On 6/29/2013 5:16 AM, David Crayford wrote:
On 29/06/2013 6:39 PM, Martin Packer wrote:
As EXECIO got mentioned...
In the Munich System z Technical University conference 2 weeks ago Marna
Walle mentioned that in z/OS 2.1 EXECIO is previewed to perform I/O
to VBS
(as in "Spanned" :-) ) data sets.
To me that says "SMF". And removes one "lameness" in EXECIO.
That's fab! when will it support VSAM?
The already-announced improvements to EXECIO are a direct response to
SHARE requirements.
Re: the need for VSAM access from REXX, the requirement is accepted with
the following caveat:
"Response Code: AC-Accepted Date: 2012-03-12 IBM agrees with the request
and a solution appears to be desirable and feasible. IBM intends to
provide a solution. However IBM's plans may change and no commitment is
made that a solution will be provided. The requirement is certainly
valuable, but will require a big hit to VSAM and VSAM RLS, involving,
among other things, writing of thousands of lines of brand-new code to
parse the REXX interface to generate actual VSAM and VSAM RLS requests.
Will also need to collaborate with the REXX team in the effort. This is
not a commitment to deliver the code, but if we do it it would be a line
item and would take a few years before it can be delivered."
Speaking of SHARE requirements, the MVS Core Technologies Project
Requirements Team, led by Cheryl Watson, is _as we speak_ soliciting
SHARE member votes for a new "Top 40" ranking. All SHARE members should
participate in this effort. http://www.share.org/p/cm/ld/fid=131
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Edward E Jaffe
Phoenix Software International, Inc
831 Parkview Drive North
El Segundo, CA 90245
http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
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