Re: Colossus, Strangelove, etc. was: Developers say...

Hi Joe, You beat me to it! Regards, David On 2020-05-11 12:57, Joe Monk wrote: An even better story ... https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThe_Adolescence_of_P-1&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca75858d79d87417845d108d7f5cc8165%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aa

Re: IDCAMS not freeing file

JES2 or JES3? This could make a difference. On 2020-05-07 08:27, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: Hi, We have the following problem I job runs IDCAMS that delete and redefines a VSAM KSDS file. The next step uses a user program to send a command to CICS to open file file. In one partition this works fine.

Re: TSO/E SUBMIT exit

+1 On 2020-05-06 16:43, Frank Swarbrick wrote: Are you still wanting to limit "non OPER" users to only those jobs beginning with their user ID? If so, for gods sake why? Sounds very 1960s... From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Robert Hahne Sen

Re: z/os d,a,l --- What does "owt" mean ?

Swapped out, waiting, not ready to run. (waiting for user to enter a command) On 2020-05-01 15:09, Mike Stramba wrote: When running the z/os console display command : d,a,l --- What does "owt" mean ? Seems to be associated with TSO processes ? Mike

Re: Mainframe user ID length

TSO used to have a limit of 7. On 2020-04-30 16:43, Mike Schwab wrote: USERID length can be 8. TSO USED to have a limit of 8, with the SYS1.UADS emergency logon adding a digit to access multiple records, and job submission adding a character for the jobname. The 8th character was/is the length

Re: Here we go again;

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Re: Here we go again;

1s' complement as in ... CDC? (I used to program FORTRAN on CDC and had to deal with "Negative Zeroes".) On 2020-04-23 11:37, Seymour J Metz wrote: Real programmers use ones' complement ;-) I don't know of any machine that uses a ten's complement representation, but the idea is appealing. --

Re: [External] Re: Here we go again;

Because, one programmer produces JCL and shares it with his/her colleagues for the next 50 years. Have you ever worked in a real company? On 2020-04-22 15:41, Gerhard adam wrote: Why did you have to go to the programmers to make sure they were using proper block sizes if

Re: [External] Re: Here we go again;

I'll bet that you never used the VTOC program (CBT File 112) to scan your DASD for underutilization, bad blocking, uncataloged datasets, phantom catalog entries etc. On 2020-04-22 15:20, Gerhard adam wrote: ... and so goes the mythology.  The truth is that programmers ro

Re: [External] Re: Here we go again;

The 3200 Maximum Blocksize used to be a Linkage Editor restriction. Also, better JCL does not pay dividends for any software vendor. As long as the old stuff works, nobody cares that it has been around since 2314s and 2319s. On 2020-04-22 15:34, Seymour J Metz wrote: Well, I used a DCB exit t

Re: Here we go again;

It was also the physical size of the dataset. On 2020-04-22 12:55, Gibney, Dave wrote: In the 80's a byte of DASD savings could be thousands of dollars. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 9:12 AM To: IBM-M

Re: IPCS LIST command to display storage when pointer is in a different address space

Hi R'Shmuel, PKB ... Do you mean "Pot calling the kettle black "? Regards, David On 2020-04-20 11:12, Seymour J Metz wrote: PKB. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason.gmu.e

Re: Apparent bug in CBT 617 SMFREPT

What type of coffee? On 2020-04-14 13:56, Seymour J Metz wrote: Sorry, not enough coffee. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Seymour J Metz [sme...@gmu.e

Re: Any shop use UNIX in a production job?

Tuna fish? On 2020-04-13 12:09, PINION, RICHARD W. wrote: How about a NIC card? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 12:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Any shop use UNIX in a production job? [Exte

Re: Why rip out COBOL when you can modernize key applications? - Weirdware

Internal subroutines and local variables have been supported since COBOL 1985 (VS COBOL II era). They're not ideal, but they do exist. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of David Spiegel Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.E

Re: Why rip out COBOL when you can modernize key applications? - Weirdware

How about no internal subroutines with local variables? On 2020-04-07 14:47, Bob Bridges wrote: I used to bad-mouth COBOL, and I still prefer languages that are less wordy. But I came somewhat reluctantly to see that it has its strengths. The one I think most important is that it encourages

Re: strange python announcement

Hi David, "... For a lot of tasks ISPF is the best tool for the job. ..." How about the ONLY (instead of the best) (e.g. HCD, WLM, ISMF)? Regards, David On 2020-03-29 22:52, David Crayford wrote: I agree. I'm not knocking ISPF! I use it a lot, mainly SDSF as I use GUI editors. The rest of the t

Re: 64-bit application dump analysis [was: RE: Problems with ESTAEX invoked in AMODE 64 . . . ]

HI Walt, "... Merely a lack of education on the part of those administrators, in my opinion. ..." This reminds me of a contract I worked on a few years ago. I was working on a project and asked the MVS Group for permission to invoke ADRDSSU in TSO (because it wasn't in AUTHPGM). The head honc

Re: Does anybody remember CLIST?

