friends -- VM/CMS* has a wonderful utility driven by 'XMITMSG' (the command) and by APPLMSG (the macro). If you're a VMer, you know about it. If you're a VSE or MVS person, maybe not. It's good stuff. For (at least) the second time, I started putting together an XMITMSG work-alike for Unix (POSIX, including Linux). Anyone else interested in this? If so, please let me know.
There are language libraries and message handlers in Unix land. I have yet to find one that works like XMITMSG and the APPLMSG macro with token replacement, enumerated messages, clear codes in the handling. Maybe there is such, in which case my little "xmitmsgx" project might reduce to simple interoperability glue code. If so, great! I WAS SHOCKED several years ago to learn that there is no equivalent function in z/OS. It's an incredibly elegant way to handle localization (national languages, regional dialects). This project should work on MVS too; it's simple code. If you have time and inclination to try this thing (and offer feedback ... or code), please holler. Thanks! -- R; <>< ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
