDIC!)
>And if there is (I never dreamt that), maybe I actually bog down at step 3:
>Do I do the transfer in text or binary?
>
>Are you sure you're not just having me on?
>
???
>Even if you are, it suddenly occurs to me that there's a PC-based utility
>that handles XMIT files, and I think I have a copy left over from an old
>project. I can bundle them all up in a XMIT file, copy that to the host,
>then RECEIVE it there.
>
More likely extract than pack. try CBTTAPE.
Might be useful (I'm not afflicted with Windows; this is mere hearsay):
http://planetmvs.com/unxmit/
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Seymour J Metz
>Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 11:34
>
>Why not zip them and do a single transfer of the zip file, then unzip them?
-- gil
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