=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Expert Questions of the Week Tip October 3, 2002
Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Don't just get the latest information...see the future! http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci850485,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. Expert Questions of the Week - How to access CICS and OS/390 apps from Linux? - What are the advantages of MQSeries vs. FTP? - How to tell a dynamic from a static CALL? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Search390.com research: New white papers section - Featured Topic: Web services - Discussion: Running edit macros in batch - Poll: Will you be expanding your current IT staff? ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Data Center Futures Newsletter If you pride yourself on knowing everything about your data center, you probably go to great lengths to keep up to date with the latest skills and technologies. Don't just get the latest information...see the future! Twice a month, the Data Center Futures newsletter gives you the low down on all you need to know to be prepared for the future. >> CLICK for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci850485,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO ACCESS CICS AND OS/390 APPS FROM LINUX? | by Jan Lahmann Dear Ask the Expert, I've read that it's possible to access OS/390 applications from Linux. However, is it possible to fully integrate an existing CICS application and a new Linux application? That is, not only start the CICS application but also send and receive data, trap errors, etc., as if I'm calling it from within CICS. Would it require changes to the CICS application? >> CLICK for Jan's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid493490_tax285124,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF MQSERIES VS. FTP? | by Clayton Ching Dear Ask the Expert, I am transfering 4M bytes of data through FTP to a remote location. Would using MQSeries for this kind of transfer be beneficial to me? In particular, what would be the difference in the time it takes for each? >> CLICK for Clayton's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid493487_tax287117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO TELL A DYNAMIC FROM A STATIC CALL? | by Tom Ross Dear Ask the Expert, What is the difference between static CALL and dynamic CALL when calling a COBOL program? How do we know whether a program called is static or dynamic? >> CLICK for Tom's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid493488_tax285603,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW WHITE PAPERS SECTION | Search390.com Welcome to Search390.com's new white papers section. Technical information and how-to's are available in ten different categories, including database management, storage, Web services and operating systems. Download one today. http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,,sid10,00.html FYI: Each week, we'll be adding new papers to the site, so be on the lookout. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Web services If you're Web-enabling legacy applications, chances are you're using Web services such as (SOAP/XML/WSDL). But do you know just how Web services will impact your organization? Learn more about Web services and the mainframe here. >> CLICK for full Featured Topic: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci853460,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM DISCUSSION FORUMS | Developer Search390.com user "misi01" posted the following in the Developer forum and received a thread of responses: "Is there a way to run a batch job that edits a file (say COBOL source) AND that automatically runs a specific edit macro (i.e., the same as if I edited the code by hand and entered the macro command on the command line)?" 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