Thanks, Hank! There's no sense in my re-posting your whole idea of submitting z/OS jobs via FTP from z/VM to z/OS.
Here's another way that can be used... After a very, very old and pretty much unsupported Network Systems HyperChannel box failed of extended old age, I was forced to find way to send very large (in terms of LRECL and of the sheer number of records) from CMS to z/OS JES2 SPOOL. RSCS didn't cut it although it works fine for most output). So I converted an existing EXEC to create the requisite JCL (getting the password from the user's NETRC DATA file; I sure wish there as a better way to do that!), FTPs the batch job to z/OS, then wait for the batch job to end before exiting. The z/OS batch job establishes an FTP connection back to z/VM (using the VM userid and password from that NETRC DATA file - uuuugllleeee!), and "GET"s the file for output directly to JES2 SPOOL. When the job ends, the NOTIFY message is sent by JES2 to the submitting z/VM user running the exec. The exec traps the reply (and return code), ending with an appropriate message to the user. Not being a z/OS JCL super-expert, it took a bit of digging around to get all the moving parts aligned, but the result has been terrific. We can now send those very large print files from z/VM to z/OS for printing at very high speed, even from VM:Batch (which require a bit more in the way of local mods). Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
