Hi, I believe CERN had an implementation of CP Global variables (perhaps some of Dick Newson's goodies?) A "CP SET VARIABLE" command would be very useful.
Cheers, Arty On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:27:29 -0500 you said: >I always wanted a CP version of GLOBALV. The SET part would be privilege= >d=20 >of course, but the GET part would not be. That way you could set=20 >variables in CP that could be retrieved by any virtual machine, like I'm=20= > >running a DR test, don't do that! > >--=20 >Dale R. Smith > >"Answers are easy. It's asking the right questions which is hard." >- Doctor Who > >On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:37:52 -0400, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>= >=20 >wrote: > >>It seems something worthy of requirement. The mechanism you describe ha= >s >>been invented, but it sits on a shelf on the Island of Misfit Toys, >>unloved, waiting for someone ... anyone ... to take an interest. >> >>I should point out that SET PRODUCT conveniently comes with Diag 0x27C >>(privclass ANY) to enable apps to find out if ENABLE or DISABLE has been= > >>set, as well as retreive the DESCRIPTION of the product. >> >>So, right now, yes, SET PRODUCT is the closest thing you have to a >>system-wide name/value mapping function. >> >>Alan Altmark >>z/VM Development >>IBM Endicott