How about the ability to force the caller to supply a specific number of arguments? On 2020-03-22 14:27, Bob Bridges wrote: As far as I know there are only two useful tricks CLIST can perform that REXX can't. Well, maybe three: 1) WRITENR. So when I really need it, I use an external REXX ex

Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company

When I've been told by recruiters that I have to be on site, I try to get them to understand that for Systems Programming, there is almost no good reason to ever be on site. I also tell them that if the boss really wants to see my ugly face and that I'm not goofing off, I will start a Skype (or

Re: Attitude of companies toward mainframers working from home?

Hi Bobbie Jo, I agree wholeheartedly. It seems that a lot of government agencies (of all levels) demand that the employee/contractor be at their office and that working outside is somehow a really huge (undeserved) perq. As you've pointed out, your availability is much greater because you have

Re: 2 Spaces after periods [was: RE: Rexx parse using period as placeholder]

*JRR Tolkien On 2020-02-27 22:43, Bob Bridges wrote: I think most people spell that without any spaces at all, ie "i.e.". Also "e.g.". Me, I eschew periods in abbreviations that are common enough; "ie", "eg", "Mr", "Dr", "JRR Tolkein" and so on. I add them to my dictionary so spell-check

Re: Rexx parse using period as placeholder

R'Shmuel, You may have to explain what "AK" means. I'm not sure that everyone is familiar with this. Regards, David On 2020-02-27 10:46, Seymour J Metz wrote: You are being pedantic, but that's ok. When I was at NSF there was a van with the license number PEDANT. I had lust in my heart for th

Re: ZOA Open Automation Utilities

Hi Paul, USS can also mean UNIX System Services. Regards, David On 2020-02-19 11:28, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Wed, 19 Feb 2020 20:08:13 +0800, David Crayford wrote: This look interesting! IBM have a new product for running traditional batch utilities using an API that works in shell scripts,

Re: Tape dataset tracking

Hi Brian, Maybe, (Warning: Bad pun ahead!) you could go by an old nursery rhyme "Pease porridge in the pot, nine days (h)old". Regards, David On 2020-02-13 03:33, Brian Fraser wrote: The answer is "it depends".. How often do you run scratch processing? What hardware was the tape written

[SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: ALLOC command releasing space

Hi Fred, This might occur because: - Your shop has a storage software product (e.g. Mainview SRM) which adjusts allocations automatically. - Your shop has ALLOCATION Exits (The ISPF Allocation Exit is the not the same as the TSO/Batch Allocation Exit). Regards, David On 2020-02-10 19:27, Fred

Re: Downsizing? - OPS?

Hi Dave, NetView is an IBM product. Regards, David On 2020-02-07 03:10, Gibney, Dave wrote: Netview is not among the CA products we have. But, I guess I wasn't clear. The direction is toward nothing that isn't z/OS. CA-OPS/MVS is something we do use and it would be inconvenient to do without

Re: Who do you trust? trivia

Hi Skip, Here is a "famous" quote attributed to Sir Winston Churchill: This is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put. Please see: https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/11/14/churchill-on-prepositions/ Regards, David On 2020-01-31 18:19, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: This construction does n

Re: Connect upgrade Secure+ requirement

Hi Steve, You can use the PDS Command Processor for this and a lot more. Please see cbttape.org (File 182). I would use the "HIS" (History) subcommand on the modules in question. Another possibility is use AMASPZAP to DUMP the module. Regards, Davie On 2020-01-28 13:17, Steve David wrote: > We

Re: CBT File 120 - A new article - Member BM1912DE

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Re: CBT File 120 - A new article - Member BM1912DE

... as does the Terse format On 2019-12-27 16:37, Seymour J Metz wrote: > The XMIT format allows for automatically creating the correct DCB information > on restore. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason.gmu.edu%2F~smetz3&data=0

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Re: CBT File 120 - A new article - Member BM1912DE

Hi Binyamin AMV"SH, וכל המרבה הרי משובח א פרייליכען חנוכה Regards, David On 2019-12-23 03:23, Binyamin Dissen wrote: > On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 02:47:15 -0500 Arthur wrote: > > :>On 22 Dec 2019 12:23:25 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main > :>(Message-ID:) > :>t...@vse2pdf.com (Tony Thigpen) wrote: > >

Re: Backward compat--how far?

