Re: sequential dataset

Yes,something funny happened please ignore my message .. -- 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

Re: Send message to another job's joblog

James,on what zOS Level you are I execute the $d m command and it immediately shows me message in the JESMSGLG so I guess something with your profile ..did you check with other user profile or on other system? -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: spool to spool output transfer

if you guys have connect direct as third party product spool to spool transfer is pretty easy stuff.. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET

Re: - SMTP :- ERROR: inet_addr failed, cannot convert address 'LOCALHOST'

Before I talk to SAS thought to cross post here.. I am exploiting mailing service using SAS however on particular lpar only it seems to be not working ..below is my JCL. //SENDMAIL EXEC SASMSTR, // OPTIONS='EMAILSYS=SMTP EMAILHOST=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'

Re: - SMTP :- ERROR: inet_addr failed, cannot convert address 'LOCALHOST'

Forgot to add it does work with IEBGENER ..Thanks -- 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

DEVTYPE Documentation

Apology if somebody says it's in archieves since I could not locate it.. I would like to know where IBM documentated the hexadecimal convertion to the device type ..example below DEVTYPE--X'78048083' ..I know x'8xxx' shows tape series however would like to know more descriptive

Re: JES2 Queue Times / SMF30 Data Zones

Thierry, Here I try giving you answer with my test example... 1) I ran a test job (as below) J E S 2 J O B L O G -- S Y S T E M 1 X 0 1 -- N O D 05.25.48 JOB00596 THURSDAY, 17

VBSFIX copy needed

Hi, Does someone having a copy of VBSFIX module..could you please share it with me..i used to have one lost however somewhere.. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

XCF Dataset switch

Hi All, Today we met with a situation where one of the change with the XCF Dataset move did not go well and we had a system running with default WLM Policy we starting conference to go back to the Old XCF WLM dataset say the situation was like this. Current/Active Sysplex WLM dataset

Time Parameter

Hi Team, Any idea where I am missing point.. I am running a Rexx exec in batch job which check the ENQ on the dataset every 6 second and idea is to do continuously in loop till the Time parameter on the job doesn't complete..say for example I have idea for 30 minute however during testing I

APAR OA28814

You might be interested in apar OA28814 ...we faced it.. OA28814: $DISTERR XLOSTJQE AFTER NJE LINE ERROR http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss? rs=0q1=OA28814uid=isg1OA28814loc=en_UScs=utf-8cc=uslang=en -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Overlap Error

Thanks All/Martin.. As suggested DISP=MOD should replace DISP=OLD ..it has raised question for me since Mod is going to keep adding data in the existing member and that's where it fall down.. Does somebody has thought on that..?? i still see option to breakdown step into 3 separate steps to

Overlap Error

Hi, Below are the issue we found with one of the PDS library we had..this has occured 3 times and I am trying to understand what are the possibilities because of which it happening ..has anyone seen it before...ofcourse I have checked the GRSplex and nothing unusual for this dataset.. PDSMAN

Re: Overlap Error

Hi Terry, Thanks !!! Yes that's correct we have traditional PDS and not PDSE... I thought same even suggested application programmer to split the writing to members however could not prove it again they had been using DISP=OLD which put my thought in question... There JCL look like this

Hercules Emulator on window vista

Hi Team, Does anyone having experience installing Hercules Emulator on Window Vista?? i have tried however looks to me Vista is not supported any comment please? Again if someone has any document which help doing so please send me offline..

HSM Function - Audit

Though I have gone with manuals however could not find where I could easily see Via Audit or report or any other function to see daily DFHSM function log associated with the TSO userid.. for example ...Somebody issue a HSEND HOLD MIGRATION on the user who issued this command will see below

IBM System z Technical Specialist (IBM 000-428)

Off List Post* Does anyone have any experience for the System z Technical specialist exam? Test 000-428 ? I have been trying to get some documents to read However could not find anything related to it which cover the subject for this certification..

FTPENCRD

I used first time utility FTPENCRD to encrypt the tersed data before FTPing to IBM ..and then provided them the encrypt key being used at the time of encryption with the utility ...I read it's a PUTDOC from IBM where key is generated with CYPHER_KEY however to read some more information on this

IEC161I 008-0571

Hi List, Has anyone seen this error message ...I looked in the manuals and more than below illustration could not find anything. IEC161I 008-0571 messages whenever the dataset is VSAM and is not RLS. The message does not indicate a problem, but is a nuisance I see below error message in the