Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-05 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Farley, Peter x23353 said: Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:00:23 -0500 Thanks for the references! Education is a wonderful thing. You're welcome. Several years ago, I wrote the code in a pair of Rexx filters, ReadDD and WriteDD, and placed them on a freenet web site.

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-04 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 11:27 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PKZIP for mainframe Snipped If it's gzipped or zipped but not tarred (there's some, but little, point in tarring a sequential file) a Rexx script can pipe the output of gunzip or funzip (the latter from info-ZIP

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-04 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Farley, Peter x23353 said: Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 10:08:23 -0500 Can that invocation of IEBGENER be done from REXX called under a shell, and if so is address TSO required first? Or can this only be accomplished from TSO/batch REXX? Yes; no; not necessarily.

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-04 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Thanks for the references! Education is a wonderful thing. Peter -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 12:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PKZIP for mainframe In a recent note, Farley, Peter x23353

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-04 Thread Schiradin,Roland HG-Dir itb-db/dc
Gilmartin Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 5:24 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PKZIP for mainframe On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 20:23:53 -0500, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/03/2005 at 08:28 AM, Skip Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said

PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Skip Robinson
We have an internal client who suddenly has a need for 'PKZIP' (not sure if that name is proprietary). They are transferring huge files (3 -4 gig) from some other platform (probably Unix) to z/OS. They need to reduce transfer time from 8 hours. We trialed one product several years ago. At the

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Skip Robinson
An update to my own post. Tom Brennan found this on the web: In 2002, PKWARE purchased Ascent Solutions, Inc. (ASi), which was founded in 1993 and had grown to become the leading provider of PKZIP for mid-range and mainframe systems such as AS400 and MVS. With this acquisition, PKWARE is now

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Bob Shannon
They are transferring huge files (3 -4 gig) from some other platform (probably Unix) to z/OS. They need to reduce transfer time from 8 hours. Skip - How about PAX? Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Philippe Leite
We use the Zip/390 from DATA21 Software, is much cheaper than PKZIP. http://www.data21.com/products/zip/default.asp?zip=390 Regards, Philippe Leite z/OS Systems Programmer BBVA Portugal -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Knutson, Sam
I just posted this under a different subject but there are many choices. These are just the ones I have at hand and I am sure there are others. I don't think anyone has mentioned SLiKZiP, ZIP/390, or MegaCryption all viable alternatives to PKWARE. Some customers have found the pricing on PKZIP to

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Eric Chevalier
On 3 Nov 2005 08:28:40 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have an internal client who suddenly has a need for 'PKZIP' (not sure if that name is proprietary). They are transferring huge files (3 -4 gig) from some other platform (probably Unix) to z/OS. They need to reduce transfer time from 8

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Skip Robinson
Thanks for all the replies, public and private. I didn't notice the thread yesterday and needed some answers for a hastily called meeting this morning. I'll be quiet now. . . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/03/2005 at 08:28 AM, Skip Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: We have an internal client who suddenly has a need for 'PKZIP' (not sure if that name is proprietary). It is. They are transferring huge files (3 -4 gig) from some other platform (probably Unix) to z/OS.

Re: PKZIP for mainframe

2005-11-03 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 20:23:53 -0500, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/03/2005 at 08:28 AM, Skip Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: They are transferring huge files (3 -4 gig) from some other platform (probably Unix) to z/OS. They need to reduce