Re: Email validation (was Re: Mainframe Report meets abrupt end | Computerworld Shark Tank)

2019-04-26 Thread zMan
Hit a site the other day that wouldn't let me paste a CREDIT CARD NUMBER. WTF. On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 7:36 AM John McKown wrote: > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 7:19 PM Walt Farrell > wrote: > > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:10:59 -0500, John McKown < > > john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>

Re: Generating random values

2019-04-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:01:04 -0700, Sri h Kolusu wrote: > >Aren't you limited to just 100,000 records ? The number of days between >0001-01-01 and -12-31 is 3,652,058. How does above REXX generate >beyond 100,000? > No, you can generate a number of records limited only by the Rexx range on

Re: Generating random values

2019-04-26 Thread Sri h Kolusu
>>What I was looking for is a randomizer that will arbitrarily add dates in my records as the BUILD runs. Is that possible? Bill Ashton, Unfortunately DFSORT does not have any random function available. I would suggest have the dates generated from 0001-01-01 to -12-31 and now use this an

Re: Generating random values

2019-04-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:57:49 -0400, Billy Ashton wrote: >Hi all! I am trying to generate some data records using DFSORT based on a >previous discussion here, and want to generate random date fields in >MMDD format. > >I have specific years that need to be in the data (2015 and 2016), but

Re: Running JES2 under JES3 and logon to TSO under JES2

2019-04-26 Thread Dan D.
The easy way to do it is logon till you get a prompt for you userid. Then enter userid SUB(JES2) Then the full screen logon panel should say "for JES2" at the top (or something like that). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Generating random values

2019-04-26 Thread Mike Schwab
Will it generate Valid Leap Day 02-29 in 2012, 2016, 2020, etc? Will it generate invalid dates , 02-29, 02-30, 02-31, 04-31, 06-31, 09-31, 11-31, etc? On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 12:48 PM Sri h Kolusu wrote: > > > Also if you have any other ideas for generating random dates (MMDD) > overall, I

Re: IBM Z Publications Archive site will replace the Library Server site

2019-04-26 Thread William Donzelli
> Could the entire sunsetted website and shelf+book contents be donated to > bitsavers.org or to cbttape.org for posterity? It seems very wrong to lose > easy access to so much computing history simply because the site has "quality > issues". Volunteers could and I suspect would gladly help

Re: IBM Z Publications Archive site will replace the Library Server site

2019-04-26 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Geoff, Thank you for the notification. Is it possible for IBM Softcopy Librarian to be permitted to access the site that is about to be sunset so that entire shelves can be downloaded should the user envision a need for those shelves of out-of-service hardware and/or software? There is not

Re: Generating random values

2019-04-26 Thread Billy Ashton
Hi Kolusu, this is a pretty neat feature, and I can see a use for it in other areas I support. If I understand what this is doing, though, it sounds like it creates a single linear date file from beginning to end date. What I was looking for is a randomizer that will arbitrarily add dates in my

IBM Z Publications Archive site will replace the Library Server site

2019-04-26 Thread Geoff Smith
On June 1, 2019 the Library Server site that hosts out of service z/OS documentation in BookManager and PDF format will be sunset (https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/support/libraryserver/library). It is being replaced by the IBM Z Publications Archive ( https://ibm.biz/BdzXvw ). The Library

Re: Generating random values

2019-04-26 Thread Sri h Kolusu
> Also if you have any other ideas for generating random dates (MMDD) overall, I would welcome your thoughts! Bill, DFSORT has plethora of date arithmetic/conversion functions that can get you the desired results. Here is a JCL that will generate dates for any year that you provide. You

Generating random values

2019-04-26 Thread Billy Ashton
Hi all! I am trying to generate some data records using DFSORT based on a previous discussion here, and want to generate random date fields in MMDD format. I have specific years that need to be in the data (2015 and 2016), but there can also be other years as well. I think I can do this by