=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390| Expert Questions of the Week Tip December 3, 2001
Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. Expert Questions of the Week - Putting page breaks in a COBOL85 program - Standalone computers - VSAM files for 24X7 processing 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Q&A: CICS Migration Alternatives - Reader Survey: 390 in 2002 - Tip: Developer - Storage Management Conference _____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: HOSTBRIDGE ******************* Integrating CICS with WebSphere? Find out how Konica Business Technologies did it using HostBridge, which causes CICS to output XML documents instead of 3270 screens. CICS data integration with other applications, like WebSphere and many others, is made simple with HostBridge. Visit our web site to read the case study, find research from industry analysts, download our white paper or request a free 30-day trial of HostBridge. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3651925;5058249;p?http://www.hostbridge.com/response/search390 ____________________________________________________________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW DO I PUT PAGE BREAKS IN A COBOL85 PROGRAM? | by Tom Ross Have you ever wondered the same thing? Tom Ross has the straightforward answer to this reader's question. >>CLICK for Tom's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid424574_tax285603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT STANDALONE COMPUTERS? | by Gerhard Adam A "stand-alone" system is typically referring to a computer that doesn't have an operating system running on it. Systems Management expert Gerhard Adam offers great insight on this topic. >>CLICK for Gerhard's response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid416701_tax285033,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I NEED HELP USING VSAM FILES FOR 24X7 PROCESSING | by Tom Moulder I'm using MVS OS/390 V1.3, DB2V4.1, CICS V4 and VSAM. I need an opinion/advice and recommendation regarding the VSAM files (KSDS,ESDS...etc) processing for 24x7. How can I make the VSAM files sharable among other programming languages/applications for processing? >>CLICK for Tom's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid418437_tax286336,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: ASCENTIAL ********************* Maximize The Power Of Your Mainframe. 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The complete audio/visual transcript from that event is now available online. >>CLICK for the transcript... http://search390.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 390 IN 2002 | search390 Reader Survey We want to know what 390-related projects you have planned for 2002 and what technology issues will be the most important for you in the upcoming year. Let us know. >>CLICK to complete our survey... http://quicktakeit.com/qto/Default.asp?a=55599&e=442059072r0237649 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW YA GONNA KEEP'M DOWN ON THE PARM? | by Jim Keohane What's this nonsensical 100 character limitation on PARM size in JCL. C and C++ programs are positively stifled. It turns out most programs have no problem with a longer PARM. It's JCL that has the limitation. How can you have larger PARMs without giving up the documentation value of JCL and the use of symbolic substitution? 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