and I must agree. Good luck to all of you.
You don't need his, or my, approval to post on the list.
I did not ask his to stop posting; I was asking for a little
more politeness in his posts.
If he can't stand the collective ignorance on this list, his
decision.
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Credit
Thanks Ulrich for this reply.
Thus far I was only using the supplied example in SEZAINST which helds a lot
of comment but nothing about UNIT and VOLUME.
So I did add UNIT and VOLUME in the TCPDATA definitions, but indeed that is
the wrong place to do so.
Thanks for the reading of the manual and
Thanks Shmuel and all others for your kind responses - this has finally
worked !
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Oh, one more thing is that programs in the LPA are treated as
APF-authorized, with all the caveats that entails.
Isn't it treated as being loaded from APF authorized library?
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Sam, Clark Harry;
Thanks for your replies; I appreciate the time you spent helping me.
Michael
Michael Bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:38:32
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3)
Oh, one more thing is that programs in the LPA are treated as
APF-authorized, with all the caveats that entails.
Isn't it treated as being loaded from APF authorized library?
If
Dean,
Do your ACS routines allow for user specification of Data,Mngt, or Stor
classes?
Look for something similiar to this in your routines,
WHEN (DATACLAS EQ DATA_CLASS
UNIT EQ DASD_UNIT) /* ALLOW USERS TO SPECIFY */
DO
Correction below, without the =3d
From: O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
Sent: Wed 8/22/2007 8:47 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
Dean,
Do your ACS routines allow for user specification of Data,Mngt, or Stor
classes?
Look for
WHEN (DATACLAS EQ DATA_CLASS
UNIT EQ DASD_UNIT) /* ALLOW USERS TO SPECIFY */
DO /* DATA CLASS FOR ANY */
SET DATACLAS =3D DATACLAS /* DASD_UNIT ALLOCATION*/
EXIT
END
Until the OP fixes the
Good point, I should have removed the dasd unit test.
From: John Kington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed 8/22/2007 8:55 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
WHEN (DATACLAS EQ DATA_CLASS
UNIT EQ DASD_UNIT)
Hi,
I added a STORCLAS and DATACLAS parm to the define and it didn't take. I
still got the required volume list missing. I modified the ACS routine
to include ''' (quote quote) in the filter list of valid DASD units. The
define was successful:
IGD01007I DATACLAS SPECIFIED (PRODVSAM)
On 8/22/07, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Regardless, unless I misunderstand authorization, if an authorized
caller were to invoke that module after it was loaded into the LPA, the
module would be able to perform functions requiring authorization, even
lacking AC(1).
Interesting.
Dean,
Now test if it will assign the correct SC without the explicit
specification of the SC.
Bob Richards
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:14 AM
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Yes it did. When I removed those parms from IDCAMS and ran the define w/
'' in the filterlist for DASD units the define worked and the
appropriate storclas dataclas were assigned.
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In a message dated 8/22/2007 8:14:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
zeros are being passed to SMS in the UNIT field. They are going to track
down who's doing this. I think John, said they might have closed a
loophole. Everybody that chimed in has provided me with a
Terrific! Let us know if we can be of further assistance! :-)
Bob Richards
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:34 AM
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I will post an update when IBM gets back to me.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:36 AM
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Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
Terrific! Let us know if we can
When I display the base configuration I have SYSDA as the default unit.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:35 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
In a
Yes it did. When I removed those parms from IDCAMS and ran the define w/
'' in the filterlist for DASD units the define worked and the
appropriate storclas dataclas were assigned.
Dean,
Great to hear that you have it working. I still suspect IBM means nulls
or binary zeros when they say the
In a message dated 8/22/2007 8:38:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I display the base configuration I have SYSDA as the default unit.
Are the volumes in the new pool included in SYSDA? Guess the easy way is HCD
under EDT's.
Dean, there's may be an unintended consequence to be careful of now that you
added null to the list of valid unit types.
If you have a job that stacks datasets on a single tape volume by using
UNIT=AFF=ddname such as the following:
//TAPEV01 DD DSN=SDR.BKUP.ML1001(+1),DCB=(SYS2.DSCB),
Yup, they are in SYSDA.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:45 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
In a message dated 8/22/2007 8:38:22 A.M. Central
We are converting from STK to IBM virtual tape.