Hi R' Shmuel  AMV"SH, "... MERDE ... " Was that a Freudian Slip or a typo? {;}-? Regards, David On 2019-12-18 17:11, Seymour J Metz wrote: > I thought that everyone using TSO Data set Utilities: COPY, FORMAT, LIST and > MERDE, 5734-UT1, had converted to ASI TSO Superset > (https://eur01.safelin

Re: Most-used instructions? Just for fun.

Hi Charles, What about Macro expansions? What about dead code? Regards, David On 2019-12-09 11:08, Charles Mills wrote: > Not a rigorous measurement, but would be easy to write Rexx to scan a series > of code libraries and count. > > Charles > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Sysplex

Hi Scott, "... various ESMs ..." Does this mean: various External Security Managers? Regards, David On 2019-11-27 12:03, scott Ford wrote: > We use one of the system subpool SP 231 for holding messages we build from > various ESMs. The customer asked if we could share SP231 across LPARs. > My tak

WLM Exit Samples

Hi, Does anyone have WLM Exit code samples that they're willing to share? The WLM Exit can be from Classic Federation Server or Connect Direct. Thanks and regards, David -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instru

WLM Exit for IBM InfoSphere Classic Federation Server

Hi, I've been asked to design/code a WLM Exit for IBM InfoSphere Classic Federation Server. I have some questions regarding this and would be grateful for any assistance. Thanks and regards, David -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / si

Re: DFDSS backup retore

Hi Dean, In case you're running Oracle (Sun (STK)) VSM, please see: https://support.oracle.com/knowledge/Sun%20Microsystems/1284809_1.html Regards, David On 2019-11-14 08:22, Nai, Dean wrote: > Hi Carmen, > We tried using both catalog and VOL=SER=. Both failed. > > > > > > > > On 11/14/19, 7:55

Re: Zfs from 1 LPAR to another

Hi Itschak AMV"SH, Why did you use IDTF format instead of TRS? Regards, David On 2019-11-06 10:22, ITschak Mugzach wrote: > Kees, > > Dfdss in general is not ftp freindly. When we faced that in a large data > movement project, we used xmit to convert the file format to xmt on one > side and rexye

Re: Zfs from 1 LPAR to another

Because TRS produces FB records, whereas, DFSMSdss produces RECFM=U records. On 2019-11-06 10:17, Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM wrote: > So do we. > > And I wonder what the actual problem is? If the DFDSS dump dataset has such a > special (internal) format, that FTP cannot always handle it corre

Re: Zfs from 1 LPAR to another

Hi Skip, It's AMATERSE (with //SYSUT1 and //SYSUT2) or TRSMAIN (with //INFILE and //OUTFILE). Regards, David On 2019-11-05 17:40, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > Just to be clear: is that AMATERSE? I don't recall ever using IBM's TERSE > internally within the shop, but I can see how it might be us

Re: WTO message at the end of JCL

CRJE On 2019-11-05 08:13, Mike Schwab wrote: > OS/VS1 introduced the 3270 device. > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 6:41 AM scott Ford wrote: >> Actually, this in the way back machine we were doing this in the OS /VS2 >> days. >> >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 7:38 AM scott Ford wrote: >> >>> Many concepts

Re: Tracing RACF?

Hi Sean, You forgot to include "GENERIC" on the ADDSD Command (unless you REALLY want to create a Discrete Dataset Profile.) RACF's behaviour is correct. You can create a GROUP which has the appropriate access to 'ABC.DEF'. You can CONNECT users to this GROUP (so that these users have access to

Re: WTO message at the end of JCL

Hi Peter, You can use DFSMSdss. Here is an example: //STEP002 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU,COND=(4,LT,STEP001) //SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=* //SYSIN    DD  *  WTO 'PREVIOUS STEP ...' Regards, David On 2019-10-30 00:22, Peter wrote: > Hi > > Is there a WTO module which can write a message (highlight message) on a

Re: Add space to OMVS filesystem?

