Re: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-08 Thread J R
: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:51:11 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SV: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian? To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 12/04/2008 at 01:36 PM, John McKown [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: You'd think so, wouldn't you? However, we

Re: SV: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-06 Thread Rick Fochtman
You'd think so, wouldn't you? However, we are converting from one Report Archiving and Distribution system (vendor unnamed due to fear) to another. We were going to directly read the files containing the reports. We were told if we developed such a program we would be sued by the vendor.

Re: SV: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-05 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 12/04/2008 at 01:36 PM, John McKown [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: You'd think so, wouldn't you? However, we are converting from one Report Archiving and Distribution system (vendor unnamed due to fear) to another. We were going to directly read the files containing the

Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Paul Peplinski
I am looking for a way to read Librarian files without using the CA front-end and without using the FAIR Routines. Nothing on the CBT tape looked promising. FileAid uses Librarian interfaces. Paul P -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Staller, Allan
SUBSYS=LAM? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Peplinski Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian? I am looking for a way to read

SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Thomas Berg
december 2008 19:31 Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Ämne: Re: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian? SUBSYS=LAM? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Peplinski Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:10 PM To: IBM

Re: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread John McKown
On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 19:48:27 +0100, Thomas Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't that require Librarian installed ? Regards, Thomas Berg Yes, it does. The format of a LIBRARIAN file is undocumented and proprietary to CA. I doubt that anybody has reverse engineered the file format. Sounds as if

Re: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Paul Peplinski
I wrote: I am looking for a way to read Librarian files without using the CA front-end and without using the FAIR Routines. Nothing on the CBT tape looked promising. FileAid uses Librarian interfaces. On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:30:58 -0600, Staller, Allan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SUBSYS=LAM? What

Re: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Don't that require Librarian installed ? Grammar aside, I would say yes. CA-Librarian formats are proprietory, and not available to non-custmers. I'd say that CA would not find it in their interest to allow this. - Too busy driving to stop for gas!

Re: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread John McKown
On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 19:00:46 +, Ted MacNEIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't that require Librarian installed ? Grammar aside, I would say yes. CA-Librarian formats are proprietory, and not available to non-custmers. I'd say that CA would not find it in their interest to allow this. - Very

SV: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Thomas Berg
-Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Ted MacNEIL Skickat: den 4 december 2008 20:01 Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Ämne: Re: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian? Don't that require Librarian installed

Re: SV: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread John McKown
On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:11:34 +0100, Thomas Berg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Ted MacNEIL Skickat: den 4 december 2008 20:01 Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Ämne: Re: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files

Re: SV: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Ted MacNEIL
But I can't see how they could disallow an owner of the data to decrypt/retranslate the data to original format ? (Regardless whether the owner has a Librarian license or not.) I don't know about the US. But, they can (and have) in Canada. - Too busy driving to stop for gas!

Re: SV: Can you read CA-Librarian Files without Librarian?

2008-12-04 Thread Paul Peplinski
On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:56:42 -0600, John McKown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds as if the OP has some old LIBRARIAN files that he needs to read, but no longer has LIBRARIAN around. IMO, it would be easier to ask if somebody on the list is still using LIBRARIAN and is willing to convert his