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Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ FROM OUR SPONSORS: Submit a nomination for the Data Center Futures Awards! http://search390.techtarget.com/awards/0,293912,sid10,00.html Attend the Data Center Futures Conference http://datacenterfutures.techtarget.com/html/registration.htm?Offer=dcfsur390 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - Saving the closed CONSOLE log of virtual machine - COBOL for MVS vs. COBOL for OS/390 - How can I stop the line wrapping? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Welcome our April 2003 Expert of the Month! - Featured Topic: Migrating to z/OS - Have a great tip? Share it with Search390.com - Poll: Is server consolidation right for you? - z/OS Installation and Management Tip: Structuring for ServerPac ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** The Data Center Futures Awards ****************** Do you know of a company that is blazing trails in data center computing? Gain public recognition for their achievements by nominating them for the Data Center Futures Innovator Awards, presented by TechTarget. This awards program recognizes the IT innovators who design, build and manage complex projects. Particular consideration is given to projects that have a significant impact on the business and/or significantly reduce costs. The submission deadline for the Data Center Futures Innovator Awards is April 30, 2003. To find out more, or to submit a nomination, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/awards/0,293912,sid10,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SAVING THE CLOSED CONSOLE LOG OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE | Ask the Expert In OS/390, I can use the SDSF PRT command to save job outputs on the spool to a MVS data set. In z/VM, how can I save the closed CONSOLE log of a virtual machine (such as TCPIP and LINUX server) from the PRINTER spool to a CMS file? >> For David's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid524649_tax293308,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COBOL FOR MVS VS. COBOL FOR OS/390 | Ask the Expert Can you enumerate the differences between COBOL for MVS and COBOL of OS/390? Addressing mode? LE Modules? More functions? Object Oriented? Legacy compatibility? CPU consuming? >> For Jim's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid524581_tax292523,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW CAN I STOP THE LINE WRAPPING? | Ask the Expert I'm trying to transfer data from EBCDIC to ASCII while removing the CR-LF. However, the file that I'm transferring is 383 lines of 106 bytes each. After the 16th line a Hex '0D' is dropped into the file in place of the first character on the 17th line. From that point on, this happens every 106 bytes. >> For Jim's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid524578_tax285123,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********** Data Center Futures - June 4-6, 2003, Chicago ********** >> Top experts discuss the future of the enterprise IT landscape << Attend the Data Center Futures conference and hear top analysts from leading research firms discuss predictions for the next generation of high-performance computing architectures -- and so much more! Register today and join Carl Claunch of Gartner, Frank E. Gillet of Forrester, Rich Evans of Meta Group, Brad Day of the Giga Information Group and others. 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From planning to execution, if you have a question about migrating to z/OS, or about z/OS in general, send it to Kelly and she'll post a response as soon as possible. >> To ask Kelly a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax294026,00.html >> To read Kelly's bio, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid524092,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Migrating to z/OS Our experts' answers to questions about CICS, Web integration and troubleshooting OS/390 really grabbed your attention over the past few months. Find out which words of wisdom you clicked the most in this week's featured topic. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci874875,00.html >> For other Featured Topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HAVE A GREAT TIP? SUBMIT IT TO SEARCH390.COM We're always looking for time-saving shortcuts, tricks or hints that can help 390 pros. If you have one in mind, send it in! We'll post it to the site so all of your peers can learn from your expertise. >> To submit a tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR NEW POLL! Is the possibility of consolidating your servers cost-prohibitive at this time? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Z/OS INSTALLATION AND MANAGEMENT TIP | Structuring for ServerPac In this tip, experts Jim Schesvold and Glen Tessmer take you through some of the key components you should be aware of before you start structuring your system for ServerPac. Along with that, they provide an example configuration to help guide you. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci888128,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::: SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::::: MARK BRUNELLI, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. MARYANN TRIPP, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and best web links. DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. 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