Hi Charles, When using OPT 3.4, please be sure to put a slash to the left of "Include Additional Qualifiers"   Menu  RefList  RefMode  Utilities Help ss     Data Set List Utility Option ===>   

Re: how to force a free of ispf allocated Dataset

Hi Ed, I don't think that the FILE Parameter is necessary. Regards, David On 2019-10-06 16:47, Ed Jaffe wrote: > On 10/5/2019 1:29 AM, Bill Giannelli wrote: >> I am trying to rename a CLIST library allocated to users for ISPF. >> how do I force users to deallocate the dataset so I can rename it?

Re: IBM SSI Function Codes 16 and 17

Hi Bill, I did not see code 16 and 17 mentioned in that publication. Regards, David On 2019-10-03 15:04, William Richardson wrote: > SSI Function code 16 and 17 are part of the set of functions that one can use > to create a full function "I/O" subsystem; specifically providing the 'open' > and

Re: z15 from IBM i perspective

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Re: z15 from IBM i perspective

It sounds more emphatic in Yiddish: "Nu, Vu Den?!" On 2019-09-23 18:57, Seymour J Metz wrote: > What else? > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason.gmu.edu%2F~smetz3&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cb9862a1cb26442eb200c08d74079814c%7C84df9e7fe9f64

Re: z15 from IBM i perspective

R'Shmuel, You're mixing monetary systems. P'rutah was used in Babylonia approximately 2000 years ago, Agorah/Lira was used last century. On 2019-09-23 18:57, Seymour J Metz wrote: > Well, in Hebrew it would be (translated) "He doesn't have even a prutah, > where a prutah is a tenth of an agorah

Re: z15 from IBM i perspective

Maybe, you could supply the original expression, Chotsh? On 2019-09-23 18:28, Seymour J Metz wrote: > ObPedant "I could care less?" > > "I could care less." is the result of translating an ironic question in > Yiddish into a meaningless statement in English, probably because somebody > had a tin

Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4 [EXTERNAL]

Hi Paul, The buzzword you are hinting at is called "Toleration Maintenance". Regards, David On 2019-08-30 12:39, Feller, Paul wrote: > Sorry if my wording was off a little. But yes the idea is to apply any z/OS > 2.1 fixes needed related to support of z/OS 2.3. That would get you nearer > to

Re: Migrate MQ from 7.0.1 to 9.1

Hi Dana and Andy, You can omit (ZPARM) OPMODE and let it default as a first attempt. You can code MEMLIMIT=3G, provided that OPMODE is set to either (NEWFUNC,800) or (NEWFUNC,900) (in a later attempt). You should also code REGION=0M in the MSTR Proc. Just before shutting down the Queue Manager, i

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

Hi Matthew, That is not the same as CATALOGing Datasets to VOL(&SYSRx). Regards, David On 2019-08-29 08:44, Matthew Stitt wrote: > On my systems, I use the volume parameter of the LPALSTxx, PROGxx, etc. > Volume is set to &SYSR1 (or &SYSR2 (on mod-54, so not needed now) ). Have no > issues wi

Re: MAKE DASD ONLINE w/o IPL on MVS

Hi Carlos, V xxx,ONLINE (where xxx is the Virtual Address of the ATTACHed DASD). Regards,] David On 2019-08-28 21:23, CarlosM Martinez wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know the command to make a DASD VOLMUE online and available to > MVS w/o an IPL after the Attach command in Z/VM? > > If I : > >

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

gt; I haven't had SYS1.PARMLIB on the resvol for years. That is the purpose of > SYSn.IPLPARM > > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of > David Spiegel > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 8:54 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSER

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

Hi Allan, Try using &SYSR1 to Catalog SYS1.PARMLIB on the SYSRES and let me know if it works. In z/OS 2.1 it didn't. Regards, David On 2019-08-28 08:35, Allan Staller wrote: > I have never has a problem using &SYSR1 anywhere ** could have been used. > Actually, the resolution of &SYSR1 occur

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

If SYS1.PARMLIB is on your SYSRES, DO NOT Catalog it on VOL(&SYSR1). VOL(**), however, does work for SYS1.PARMLIB. On 2019-08-27 14:06, Mark Jacobs wrote: > &SYSR1 resolves to the same value as ** and was meant as a replacement > for using ** in catalog entries. > > Mark Jacobs > > >

