Sorry for the major crosspost, but between the three groups, I will get all the likely suspects...
Our DB2 for VSE conversion isn't looking so good. And now we are looking at other options. One option that wasn't considered when we went to DB2 was Oracle. Now that is seems to be available for Linux/390, it is back to being a player again. The problem is that I just can't see how VSE batch, VSE CICS/TS and VM batch can use Oracle on Linux/390. We have to compile Cobol programs. That would seem to need, at a minimum, a translator plus object decks brough in during the LNKEDT. Part of my brain lock, is my experience with Oracle in the '80s. I did have it running on VSE/SP 2.1 (it really did run there). It was a full version. Problem was, was that it took 2 ICCF pseudo partitions per Oracle Forms user. Not going to happen! Then we ran Oracle under VM. Both cases we had full blown versions that allowed us to compile. Just like the full blown version of DB2 is needed to compile in VM and VSE. So, I don't see how the VM/VSE world can be a part of it. Any body running this way? Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting
