=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Expert Questions of the Week Tip February 6, 2003
Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - DB2 test data management revolutionized. FREE White Paper. http://search390.com/r/0,,9956,00.htm?softbase =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - Where are the opportunities for skilled mainframers? - How to migrate COBOL to OS/390 and VM? - Is there a way to restore a corrupted dataset? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: VSAM performance tuning - White paper: COBOL and run-time migration guide - Have a time-saving tip? Share it with Search390.com - Poll: Do you have to cut software maintenance costs? ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: SoftBase Copying your entire production database for testing? Numerous test databases causing DBA and developer headaches? 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Would you suggest any areas for potential opportunities? >> CLICK for Rick's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid515249_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO MIGRATE COBOL TO OS/390 AND VM? | Ask the Expert Dear Tom Ross, We are migrating from IBM OS/390 2.10 to z/OS 1.4. We are also migrating all of our source code to COBOL OS/390 and VM with LE. The following three versions of COBOL are being converted: a) OS/VS COBOL with OS/VS COBOL run-time modules b) OS COBOL II with OS COBOL II run-time modules c) COBOL for OS/390 and VM with OS COBOL II run-time modules The goal is to have COBOL for OS/390 and VM with Language Enviroment. Can CCCA be used for this coversion? Will these conversions be a one-step process or do they have to be done in multiple stages? >> CLICK for Tom's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid515241_tax285603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IS THERE A WAY TO RESTORE CORRUPTED DATASET? | Ask the Expert Dear Mark Zelden, I made a mistake and sent an object program to a PDS that contained my source files (i.e., pure text files). My PDS was corrupted, changing its record format from FB to U. Obviously, I restored it from a tape backup and now we're all happy. But I still want to know why this happened and if there's a way to restore the corrupted dataset. >> CLICK for Mark's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid514656_tax287555,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | VSAM performance tuning Tuning your VSAM datasets is a great way to delay or possibly avoid a CPU upgrade, improve the run-time of your programs and greatly cut your online response time. 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