Re: GIM38201E and GIM31901I

> NO > indicates that SMP/E should not try to recover from the error. > > > Lizette > > >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >> David Spiegel >> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2019 7:01 AM >> To: IBM-MAI

Re: GIM38201E and GIM31901I

Hi Lizette, GROUPEXTEND (abbreviation GEXT) should always be coded. Regards, David On 2019-08-25 09:56, Lizette Koehler wrote: > When I have these types of issues, I go back to the vendor to find out what > is needed to resolve the issue. This could be something in the way they > coded the SMP

Re: GIM38201E and GIM31901I

> . > > > On Sun, 25 Aug, 2019, 4:30 PM David Spiegel, > wrote: > >> Hi Peter, >> - Modifying vendor-supplied MCS is NEVER a good idea. >> - The messages means that you are trying to APPLY a lower-level PTF than >> is currently APPLYd. >> (Do you real

Re: GIM38201E and GIM31901I

Hi Peter, - Modifying vendor-supplied MCS is NEVER a good idea. - The messages means that you are trying to APPLY a lower-level PTF than is currently APPLYd. (Do you really want to back-level your software?) It would be helpful to supply your entire //SMPCNTL when asking questions of this nature.

Re: Attitude of companies toward mainframers working from home?

s want me at a desk in a office so they can feel they have some > power over my work. None of them could do my work if they tried. > > /Tom Kern > On 08/21/2019 17:15, David Spiegel wrote: >> Hi Ron, >> For SysProgs in particular, what is gained by having people "at

Re: Attitude of companies toward mainframers working from home?

made the comment to us that he > likes "Butts in seats". I/we think he is a control freak. > > Thanks, > Ron McCabe > Manager of Mainframe/Midrange Systems > Mutual of Enumclaw > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of

Re: Attitude of companies toward mainframers working from home?

Hi Ron, For SysProgs in particular, what is gained by having people "at the office"? I view this as old school, without justification. If project milestones are set properly, the employees will have to work consistently to meet them (and not goof off). If the managers think that they can see who's

Re: CPU time cost of dynamic allocation

That's true for DASD, but, not for Tape, IIRC. On 2019-08-07 12:53, Seymour J Metz wrote: > They say that the memory is the second thing to go (I don't remember the > first.) IEFBR14 with DDDISP=(,PASS) or DISP=(,CATLG) does allocate a new data > set. there would be much wailing and gnashing of

Re: Looking for a rexx that...

Hi Tony, Please look at the VTOC Command Processor on CBT File 112. It has customizable reports, including volume masks and checking for uncataloged datasets. Regards, David On 2019-07-30 07:40, Tony Thigpen wrote: > All, > > I am looking for a rexx example that takes the output from a > "DS QD,

Re: SDSF initial display and z/OS 2.3

nal Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of > David Spiegel > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 10:51 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SDSF initial display and z/OS 2.3 > > "... goes back many years ...". > If that's true,

Re: SDSF initial display and z/OS 2.3

"... goes back many years ...". If that's true, why not introduce it sooner? On 2019-07-22 04:49, Rob Scott wrote: > The addition of the IBM logo on the SDSF main panel goes back many years - > sometime in the late 1990s to early 2000s I believe. > > It was probably influenced by a lot of Windows

Re: Problem mounting file system

פּוֹקֵֽחַ עִוְרִים On 2019-07-21 04:34, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: > I was my mistake. > The file name was SYSV.OMVS.PTFS.ZFS. > I need new glasses > Gadi > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of > Mike Shorkend > Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 11:29 AM > To: IBM-MAI

Re: [EXTERNAL] SDSF initial display and z/OS 2.3

Model 4 is 43x80. On 2019-07-19 11:13, Feller, Paul wrote: > There is a way to get back to the look that you see under z/OS 2.2. > Basically you need to allocate a dataset (temp or dummy) under the DD name > ISFMIGMN. The dataset needs to be allocated before you get into SDSF. There > seems

Re: EQA10OSM

ACCEPT  or RESTORE. On 2019-07-18 23:25, Lizette Koehler wrote: > Just by looking at the dataset names. > > Typically the AEQAMOD should be a DLIB dataset > The SEQAMOD would be your TLIB. > > TLIBs would go into your live environment > > DLIB would only be used when an SMP/e ACCEPT is done. > > L

