I found the original install JCL2 dataset and found the jobs EZTPJB8A/B which 
are defined as the options install jobs.
I got what I needed from that.  Thanks for the suggestions!



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On Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024 at 4:18 PM, Schmitt, Michael 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> That's for reading the r11 options table. It doesn't exist in version 6.4.
> 
> 
> For those who are interested...
> 
> There are many versions of Easytrieve... the original (?) version, and ones 
> for Unix, Windows, CICS, etc.
> 
> But they had inconsistent syntax and capabilities.
> 
> Version r11 was an attempt to unify the versions, so the same syntax could be 
> used in all. But at a cost! It broke existing programs.
> 
> So r11 can be run in two modes: New Function mode is the new stuff, 
> Compatibility Mode (aka legacy mode) runs the same as version 6.4.
> 
> But r11 in compatibility mode still reads the r11 options table, else how 
> does it know it should be in compatibility mode and not use the option table 
> it just read?
> 
> New Function mode is generally better, except that I/O performance is much 
> worse. For a dumb reason.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf Of 
> Pommier, Rex
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 3:12 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Broadcom/CA Easytrieve
> 
> Here's another one - supposedly. We don't have EZTrieve... Looks like the 
> READFILE option might give you what you need.
> 
> The following code is z/OS site option update JCL:
> 
> //jobname JOB accounting.info
> 
> //UPDATE EXEC PGM=ETOPLOAD
> //STEPLIB DD DSN=EZT.loadlib,DISP=SHR
> //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A
> //OUTPUT DD SYSOUT=A
> //EZOPTBL DD DSN=your.EASYTRIEVE.EZOPTBL
> ,DISP=SHR,
> //SYSUT2 DD DISP=(,CATLG),DSN=EZT.option.output,
> // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),
> //SYSIN DD *
> Site Option Update Cards
> /*
> //
> 
> Submitting a Run of ETOPLOAD Using JCL
> This section describes how to update the Easytrieve
> options table on the mainframe using the ETOPLOAD program through batch JCL.
> There are two utility functions available for use with the batch update 
> program, ETOPLOAD. These utility functions are not necessary for updating an 
> existing options table. To use these functions, the command would be 
> specified for the SYSIN instead of the Options Update cards.
> 
> Create File
> The Create File command rebuilds the site options with the default values 
> supplied with Easytrieve
> .
> follow these steps:
> 
> CREATEFILE
> 
> Read File
> The Read File command reads the existing site options and writes the records 
> to an output file. This output file can be used later to rebuild your site 
> options after installing a new version of Easytrieve
> or if your site options are destroyed.
> follow these steps:
> 
> READFILE
> 
> READFILE must be the first record in the input file.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf Of 
> Schmitt, Michael
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 3:03 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Broadcom/CA Easytrieve
> 
> Ooh, I know this one!
> 
> If you're still using Easytrieve Plus 6.4 then you're using the old options 
> table. (This options table is also used in r11 in "compatibility mode").
> 
> To dump it, run this JCL:
> 
> //JS010 EXEC PGM=EZTPX15
> //OPT DD DUMMY,
> // RECFM=FB,LRECL=80
> //SYSPRINT DD *
> 
> 
> If you're in r11 it gets a lot more complicated to view the options. You can 
> have a table (in a completely different format) that is full of options, 
> except one of those options tells it to ignore ALL THE OTHER OPTIONS and 
> instead use the old method.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf Of 
> rpinion865
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 2:54 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Broadcom/CA Easytrieve
> 
> I need to determine what are the Easytrieve options we have. This is a very 
> old version, 6.4, and the people and libraries used for the install are long 
> gone. Seems like I remember that you could run something to list the 
> installed options.
> 
> "Confidentially doc, I am the wabbit."
> 
> Bugs Bunny
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