If is very probably the local RSCS exits were written long enough ago that an older assembler will work just fine. Since you were able to assemble cleanly this is most likely the case. And yes, you do need to reassemble the older exits with RSCS FL530 or FL540 otherwise they will abend.
I hope you are still licensed for RSCS 3.2 and have obtained an RSCS FL540 license as well. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development >Yes, we are fully licensed for RSCS. I realize that the timing could have >been better, but I didn't order the new release. That was done by my >predecessor, who quit suddenly. For legal reasons I can't contact that >person. > >Regardless, I am now in the situation I'm in. In looking back on our old >system, I don't think the exits were re-assembled; rather they were re- >linkedited. The TEXT files have a pretty old date, but the EXITLIB LOADLIB >is much more recent. > >The option to use the new FL540 of RSCS came from IBM from an ETR I >opened. Not their first piece of advice. > >This morning I compared my newly-created TEXT files from my assemble and >except for the date they are the same, so the assembler seemed to work. > >I'm fairly certain these exits are in use. I used a tool called Track to >look at RSCS virt storage on our 5.2 system, because I was also curious > > >about that. It shows: > >Base=0000000000000000 Real address=00000001B2F99400 > > >Vaddr Offset Hex Ebcdic >0000000000004400 +004400 00000000 10000000 C5E7C9E3 D3C9C240 * > > >EXITLIB * >0000000000004410 +004410 D3D6C1C4 D3C9C240 00000000 00000000 *LOADLIB * > >The EXITLIB LOADLIB is the customized library. > >Dave, thanks for pointing me to the Exit manual. I did manage to find the >correct PROFILE GCS on the 5.2 system and it does indeed point to EXITLIB. >I'm new enough that I still have trouble locating proper files. > >The Exit manual also mentions the HLASM several times. Alan, I understand >the reasoning behind using modern assemblers, but I spent more time than I >needed to trying to figure out why I couldn't use the one specified in the >manual. > >Thanks again for your responses. I'll let you know if I have any sort of >success.
