Patrick O'Keefe wrote:
[...]
I've noticed that some recent IBM manuals (maybe only Tivoli
manuals, but still IBM) no longer include the RCF or any electronic
equivalent. Is there an IBM-wide RCF (where F now stands
for function) that can be used for those manuals not providing
their own? If
You're off the hook, and if you've yet taken no action, it would be
interesting to let it run its course and see whether Tech Pubs agrees
with us.
The way our ID process seems to work today (at least in Poughkeepsie),
if someone suggests a change, the book owner contacts the technical
owner to see
Peter Relson wrote on 2007-07-25 07:39:42:
snip
Ugghh. The z/OS MVS books (i.e., the ones I am involved with) all have a
page at the end Readers' Comments -- We'd Like to Hear from You.
I'm not sure why there is no electronic mechanism. I'll inquire.
But that is not consistent across the
I wrote on 2007-07-25 08:19:01:
I found the following in the front matter of several books from the z/OS
MVS bookshelf:
--
IBM welcomes your comments. A form for readers’ comments may be provided
at
the back of this document, or you may address your comments to the
following
On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:39:42 -0400, Peter Relson wrote:
I've also been informed that, to my dismay, no updates will happen to
any old books ever. Updates will be made only in the forthcoming R9
books.
For the matter that started this thread, that FIN-analogue is
sufficient. Of course, if the
Minor chide: It is too bad that folks take their valuable time on ibm-main
to point out deficiencies in the documentation (pointing out is a good
thing) but then do not submit requests to get them updated. The reason we
in IBM follow and participate in ibm-main is not for the purpose of seeing
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:28:52 -0400, Peter Relson wrote:
Minor chide: It is too bad that folks take their valuable time on ibm-main
Cf. the Heresy thread.
to point out deficiencies in the documentation (pointing out is a good
thing) but then do not submit requests to get them updated. The reason
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:04:35 -0500, Paul Gilmartin
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...
Minor chide: It is too bad that folks take their valuable time on ibm-
main
Cf. the Heresy thread.
Ah, but that thread allowed us to streach our pedantry muscles,
an invaluable service for system programmers.
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:23:38 -0600, Steve Comstock wrote:
Depends what you mean.
x'FACE' is a hexadecimal number, right? (= 64206 in decimal,
if an unsigned number).
c'FACE' is one way of representing it in EBCDIC
So you want to convert c'FACE' to x'FACE'?
Or are you talking zoned decimal,
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:24:12 -0500, Paul Gilmartin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:23:38 -0600, Steve Comstock wrote:
Depends what you mean.
x'FACE' is a hexadecimal number, right? (= 64206 in decimal,
if an unsigned number).
c'FACE' is one way of representing it in EBCDIC
So
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