Re: LISTCAT by VOLUME

Hi Frank, The CBT VTOC Command Processor (File 112). Caveat: I am partial to this (having used it for 37 years and having written a fix for it). Regards, David On 2019-07-18 13:26, Seymour J Metz wrote: > There are lot's of ways. IEHLIST has been an option for half a century, there > are some n

Re: unresolved externals LE program

Hi David, Why does The Binder step have this: > //STEPLIB DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.CEE.SCEERUN2 > // DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.CEE.SCEERUN Regards, David -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: XMIT manager unable to decode INMR02

Hi, How exactly was the .XMI Dataset downloaded from the mainframe? (I.e. was it PC File Transfer (IND$FILE), FTP, some other mechanism?) Thanks and regards, David On 2019-07-11 10:35, Pommier, Rex wrote: > Is the file on the mainframe FB/80/3120? Or at least FB/80? If it somehow > has incorre

Re: listcat with only dsn

s, > Kolusu > > IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on > 07/02/2019 09:17:50 AM: > >> From: David Spiegel >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Date: 07/02/2019 09:18 AM >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: listcat with only dsn >> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion L

Re: listcat with only dsn

Hi Sri, I tried the JCL (and changed &&C to &&L). I've written code like this before (using Rexx exclusively), and "INCLUDEd" only lines containing NONVSAM/CLUSTER/INDEX in Column 10 (rather than OMIT READY/END, because there are lines other than these that are unwanted (e.g. CATALOG in 1 and AL

Re: listcat with only dsn

t; then > CHANGE ALL P'=' '' 40 137 > > Done.. > Means you can use the fancy masking of 3.4.. > > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 1:02 PM David Spiegel > wrote: > >> OK, but, what if you want to use masking characters in the DSNAME (a la >> 3.4)?

Re: listcat with only dsn

OK, but, what if you want to use masking characters in the DSNAME (a la 3.4)? On 2019-07-01 19:57, Sri h Kolusu wrote: I need to generate a listcat with only the dsn. like in 3.4 but I >> want it in a dataset with ONLY the dsn. > Elaine, > > If your intention is to just get list of all datas

Re: [External] Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

NOPURGE On 2019-07-01 11:34, Allan Staller wrote: > ACCEPT will absolutely clean up the relfiles. I do not recall if there is an > SMPE configuration option to override this. > > If DB2 V12 is installed in the same SMPE environment as DB2 V11, I expect > problems. > The SMPE MCS for DB2V12 FMIDs

Re: SMPE APPLY CHECK CC 04

It generates a CC=4 ONLY when at least one HOLD is BYPASSed. On 2019-07-01 08:51, Allan Staller wrote: > Perfectly acceptable. IIRC BYPASS(HOLDSYS(.)) automatically generates a > CC4 > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of > Bill Giannelli > Sent: S

Re: Best way to alert customer to pending license expiration?

This reminds me of a story ... (I say that a lot, just ask my kids) In the '90s, I worked for a multi-national food company. (I did in the '80s too, but, that was a different company). A certain mainframe software company would always send provocatively dressed women to visit when it was time to

Re: Using bpxbatch to compress an MVS dataset

Hi Seann, In which Group would I find TERSE.ZIP? Thanks and regards, David On 2019-07-01 06:05, Sean Gleann wrote: > Donald: From your initial query... "Terse is no good because Linux can’t > unterse it." > FWIW there is a TERSE application available from the old Hercules days that > includes imp

Re: Best way to alert customer to pending license expiration?

From what I recall, SAS adds messages to the log when the licence is about to expire. Now, in contrast, here's something that doesn't work. Approximately 18 years ago on a weekend, one of my colleagues called me in a panic, because, the hospital where he was placed was encountering random ABEN

Re: SMPE APPLY CHECK CC 04

HOLDs for DB2BIND, ACTION etc should return CC=4, BUT, you may have things to do before/after the APPLY. On 2019-06-30 09:35, Bill Giannelli wrote: > There are many "error" or "warning" messages such as: > THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS FOR SYSMOD UI63859 WERE NOT SATISFIED, BUT WERE > IGNORE > SYSTEM

Re: SMPE APPLY CHECK CC 04

Which conditions? It might be helpful to Copy and Paste from your Job. On 2019-06-30 05:36, Bill Giannelli wrote: > I downloaded Db2 maintenance without superseded sysmods. I am running a SMPE > APPLY CHECK with BYPASS and am getting a CC 04. Various messages say > "conditions were not satisfied

Re: Dataset encryption question

Maybe one is SMS-Managed and one isn't. On 2019-06-28 08:52, Mark Jacobs wrote: > They don't, but sometimes they do. We have several data management rules in > place for HLQ1 datasets, i.e. no backups, which wouldn't carry over if the > dataset was copied to HLQ2. > > Mark Jacobs > > > Sent from

Re: WTO for message that will require explicit deletion?