Currently we put our SMF data from many LPARS onto virtual tape, each in
its own LPAR
They are cataloged on their own LPAR and also run a job (DEFINE
NONVSAM... VOL( ) UNIT() ) to catalog them all in the sysprog lpar
so we can process the
Hi, All,
Does the 3270 interface to IBMLink support non-standard (i.e., other
than 24x80) screen sizes? Seems it used to, but today while trying to
browse a PSP bucket, all the PF keys cause X-clock and the session
gets stuck. My terminal emulator is configured with 62x160 screen size,
and most
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:36:07 -0500, Mark S. House
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Looking for recommendations on adding an 80 megabyte load module to the
LPA. What are the negatives. The reason we would like to do this is that
one of our application programs that use this module can be used by 1 to
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. These are the filterlists I
have defined:
FILTLIST DASD_UNITS INCLUDE('3390','SYSDA','SYSALLDA', '')
FILTLIST TAPE_UNITS INCLUDE('3590*','MAGSTAR','T3590')
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Field, Alan C.
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:51 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Recataloging IBM virtual tapes
We are converting from STK to IBM virtual tape.
Currently
In my shop Sysda points to ONE volume (IMO, idiotic) and my default SMS unit is
Sysda. Works fine.
From: Dean Montevago [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed 8/22/2007 9:50 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
Yup, they are in SYSDA.
?? What do the rest point to ?
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Behalf Of O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:56 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
In my shop Sysda points to
John,
This has been discussed before, but AC(1) on a load module is ONLY
checked when the program in question is attached by the initiator as a
job step task. In that case, if AC(1), and loaded from an APF
authorized library (which requires that ALL libraries concatenated to
the STEPLIB DD be in
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:52:07 -0500, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, All,
Does the 3270 interface to IBMLink support non-standard (i.e., other
than 24x80) screen sizes? Seems it used to, but today while trying to
browse a PSP bucket, all the PF keys cause X-clock and the session
gets
Other esoterics point to the full range of DASD. My point was the default unit
in the SMS configuration did not need to point to all of your DASD. It probably
should but at least in my case it doesn't seem to be necessary.
Subject: Re: SMS Question - Urgent
??
Johnny,
Your knowledge is pretty much correct. In answer to your question about
attributes of a module after it is loaded into storage, they are
maintained in the LPDE (Link Pack Directory Entry) for the module.
However, even though the LPDE contains a RENT indicator (as it is
basically a
Hi folks
Is ACCEPT-DATE supposed to return GMT time, or local time?
We have some issues with a program which was recently rescheduled to run just
after midnight (British Summer Time) - but the date is a day out.. I'm
wondering if it's because it's an old program getting the date in the wrong
Dean, my logic was along the lines of:
1. UNIT not valid? Then SC=null (null unit IS valid here)
2. UNIT=TAPE? Then SC=null (we don't SMS manage tapes)
3. Stuff we know we don't want to manage? SC=null (multiple tests...)
4. Stuff we want to manage? Set SC=whatever (again multiple tests,
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:52:07 -0500, Chase, John wrote:
Hi, All,
Does the 3270 interface to IBMLink support non-standard (i.e.,
other
than 24x80) screen sizes? Seems it used to, but today while
Thanks for the answer, Wayne.
I remember that if a module comes from an APF lib and with RENT attribute,
it'll be loaded into SP 252 of JPA. Since SP 252 is key 0, a modification to
itself may fail unless you're in key 0.
However, as far as LPA is concerned, is it protected using another
You may also need to re SYNC your TMC entry to the TCDB.
//***
//* JOB WILL SYNCRONIZE TAPE BETWEEN CA-1 AND 3584 THROUGH OAM
//* (THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN CA-1 UTILITIES MANUAL)
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:35:11 -0500, Brian Westerman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have several machines now, a 9672 a 4381, a 4341, a 4321, a NAS AS700 a
3081D and a System/3 and a 370/145.
I also have a string of 3330's, 3340's, 3350's and 3380's and a 2305 with
several replacement parts and
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Thanks for the answer, Wayne.
I remember that if a module comes
Alan,
If you are using a single volcat and shared by all the systems, you may
need to sync the TMC on that system.
If you have a single volcat per system, then yes, you would need to
create entries for the virtual tape in question and treat them as
foreign tapes.
