Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-04 Thread Mike Shorkend
QW option S provides excellent information on your DASD farm. On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Dana dmit...@shazam.net wrote: Yes, other vendor's messages for one.I should have added a disclaimer to my statement about that.Another is that QW can dispense lots of other goodies such as

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-04 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 11/4/2009 8:45:04 A.M. Central Standard Time, mike.shork...@gmail.com writes: QW option S provides excellent information on your DASD farm. I started a Vendor Rack of CD's. Got up to 32 and moved to DOC server. Then it went away and just let the end users go for the

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-04 Thread Dana
Ok, perhaps 'viable alternative' was too strong of a phrase to use. 'Lookat' is a free tool that can replace some of the function lost, when one is at a site that does not have QwikRef. At least point and shoot lookup of IBM messages... It doesn't come close to a replacment. Dana

Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Itschak Mugzach
Does anyone knows an alternative to the mainframe product known as QuickRef? ITschak -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Michael Knigge
Itschak Mugzach schrieb: Does anyone knows an alternative to the mainframe product known as QuickRef? I' currently working on a Help-System that will hopefully be released Q1 next year (most of the work is done - I'm currently cleaning up some things, implement licesnsing stuff, design the

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Dana
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:13:03 +0200, Itschak Mugzach imugz...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone knows an alternative to the mainframe product known as QuickRef? ITschak Itschak, Have you seen IBM's 'LOOKAT' facility? http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/lookat/ There's a

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Dave Salt
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:13:03 +0200 From: imugz...@gmail.com Subject: Alternatives to QuickRef? To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Does anyone knows an alternative to the mainframe product known as QuickRef? ITschak

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Ron Wells
Question... what does Lookat not do that QuickRef does ?? From: Dana dmit...@shazam.net To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 11/02/2009 09:56 AM Subject: Re: Alternatives to QuickRef? Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:13:03 +0200, Itschak Mugzach

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Have you seen IBM's 'LOOKAT' facility? http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/lookat/ There's a downloadable package for running it under TSO/E. I've used it in the past when working at sites that do not have QW and it's a viable substitute. Only for IBM products. Unless things

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Question... what does Lookat not do that QuickRef does ?? Other vendor's messages, for one. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Alternatives to QuickRef?

2009-11-02 Thread Dana
Yes, other vendor's messages for one.I should have added a disclaimer to my statement about that.Another is that QW can dispense lots of other goodies such as utility control statement formats, commands, REXX and clist etc. And it handles multiple releases of info much better than