Hello Scott, If your laptop is running Windows, you could use Softcopy Librarian which queries a master list of z/VM publications (those that are found on the CD or DVD publication deliverables) and compares the list to your local repository. It can distinguish between publications that have been updated and those that have not and will allow you to download any number of publications (one to all) for a given shelf (library) or product. As you might have guessed, it can also download shelf and index files (.bks, .bki, and .xks) for use on the host or with Softcopy Reader for Windows or Linux.
Take a look at the following site for Softcopy Librarian download information: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?doc=4000640&org=SW&rs=4 Thanks! Michael J. Forte z/OS Storage ID and POK Softcopy Support Software Engineer, System z Information Solutions 58HA IBM Poughkeepsie, New York [email protected] Office: 845-435-9062, T/L: 295-9062 Fax: 845-432-9405 Building 052-1, B09 2455 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 "Often those who work the hardest are the luckiest..." From: Scott Rohling <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 07/13/2009 10:23 AM Subject: Replicating z/VM documentation Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> As I am often in locations where internet access is either not possible or not allowed, I really like to keep the official z/VM documentation on my laptop. I know there are web pages with all the PDF files, etc.. But I have issues using them: - The PDF files are named with the manual number, rather than a human readable title. I usually end up renaming them when I download (and am often inconsistent). - I'm never sure I have the 'latest and greatest' - The process is entirely manual So I'm wondering what other people do to keep local copies.. It would be nifty to have something that checked the web pages for newer copies of the pdf files and did 'wget' or something on them - and was smart enough to suck the title out of the web page as well and use it to name the file locally. But - maybe there are other solutions I'm not aware of? Anybody have a nice way to deal with 'replicating' the z/VM documentation? (if your a Notes user, you'll understand the 2nd verb) p.s. Hmmm.. I bet I can use wget with the right incantation and get the whole website to my laptop along with PDFs.. but not sure it handles checking for changes? Scott