Hope that helps,
Claude
Claude
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:13:13 -0500, Katie Thorpe
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello! We are considering the viability of switching our Compuware products
(Fileaid, Abendaid/XLS, Abendaid/CICS) to IBM replacements. We are a very
straightforward mainframe installation with no database involved.
Perryman, Brian wrote:
Hi folks
Is ACCEPT-DATE supposed to return GMT time, or local time?
We have some issues with a program which was recently rescheduled to run just after midnight (British Summer Time) - but the date is a day out.. I'm wondering if it's because it's an old program
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:12:14 +0100, Perryman, Brian wrote:
We have some issues with a program which was recently rescheduled to run just
after midnight (British Summer Time) - but the date is a day out.. I'm
wondering if it's because it's an old program getting the date in the wrong
way
Dean,
I would recommend that you remove any dead code in your ACS routines. It
isn't that difficult to add it in at the appropriate time and it removes
any confusion when the routines are read by someone else.
Also, I totally agree with the suggestion someone made to remove the
compound tests
Steve,
Thanks.
As for M/S, I'm sure they haven't because two days ago I got a blue screen
on my Thinkpad T60 running Windows XP and the message said a memory parity
error occurred :)
On 8/22/07, Thompson, Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This last being a trick that I wonder if the M/S systems
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:56:12 -0500, Michael Cleary wrote:
z/OS was built to handle this type of thing. The main issue that I see is the
initial load of each 80MB module into user storage; once that is done, the
system will trim the working set and you will basically only have in real
storage
-Original Message-
From: Chase, John
[ snip ]
Thanks. I changed my emulation (Bluezone) to mod4, and now
everything works. I'll try the 3290 size again later.
Just tried the 3290 screensize, and everything's working correctly now.
Must have been a transient thing
Thanks all. Have it working as desired now.
Alan
We are converting from STK to IBM virtual tape.
Currently we put our SMF data from many LPARS onto virtual tape, each
in
its own LPAR
They are cataloged on their own LPAR and also run a job (DEFINE
NONVSAM... VOL( ) UNIT() ) to catalog
Which brings up a question ...
Is there a way for an application programmer to detect in the program that
the file is compressed? If so, how would one do that?
Regards,
Ulrich Krueger
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Of
Isn't it treated as being loaded from APF authorized library?
If that's the precise text from the manual, then I'd have to argue that
it's grammatically incorrect: It should say having been where it
says
being. :-)
It's not from a manual, it's from me, with all the mistakes in spelling
Is there any doc available for this package?
My MVS folks pointed out the section on SMS Configuration to me. While most of
the data is readily available from ISMF, I did have a quest about the Spec1 and
2 fields shown under Dataclass and Flag1 and 2 shown under Mngtclass and
Storclass.
Use the SOURCE Luke!
Seriously though reading the assembler source for SHOWMVS is both fun
and educational. Roland and others generally make useful comments and
you can see the IBM macros, services, and control blocks that are used
to build the output.
Thanks,
Sam Knutson
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Can some one point me to a MQ discussion list similar to this ( if there is
one )
We're seeing something odd with regard to MQSeries. We put a display into a
program to show the status of the input queue when the close is done after
the get. During our testing we are getting a 2033 return code
If it is important, replacing the ACCEPT FROM DATE with the intrinsic
FUNCTION CURRENT-DATE will give you all the information you need.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:12
Sam Knutson of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
wrote on 08/22/2007 10:30:35 AM:
Use the SOURCE Luke!
Seriously though reading the assembler source for SHOWMVS is both fun
and educational. Roland and others generally make useful comments and
you can see the IBM macros,
Thanks John, Sam,
Sam Knutson of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
wrote on 08/22/2007 10:30:35 AM:
Use the SOURCE Luke!
Seriously though reading the assembler source for SHOWMVS is both fun
and educational. Roland and others
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Also, make sure the task that pulls the last record from the queue
completes
You must have one huge garage or a bunch of spare bedrooms you weren't
using! I had to move my 4381 (P/370 based), 3174 and terminals out of my
spare bedroom when it was decided the space could be put to better
use...
Charles
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On Aug 22, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Mark H. Young wrote:
--SNIP-
I'm sorry.I've ALWAYS been a real big proponent of FileAid. I
know it costs
BIG BUCK$, but it's slicker than melted butter and better than
sliced bread.
(I could have used more colorful forceful language,
Bob,
This is excellent info. I am going explore your suggestions. Thanks
again to everyone that helped
Dean
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:57 AM
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Perhaps I was asleep earlier this week, but I do not recall seeing any traffic
about Wells Fargo's mainframe shutting itself down and causing a nation-wide
crash of it's network.
Anyone know what really happened?
There is a TON of traffic on the Phishing sites about how best to take
advantage
Thanks to all who responded. Ulrich, your suggestion worked well. Thank You.
Ulrich Krueger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Willie,
Where the user on the receiving system ultimately places the dataset, is up
to the user. OK, what that means is, it's a function of the RECEIVE command
to determine
Agreed. I inherited and replaced a messy set of JCL/sorts/handgrubbing
w/a simple pair of cobol programs. The input tx file is update in place.
It is loaded by a sort. Each tx has an effective date. Programs run once
a day. When date of exec is reached, tx is executed and date of exec is
Well, I missed it as well. My bank (which I won't name) also was offline
Sunday. All day, they said. I have no idea what platform the Internet
banking system runs on, but I assume it was PC. And that's why I didn't
think much about it :-)
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Can someone please provide me a sample of how to call a AMODE 31 program
(ASM) from a AMODE 64 program (ASM) and pass parameters and get return values.
I am able to BASR to AMODE 31 and execute it but unable to use R1 for
passing parm address. I get a protection exception.
Thanks,
Ludmila
In a message dated 8/22/2007 1:03:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anyone know what really happened?
Haven't heard. May take a while to sort it all out. Google news{Wells Fargo
crash} has several hits. The Computerworld article only mentions 'restore
from
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Subject: Calling a AMODE 31 program from AMODE 64
Can someone please provide me a sample of how to
McKown, John wrote:
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Can someone please provide me a sample
In a message dated 8/16/2007 3:48:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Also, with PARM usage, does R1 point to a pointer to the parm field?
Yes, but only sort of.
With PARM='' usage, on entry to the program R1 contains the address of a
fullword. In this
It returns the local date/time - but what that means depends on how your
system is set up.
Perryman, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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i.com...
Hi folks
Is ACCEPT-DATE supposed to return GMT time, or local time?
We have some issues with a program which was
In a message dated 8/22/2007 9:27:33 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
However, as far as LPA is concerned, is it protected using another
mechanism? So even you're running in key 0, you still cannot modify LPA.
LPA modules are stored in page-protected storage. This
First off let me thank the previously un-thanked Bob and Shelia for their
responses...
I have both the CA and IBM stacks running concurrently now. They use
different OSA's, different IP addresses, and different host names. I am
pausing to apply maint to the CA stack before continuing down my
That's where I first heard of it as well. (Computerworld)
I too checked Google and, in the articles I read, the only thing that was
really mentioned was the restore from backup, as you noted, and their
Hitachi xxx 400 mainframe being the root cause (my words).
Oh, and the fact that the
I am having trouble finding this story on the net. I can only find the
stuff on phishing.
I was able to get this out of cache
Wells Fargo ATMs crash
By Associated Press staff
3 p.m.Tuesday, August 21, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO - Service problems disabled ATMs and online accounts at Wells
Fargo
There are a lot of articles about it if you Google Wells Fargo Crash
but nothing about the true cause. We might never know. Especially if
the cause could be exploited by hackers. Would you really tell the
world if the cause could be exploited in anyway?
Tom Kelman
Commerce Bank of Kansas City
Try the Computerworld site (I already tossed the link). Also try Networkworld!
On Wed Aug 22 15:52 , Lizette Koehler [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
I am having trouble finding this story on the net. I can only find the
stuff on phishing.
I was able to get this out of cache
Wells Fargo ATMs
John McKown
I second what John says. If you have more details / symptoms
to give us more detailed clues, we can help you better. But
I would first make sure you are using BASSM / BSM instead of
BASSR / BE to call your subroutine and return.
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Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
Here's a sample
While I concur with your reasoning, I believe stuff like this generally makes
it way out eventually. Someone talks with someone who talks with someone,
etc., etc.., etc...
