Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
Hello, After several test the only that work in my environment is Foxit Reader. I never used it and made the work as appear on the magazine code. Kind Regards everybody Fran -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Fran Hernandez Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon Hello, After several test the only that work in my environment is Foxit Reader. I never used it and made the work as appear on the magazine code. One tool I did not see mentioned is Xpdf, an open-source tool available here: http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ Quoting from their website: Xpdf is an open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. (These are also sometimes also called 'Acrobat' files, from the name of Adobe's PDF software.) The Xpdf project also includes a PDF text extractor, PDF-to-PostScript converter, and various other utilities. Xpdf runs under the X Window System on UNIX, VMS, and OS/2. The non-X components (pdftops, pdftotext, etc.) also run on Win32 systems and should run on pretty much any system with a decent C++ compiler. Caveat: I have not used their pdftotext commandline tool on Xephon PDF's, so I don't know how it would work on them, but I have used it on other PDF's under WinXP to extract text with good success, including some formatting (though not all). YMMV. HTH Peter -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 01:45:21 -0600, Fran Hernandez wrote: I will like copied code Xepphon publications found on http://www.cbttape.org/xephon/. I tried using both the Notepad and Word and OpenOfffice but the code I get the copy from the PDF is not correct, is always shifted to the left. Anybody can comment and make such copy the code in positions that correspond? No solution, but by way of explanation: many PostScript-generating applications don't separate words with spaces. Rather, they issue a moveto operator before each word to justify the text (silly practice when using a monospaced font). If the PDF document was distilled from such a PostScript program, it will likewise lack spaces, causing the misbehavior you observe. Of course, it's possible for a filter to interpret the movetos to infer the amount of linear and vertical white space to reconstruct the desired text. But SMOP. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
Fran Hernandez wrote: I tried using both the Notepad and Word and OpenOfffice but the code I get the copy from the PDF is not correct, is always shifted to the left. What do you mean 'always shifted to left'? All lines or some indented lines? Are you losing all column 1 characters? Use the latest Acrobat Reader Version. I'm using version 9. I seldom experienced problems by using copy/paste from PDF to other editor(s). Some formatting may be lost of course. How did you select your code? And how did you do the copy action? Or at least tell us WHAT book and WHAT text are you trying to copying? Perhaps copying is inhibited in that book? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
Fran Wrote: I will like copied code Xepphon publications found on http://www.cbttape.org/xephon/. I tried using both the Notepad and Word and OpenOfffice but the code I get the copy from the PDF is not correct, is always shifted to the left. Anybody can comment and make such copy the code in positions that correspond? Thank you very much. Fran I have Adobe Reader R10 (X) and it does just fine. Depending on how you are accessing this file, I would SAVE the PDF to your PC. Then open it with Adobe on your PC. Then SAVE AS the file as a TEXT FILE. Then Search for the code. It will hopefully look more normal. This is not pretty in format. But it may do what you want. Also, you might not be able copy the entire code at one time. You need to do it one page at a time and do not copy the header and footer. It will have a tendency to make the paste different. Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