Hi Charles, If the console is in Roll Mode, any message will disappear when n+1 messages appear after any given message (where n is the "height" of your console). Regards, David On 2019-06-26 17:39, Charles Mills wrote: > I have an APF-authorized batch program that I want to have WTO a message

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

*HIPAA On 2019-06-22 12:40, Bill Johnson wrote: > Up to 10k per HIPPA violation. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Saturday, June 22, 2019, 11:59 AM, Donald Blake wrote: > > If a company can't afford to do computing correctly, and that includes > doing it securely, they shouldn't hav

Re: VTOC reading

Hi Matthew, I think that you meant File 527. Regards, David On 2019-06-14 15:18, Matthew Stitt wrote: > If what you want is to find a dataset, then program DADSM on CBT file 529 > will do what you want. > > P.S. I have an updated version if you would like it. Let me know (privately > preferre

Re: [External] Re: Hybrid SMS Storage Group - Database

Hi John, I don't want to derail the current thread, but, now that you've mentioned sub-optimal mainframe practices ... Approximately 35+ years ago, I worked at a multi-national food company whose datacenter manager came from the school of penny wise and pound foolish. His "strategy" of dealing

Re: master JCL

Hi Skip, This is a SYSLOG excerpt. IEE252I MEMBER MSTJCL00 FOUND IN ADCD.Z23A.PARMLIB . . . IEFJ200I MASTER SCHEDULER JCL FOR THIS IPL TAKEN FROM MEMBER MSTJCL00 OF  PARMLIB IEF196I 1 //MSTJCL00 JOB MSGLEVEL=(1,1),TIME=1440 IEF196I 2 // EXEC PGM=IEEMB860,DPRTY=(15,15) IEF1

Re: ISPF temporary files

Hi Gadi, You can modify ISPF settings via ISPCCONF: Set USE_PDFCUNIT_FOR_TEMP_ISPF_DATA_SETS to Yes and PDF_DEFAULT_UNIT to the (fake or real) UNIT that your ACS Routine will key on (e.g. ISPFTEMP). In your ACS Routine: IF &UNIT = 'ISPFTEMP' THEN DO SET &STORCLAS = 'ISPFTDSN'

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PHYSICAL DATASET BACKUP

Hi John, Physical Backups are usually a bad idea when doing backup by dataset. If these are non-VSAM and non-SMS-managed, you can still do it for specific volumes by coding LIDD instead of INDD. The INDD/INDY is used to determine Logical vs. Physical. If coded, it's Physical, otherwise, it's Logi

Re: LE question

Hi Jesse, https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieae400/svc34.htm#svc34__cdemvs Regards, David On 2019-05-15 11:13, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > I was banging away at a reply for JES2 Exit 5 when I realized that most > CANCEL commands are issued to MVS, not JE

Re: Concatenating VB and FB ?

Hi Skip, You said: "... Vendor distribution is usually FB--SMPE pretty much requires that ...". Can you prove that "SMPE pretty much requires that"? I think that this assertion is false. Regards. David On 2019-05-13 12:04, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > I've worked for several large, mature shops. La

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

Hi Itschak, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (Pirate Bay founder) hacked Logica. One of the tricks he pulled was to offload the RACF Database to a PC and Dictionary Attack it. The Security Admin folks were inexperienced to say the least. (This is not to say that relatively secure site with seasoned veter

Re: Crazy concatenation mystery

Price wrote: > On 2019-05-03 12:15 PM, David Spiegel wrote: >> Steve said: "... but the received wisdom is that all load libraries >> should >> have blksize=32K-8. ..." >> >> For optimal space usage, however, the BLKSIZE should be 27998 (i.e. >> half-t

Re: Crazy concatenation mystery

Hi Steve, You said: "... but the received wisdom is that all load libraries should have blksize=32K-8. ..." For optimal space usage, however, the BLKSIZE should be 27998 (i.e. half-track blocking). Regards, David On 2019-05-02 21:57, Steve Smith wrote: > Well, Greg Price explained why the blks

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