On Wed Aug 22 14:58 , 'Kelman, Tom' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
There are a lot of articles about it if you Google Wells
In a message dated 8/22/2007 2:46:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It returns the local date/time - but what that means depends on how your
system is set up.
In some variance there was an ACCEPT-DATE from Console which would issue
WTOR for operator
Thanks for the quick response.
OK here is my code.
I have two simple starter programs, PGM64A in AMODE 64 and PGM A in AMODE 31
I need to pass a field CRITDTE to PGMA and return a return value from PGMA.
The code is below.
PGM64A CSECT
PGM64A AMODE 64
PGM64A RMODE 31
BAKR 14,0
We will be moving many people over the next few months from one building to
another about 10 miles away. Some will keep their current equipment and
some will get new equipment.
What I am running into is with print (report) distribution.
The network group (not MAINFRAME) cannot tell me
Make it easy on yourself.Try this:
PGM64A CSECT
PGM64A AMODE 64
PGM64A RMODE 31
BAKR 14,0
LARL13,SAVEAREA
LARL12,PGM64A
USING PGM64A,12
LGHI15,0
* LLGF1,CRITDTE
LLGT15,=V(PGMA)
Hitachi? Google turned up a Computerworld story from March, 2000 about
halting their 'mainframe' sales.
The Hitachi site mentioned only storage. And some sort of services
offerings.
Otherwise, I didn't see any brand names mentioned.
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On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:52:03 -0400, Gary Green wrote:
I too checked Google and, in the articles I read, the only
thing that was really mentioned was the restore from
backup, as you noted, and their Hitachi xxx 400
mainframe being the root cause (my words).
I saw that about the Hitachi Tritium
In a message dated 8/22/2007 3:34:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is there any way I can get this under control before the move or am I just
SOL?
Well, somebody has to have a plan! Either they have an idea of what the IP
addresses will be or they just hope
Unless you have modified IBM's run-time library, the COBOL
ACCEPT from DATE
and
ACCEPT from CONSOLE
are mutually exclusive (and always have been). DATE is a reserved word in
COBOL so you can't have
ACCEPT DATE FROM CONSOLE
You *could* have an
ACCEPT WS-DATE from Console
They--printers--s/b set with dns entries ..put burden on there shoulders
to keep it up to date..
I did that and kept a list of printers defined..dns and ip just incase
someone did an Oooops...or changed a printers ip addr..
But sounds like your already in a pickle...
In a message dated 8/22/2007 3:56:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You *could* have an
ACCEPT WS-DATE from Console
Thanks, I just know the report did go out and much chastisement was
brandished
about.
** Get a sneak peek
Ouch! That sounds like the network group expects to use DHCP to assign
IP addresses. And you (CA, actually) need static (pre assigned)
addresses.
Worse, the printer could be unexpectedly assigned a new IP address at
any time.
It almost sounds like you are more than SOL: you are OOB (out of
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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: Calling a AMODE 31 program from AMODE 64
Thanks for the quick response.
OK here is my
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Really? Who do you think used overlays? It was SOP for application
programmers where I came from when running in MVT. Debugging isn't
particularly an issue. Of course, the Linkage Editor can't resolve an
external reference to a module that is in a
That doesn't sound right, Lizette.
Up until a year ago, I supported a CA-Spool environment with about 230
network printers all over the world.
The majority of these printers were assigned DNS names in the CA-Spool
control library.
If someone moved a printer to a new location so that an IP address
Really? Who do you think used overlays? It was SOP for application programmers
where I came from when running in MVT.
To quote the Monkees:
That was then; this is now.
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Too busy driving to stop for gas!
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For IBM-MAIN
there's no DNS server on the M/F
Are you sure about that?
IIRC, we had one on OS/390, years ago.
(Of course, I could be wrong. I thought I was wrong once, but I found I was
mistaken.)
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Too busy driving to stop for gas!
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Ted,
In that particular shop, a pair of UNIX (or was it AIX?) servers were used as
the corporate DNS servers. All we ran on the mainframe were the usual suspects:
FTP, SMTP, Telnet. Even though it was (and still is) the most important data
processing environment of the company, the mainframe
In a message dated 8/22/2007 5:03:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
5 regions! SMP and IEBCOPY were overlays until MVS/XA hit the street!
Right. Many Blue utilities used OVERLAY to keep them 'artificially small'.
LKED, IDCAMS, and numerous others required
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