Hello, I use the version of Adobe Acrobat Reader version 9.4.1 Windows 7. I use the selection tool (an arrow) and copied it in the emulator 3270 with control v. the code is always shifted left with the implications if code Assembler. For example, I selected the code in Assembler mvs001 PDF document (page 31), with the arrow to select and copy the code in the 3270 emulator displays the following (moved to the left) I post the file for a example. Kind Regards. Fran -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html PREPATCH EQU * LA R4,SUBTECB Point to the subtask's ECB XC SUBTECB,SUBTECB ATTACH EPLOC=(3),PARAM=((2)),ECB=(4),VL=1 ST R1,TASKTCB Preserve the task's TCB address WAIT ECB=SUBTECB Wait for subtask to complete LA R1,TASKTCB Load the subtask's TCB address DETACH (1) DETACH the subtask XR R15,R15 ICM R15,7,SUBTECB+1 Pick up subtask's return code LTR R15,R15 Zeros? BZ SUCCESS Yes, terminate normally CODEANAL L R2,SUBTECB Pick up the ECB contents SRA R2,12 Move 12 bytes to the right CLM R2,1,=X'37' Did we have an X37 type abend? BNE PERCOLAT No, go percolate the abend OI X37FLAG,Yes Yes, set flag B RETRY Go switch to tape -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
Hello, I made the choice to save the file as type txt but the problem continues the code is moved to the left, it seems that does not respect the blanks between characters. Any other ideas? I send a copy of the code in the txt file to view the effect. Kind Regards. Fran -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html SARSTCUX TITLE 'SARSTCUX - SARSTC USER EXIT' * *** * * * * I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N * * * * * WHEN SAR REJECTS A JOB FROM THE ARCHIVE, THE JOB IS REQUEUED * * FOR OUTPUT UNDER THE NAME OF THE SAR STARTED TASK. THIS MEANS * * THAT ALL REJECTED OUTPUT HAS THE SAME NAME AS THE SAR STARTED * * TASK, AND HAS LOST ITS ORIGINAL JOB NAME. TAKE HEED. * * * *** SARSTCUX CSECT EBCMODE , SETS MODE TO 31/ANY BY DEFAULT *** * SARSTCUX -* * SAR ARCHIVAL STARTED TASK USER EXIT. THE EXIT IS INVOKED * * WHEN A SYSOUT DATASET IS SELECTED FOR ARCHIVAL, BEFORE * * EACH SYSOUT RECORD IS ARCHIVED, AND AFTER ALL SYSOUT HAS * * BEEN PROCESSED FOR THE DATASET. THE EXIT MAY BE USED * * TO ALTER ATTRIBUTES IN THE GCR FOR THE DATASET AND TO * * IDENTIFY EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS. * * * * INPUTS -* * REG Ø - Ø, NEW SYSOUT DATASET SELECTED. * * 4, SYSOUT RECORD PASSED TO EXIT FOR EXCEPTIONAL * * CONDITION ANALYSIS. * * 8, NO MORE RECORDS FOR DATASET. * © 2000. Reproduction prohibited. Please inform Xephon of any infringement. * REG 1 - ADDRESS OF PARAMETER LIST (MAPPED BY SARSPL). * * REG13 - ADDRESS OF REGISTER SAVE AREA * * REG14 - RETURN ADDRESS * * REG15 - ENTRY POINT ADDRESS. * * * * OUTPUTS (WHEN REG Ø = Ø ON INPUT) -* * REG Ø - CONTENTS ARE IGNORED. * * REG 1 - CONTENTS ARE IGNORED. * * REG15 - CONTENTS ARE IGNORED. * * * * NOTES -* * 1. THE GCR FIELDS MAY BE CHANGED AS DESIRED. * * * * OUTPUTS (WHEN REG Ø = 4 ON INPUT) -* * REG Ø - ADDRESS OF WTO MESSAGE TO ISSUE. * * REG 1 - LENGTH OF WTO MESAGE TO ISSUE OR ZERO IF NO * * MESSAGE IS TO BE ISSUED. * * REG15 - Ø, DO NOT CHANGE THE PRINT STATUS OF THE SYSOUT * * GROUP. * * 4, THE SYSOUT GROUP IS TO BE PRINTED PROVIDED * * INITIALIZATION OPTION XPRINT=YES IS IN EFFECT. * * * * NOTES -* * 1. GCRXCODE MAY BE CHANGED TO CONTAIN A SHORT * * EXCEPTION MESSAGE. * * 2. GCRUSER MAY BE CHANGED IF DESIRED. * * 3. THE CONTENTS OF THE SYSOUT RECORD MAY BE CHANGED, * * AND ITS LENGTH CHANGED AS DESIRED. THE MAXIMUM * * LENGTH FOR THE RECORD IS 2Ø6 BYTES. SETTING THE * * RECORD LENGTH TO ZERO WILL CAUSE SAR TO DISCARD * * THE RECORD. * * * * OUTPUTS (WHEN REG Ø = 8 ON INPUT) -* * REG Ø - CONTENTS ARE IGNORED. * * REG 1 - CONTENTS ARE IGNORED. * * REG15 - CONTENTS ARE IGNORED. * * * * NOTES -* * 1. GCRXCODE MAY BE CHANGED TO CONTAIN A SHORT * * EXCEPTION MESSAGE. * * 2. GCRUSER MAY BE CHANGED IF DESIRED. * * * * MODIFICATION NOTES: -* * SPECIAL EXIT TO PRINT AND NOT ARCHIVE SYSOUTS THAT ARE * * MORE THAN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LINES. THE FOLLOWING * * MODIFICATIONS ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS EXIT: * * * * THIS MODIFICATION IS FOR USE UNDER JES2 ONLY. * * * * 1. INDICATE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LINES THAT ARE TO BE * * ARCHIVED IN THE SETA STATEMENT FOR MAXLNES (5 * * IS USED AS AN EXAMPLE). * * 2. INDICATE THE PRINT CLASS FOR SYSOUTS GREATER THAN * © 2000. Xephon UK telephone 01635 33848, fax 01635 38345. USA telephone (940) 455 7050, fax (940) 455 2492. * THE MAXIMUM LINES IN THE SETC STATEMENT FOR PRTCLS * * (CLASS P IS USED AS AN EXAMPLE), AND THE INITIAL-* * IZATION PARAMETERS PRTCLSL AND NARCCLSL MUST BE * * SET TO THE SAME CLASS. THE CLSL INITIALIZATION * * PARAMETER MUST NOT INCLUDE THIS SYSOUT CLASS, NOR * * MAY THE SYSTEM EXTENSIONS HAVE THIS CLASS IN THE * * SYSCLASS PARM. * * ATTRIBUTES -* * AUTHORIZED. * *** MACRO LABEL DATADEF NAME LCLA COUNT COUNT SETA K'NAME-2 AIF (COUNT LE 8).CHK1 MNOTE 8,'NAME GREATER THAN 8 CHARACTERS' MEXIT .CHK1 AIF (COUNT NE Ø).GEN LABEL DC AL1(Ø) END OF TABLE INDICATOR AGO .DONE .GEN ANOP LABEL DC AL1(COUNT),CLCOUNT.NAME LENGTH, VALUE .DONE MEND LCLA MAXLNES LCLC PRTCLS PRTCLS SETC 'Y' PRINT CLASS MAXLNES SETA 1 MAX ARCHIVAL LINES ( NONE FOR NOW ) SAVE (14,12),,SARSTCUX-SYSDATE LR R12,R15 LOAD BASE REGISTER USING SARSTCUX,R12 LR R4,R1 SAVE A(PARM LIST) USING SPL,R4 ADDRESSABILITY FOR PLIST LTR RØ,RØ VERIFY NEW DATASET SELECTED BNZ RETURN NO, THEN RETURN L R1Ø,SPLGCR LOAD ADDRESS OF GROUP CNTL RECORD USING GCR,R1Ø CLC =CL8'SYSLOG',GCRJNAM IS THIS JOB A SYSLOG
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
You might try to copy the code using the Foxit Reader. Regards, John K From: Fran Hernandez frcoh...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 01/03/2011 07:29 AM Subject:Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon Hello, I made the choice to save the file as type txt but the problem continues the code is moved to the left, it seems that does not respect the blanks between characters. Any other ideas? I send a copy of the code in the txt file to view the effect. Kind Regards. Fran -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
This is happening because it is not preserving the formatting, happens to me a lot when copying from PDF documents and so I just end up editing the pasted version. Some versions of Acrobat and other PDF readers have an option to copy with keeping the formatting, mine doesn't seem to but there may well be an option you have to set in preferences for this. Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
I have had this problem too. What I found is that to solve this problem, you need special software that converts the text from PDF to some other format. A coworker found a good freeware version at the link below. I used the Some PDF to Word Converter option. It doesn't handle all images well, but it converts COBOL code beautifully. http://www.somepdf.com/ My coworker said that you should beware of some of the other supposed freeware offers for this type of software. Some contain viruses or spyware, and some will convert one or two pages of your document, then tell you that you have to pay to continue. He also said that you should use the link above rather than googling the product name, because there are other products masquerading as this one. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Fran Hernandez Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 1:45 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: How to copy code from the publications of Xephon Hi colleagues, I will like copied code Xepphon publications found on http://www.cbttape.org/xephon/. I tried using both the Notepad and Word and OpenOfffice but the code I get the copy from the PDF is not correct, is always shifted to the left. Anybody can comment and make such copy the code in positions that correspond? Thank you very much. Fran -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
How to copy code from the publications of Xephon
Hi colleagues, I will like copied code Xepphon publications found on http://www.cbttape.org/xephon/. I tried using both the Notepad and Word and OpenOfffice but the code I get the copy from the PDF is not correct, is always shifted to the left. Anybody can comment and make such copy the code in positions that correspond? Thank you very much. Fran -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
