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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Tip: The zen of FTP -- WYPIWYG? - Discussion: Any FTP commands to add date/time to remote file? - Advice: How to FTP from MS-DOS to mainframe? - Archived Featured Topic: FTP from A to Z - News: IBM closes $3.5 billion PwC deal - Best Web Links: 390 basics 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: Will you be expanding your current IT staff? - Search390.com Salary Survey: How much are you worth? - User experience: Share your story and win! - The Missing Link: True IT Blooper #66: Backup, what backup? __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Networking Decisions SHARE NETWORKING SUCCESS STORIES AND LESSONS LEARNED What network management strategies are working today? Is VoIP really ready for primetime? How can wireless save you money down the road? What's the inside scoop on enhanced 802.11 performance and security? Here's your chance to find out. Join a senior-level audience of your peers for 3 days of key interaction with today's top network managers, independent experts, renown industry analysts and top CEOs all in the same place at the same time -- the free Networking Decisions conference in Chicago, Oct. 16-18. Don't miss out. http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,4727,00.htm?NetworkingDecisions __________________________________________________________________ THE ZEN OF FTP -- WYPIWYG? | by Jim Keohane On MVS, what is an EMPTY FILE? On Windows or Mac or Unix, you could say it is a file of zero length. How about a text file that consists only of the native newline convention (Windows is <CR,LF>, Mac is <CR>, Unix is <LF>). Are they empty files too? Or are they files containing a single line/record of zero length? Check out this tip for help handling unusual permutations of FTPing different files. >> CLICK for full tip: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci854036,00.html Got a 390-developer tip of your own? You can become famous immediately by sending that tip in. We'll post it on our Web site where all your friends and contemporaries can see it. http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid10,00.html Love this tip? You should email to let us know. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANY FTP COMMANDS TO ADD DATE/TIME TO REMOTE FILE? | Developer forum Search390.com user "ftpqns" recently asked this question in the Developer forum: "I need help setting up an FTP batch job from mainframe MVS to a remote server. The only twist is that the file needs to be saved with date/time on the remote server. Is there any FTP commands to append the date/time to a remote file name or JCL commands to get the system date/time, pass it as a parameter to the FTP step and append it to a remote file name?" To read Jim Keohane's response or to post a suggetion of your own, join this discusssion: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee83ff7/605 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO FTP FROM MS-DOS TO MAINFRAME? | by Jim Keohane Dear Ask the Expert, I am doing FTP from an MS-DOS residing WinNT to the mainframe. I have prepared the batch file (.BAT) to automate the process and it is working fine. I wish to make it better for the user and so had questions: 1. Can we trap the error code in FTP and throw relevant messages on the screen for users? 2. Can we specify a timeout parameter during FTP? 3. What mode of transfer should I use and what shall I do to remove the dot (.) that sometimes appears in mainframe files while doing file transfers in ASCII? >> CLICK for Jim's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid486394_tax285032,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ARCHIVED FEATURED TOPIC | FTP from A to Z FTP (File Transfer Protocol) has been one of the most searched for terms on Search390.com. Check out this Featured Topic for everything from a general FTP overview to FTP and multi-platforms connectivity. >> CLICK for the archived Featured Topic: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci824362,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM CLOSES $3.5 BILLION PWC DEAL | News: Reuters IBM Corp. on Wednesday said it closed its $3.5 billion acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers' consulting division. >> CLICK for full story: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021002/bs_nm/tech_ibm_pwcconsulting_dc_1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | 390 basics Think mainframe computing passed into the realm of roller disco and rainbow-striped legwarmers? Think again! This Best Web Links section can help newcomers get up to speed with the modern S/390 and how it's being used by successful corporations. For those more in the know, "Quick Reference" offers some handy sites that will provide fast answer to your questions. >> CLICK for Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1448,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390.com Will you be expanding your current IT staff within the next six months? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW MUCH ARE YOU WORTH? | Search390.com Salary Survey Take our ongoing salary survey yourself or just check out the results through several views. See the responses of your peers broken down by title and experience, degrees and certification, technology background, working conditions, demographics and region. >> CLICK to visit: http://search390.techtarget.com/salarySurveySkill/1,293986,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER EXPERIENCE | Share your story and win! Help build the new User Experience section on Search390.com. Find out how to use your greatest IT triumphs to help your fellow mainframers -- and win a prize at the same time! >> CLICK for more information: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci852128,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Oops! True IT Blooper #66: Backup, what backup? Who plays the role of "IT Gilligan" this time around? It's a lady we'll call Mary. She's not quite as bad as Typhoid Mary, but her seeming inability to back up data sure made "The Skipper" sick. 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