As always, AFAIK, but it seems that COBOL 5.1 *requires* PDSE due to it using some functionality of PDSE objects.
Best Regards Thomas Berg ___________________________________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist zOS\RQM\IT Delivery SWEDBANK AB (Publ) > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Jousma, David > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 1:36 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z/OS 2.1 and tools like COBOL 5.1, Fault Analyzer, Debug > Tool, etc. > > I'm curious about your statement: > > "With COBOL 5.1, AFAIK, comes also the requirement of the loadlibraries > to be PDSE. Which we DON'T have today, neither in production or test > systems." > > If you mean the product code comes in PDSE's then that's no big deal. > But if you are saying the output of the compiler has to be PDSE's, in > other words, all application load libraries have to be PDSE's then I am > concerned. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Dave Jousma > Assistant Vice President, Mainframe Engineering david.jou...@53.com > 1830 East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 MD RSCB2H p 616.653.8429 f > 616.653.2717 > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Thomas Berg > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 5:54 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: z/OS 2.1 and tools like COBOL 5.1, Fault Analyzer, Debug Tool, > etc. > > We are going to eventually install 2.1 in the future. > Besides the OS we have to decide how handle the new COBOL 5.1 and it's > dependencies towards Fault Analyzer, Debug Tool and other productivity > tools. E g which version/release is required for a certain product to > work with another product. > And can we upgrade to the latest version of e g Fault Analyzer (that > otherwise comes with 2.1) at our z/OS 1.13 and get it working ? As a > way to take possible problems in advance of the install of 2.1. > > With COBOL 5.1, AFAIK, comes also the requirement of the loadlibraries > to be PDSE. Which we DON'T have today, neither in production or test > systems. > > Do anyone have experiences of these (potential) problems ? Can you let > me take part of them I would be grateful! > > I understand that some at this list have installed and run z/OS 2.1, but > have you used COBOL or the other tools ? > > > > > Med Vänlig Hälsning > Thomas Berg > ___________________________________________________________________ > Thomas Berg Specialist zOS\RQM\IT Delivery SWEDBANK AB (Publ) > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and > may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named > above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or > disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any > disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this > information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by > informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, > please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting > this error is appreciated. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
