Re: Numbers in JCL (was: FileSeq Number on Tape)

2006-10-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 10/30/2006 at 09:39 PM, Tom Marchant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Nope. I can't see that there is any rationale for it. >2096128K is 2 GiB minus 1 MiB. Yikes. ITYM 2096128Ki is 2 GiB minus 1 MiB. Since a region can't straddle the line, that limit is way too high. --

Re: Numbers in JCL (was: FileSeq Number on Tape)

2006-10-30 Thread Tom Marchant
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:45:59 -0500, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 10/27/2006 > at 05:23 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >>BTW, what's the rationale for the maximum of 2096128K? > >Presumably 2 GiB minus 16 MiB minus extended common

Re: Numbers in JCL (was: FileSeq Number on Tape)

2006-10-30 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 10/27/2006 at 05:23 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Is it available or OCO? It's probably available on VPL. If not, you can get the source for a much older version from the Hercules project. >I'd accept that if you could persuade me that there's a "gen

Re: Numbers in JCL (was: FileSeq Number on Tape)

2006-10-27 Thread Jim Mulder
IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 10/27/2006 07:23:43 PM: > BTW, what's the rationale for the maximum of 2096128K? > 2096129 = 0x1FFC01, and 2096129*1024 = 0x7FF00400, which fit > comfortably in 21-bit and 31-bit fields, respectively. It seems > to me that the reasonable choice of limit w

Re: Numbers in JCL (was: FileSeq Number on Tape)

2006-10-27 Thread Tom Marchant
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:23:43 -0600, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried various values >of REGION. z/OS 1.7 accepts "REGION=2096128K" but fails on >"REGION=2096129K" with > >IEF638I SPECIFIED NUMERIC EXCEEDS MAXIMUM ALLOWED IN THE REGION FIELD. > > >BTW, what's the r

Numbers in JCL (was: FileSeq Number on Tape)

2006-10-27 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" said: > Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:14:29 -0300 > > No. Read the code. > Is it available or OCO? > >Is there any rationale for permitting three leading zeroes, but not > >four as long as the resulting numeric value is within range? > > Avoidin

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-27 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 10/24/2006 at 02:05 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Truly a gratuitous check. No. Read the code. >Is there any rationale for permitting three leading zeroes, but not >four as long as the resulting numeric value is within range? Avoiding extraneous co

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Binyamin Dissen said: > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:19:11 +0200 > > That is the problem - the label number is up to four digits. > Truly a gratuitous check. Is there any rationale for permitting three leading zeroes, but not four as long as the resulting numeric value is

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-24 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 10/23/2006 at 03:51 PM, Lizette Koehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >When I code the FILESEQ number on a Tape - it failes if I used hi >order zeros. How many? Three, as in your example, or more? >LABEL=(0001EXPDT=98000) vs. LABEL=(1EXPDT=98000) Why the e

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-24 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:59:09 -0400 Lizette Koehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: :>Resolution: :>I had written a REXX exec for a DR process that would read the TMSGRW report of volumes being taken to the DR site and generate a series of FDR Full Volume Restores. I was unable to test the actual J

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-24 Thread Lizette Koehler
Resolution: I had written a REXX exec for a DR process that would read the TMSGRW report of volumes being taken to the DR site and generate a series of FDR Full Volume Restores. I was unable to test the actual JCL and so made some BIIIGGG asumptions. The FileSeq number generated was a 5 di

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-24 Thread Daniel A. McLaughlin
My response was vague. I use those numbers primarily with JCL DD. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company This transmission is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is confidenti

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Daniel A. McLaughlin said: > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:12:48 -0400 > > Don't know about all that, I use (01, 02, 15, etc) with no problem. > With what language/command? JCL DD? TSO ALLOCATE? BPXWDYN? HLASM generating SVC 99 TU? Other (specify)? Is the behavior cons

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-24 Thread Daniel A. McLaughlin
Don't know about all that, I use (01, 02, 15, etc) with no problem. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Lizette Koehler said: > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:51:15 -0400 > > Ok, here is a very basic question: > > When I code the FILESEQ number on a Tape - it failes if I used hi order > zeros. So it will not take 0001 but will take 1. I did not remember this > being a rest

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-23 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:51:15 -0400 Lizette Koehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: :>Ok, here is a very basic question: :>When I code the FILESEQ number on a Tape - it failes if I used hi order zeros. So it will not take 0001 but will take 1. I did not remember this being a restriction in JCL. At

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-23 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
error are you actually getting? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:51 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: FileSeq Number on Tape Ok, here is a very basic question: When I cod

FileSeq Number on Tape

2006-10-23 Thread Lizette Koehler
Ok, here is a very basic question: When I code the FILESEQ number on a Tape - it failes if I used hi order zeros. So it will not take 0001 but will take 1. I did not remember this being a restriction in JCL. At what point in the converter code would look at this and not like 0001. LABEL=(00