Re: How to convert these IMS unload files from EBCDIC to UTF-8 encoding.

2024-05-21 Thread Tom Harper
product)? These and other issues mentioned can make what you are trying to accomplish very complex especially without the right tools and skills. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International On 5/21/2024 3:57 AM, Attila Fogarasi wrote: Jason, your applications will be in for a big surprise

Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-20 Thread Tom Harper
Steve, For a loop, check out the system trace. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On May 19, 2024, at 9:41 PM, Steve Estle > <05dcac13570d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Way back in the day I used to r

Re: Assistance with Converting IMS DB to MySQL DB

2024-05-17 Thread Tom Harper
Jason, See embedded notes. My suggestion is that you should engage a consultant who is knowledgeable in IMS and relational data bases to accomplish this. It is non-trivial and full of pitfalls. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International On 5/16/2024 7:42 PM, Jason Cai wrote: Dear all

Re: Learning one's tools

2024-03-17 Thread Tom Harper
in the correct sequence is of the utmost importance. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2024, at 7:18 AM, David Spiegel > <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Hi Tom, > Not new/difficult, but, must be used ap

Re: Learning one's tools

2024-03-15 Thread Tom Harper
I used STRING / UNSTRING back in the early 1970s it’s not new nor difficult. Unbelievable. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2024, at 4:20 PM, Farley, Peter > <031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > +1 fro

Re: Getting the DFHEIENT macro to generate an RSECT (CICS/assembler)

2024-02-25 Thread Tom Harper
Steff, I had a similar issue with the DB2 translator, and here is how I solved it: CSECT OPSYN DSECT DSNDRIB DSNDEIB PROGRAM RSECT … This worked for me. I think you can do a similar approach for the CICS translator. Tom Harper Phoenix Software

Re: [Very much off-topic] Re: AI is the real deal.

2024-02-22 Thread Tom Harper
, so they might get written in C++ or Rex or some other compiled language. I’ve grown up with software, having written my first program in 1960. Assembler won’t be gone in five years or anytime can the foreseeable future. So I would revisit your thoughts. Tom Harper Phoenix Software

Re: sdwagrsv not equal rbgrsave

2024-01-23 Thread Tom Harper
Joseph, Programs executing in AMODE(31) can and often do store critical data in the high halves of registers, so I would always display the full 64-bit registers, and not make it a function of AMODE. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2024, at 8

Re: Parameters to ARR routine

2023-12-06 Thread Tom Harper
There is another difference between running under an ESTAEX and an IEAARR, and that is you cannot use IEALSQRY to determine the linkage stack depth if you need it for retry. You must keep track of it yourself. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2

Re: Unzip on z/OS ?

2023-03-31 Thread Tom Harper
with few examples, but it does work. Once you get it working, the technology is impressive. But not for the feint of heart. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248259.pdf Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 31, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Schm

Re: Unzip on z/OS ?

2023-03-30 Thread Tom Harper
and can be used on non-IBM systems. If applicable, you can do it without program changes using DATACLAS. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2023, at 5:05 PM, Schmitt, Michael wrote: > > What if the requirement is to compress or decompres

Re: CS/CDS instruction

2023-03-01 Thread Tom Harper
CSG and CDSG in Pop. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2023, at 3:53 PM, Ituriel do Neto > <03427ec2837d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Is there a similar instruction to CS or CDS, but using 64 bits register ? > > I have a double word that contains a counter and

Re: Assembler courses

2022-09-18 Thread Tom Harper
Sometimes R15 contains the entry point. If the routine receives control from ATTACHX or LINKX, for instance, and if it is to run in AMODE(64), then it does not. A better solution is to use LARL R12,PROGNAME USING PROGNAME, R12 which has no dependency on R15. Tom Harper Phoenix Software

Re: dfsort - microseconds (STCK/TOD)

2022-09-16 Thread Tom Harper
Better to use: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.1.0?topic=routine-description Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2022, at 12:28 PM, Stefan Lezzi > <04561630d35b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Hi all! > > Wha

Re: TCB owner of 64 bit memory object

2022-08-09 Thread Tom Harper
If these memory objects were obtained by you, you could place the A(Owning TCB) in the USERTKN when they are obtained. Then, you can use the REQUEST=LIST to filter on that USERTKN and thus obtain the information you want. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone

Re: DC4 abend - R15=91040120

2022-02-22 Thread Tom Harper
I believe your MEMLIMIT was exceeded. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 22, 2022, at 1:36 PM, Pierre Fichaud wrote: > > 91040120 - The 0401 is not documented. > Can someone provide me with an explanation please ? > The lowest value doc

Re: Link between datasets

2021-12-28 Thread Tom Harper
Make them members of a PDSE. Sent from my iPhone This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are

Re: Trying to use long parm= in started task

2021-12-04 Thread Tom Harper
economy. What seems less expensive at first is, in reality, almost always more expensive in the long run. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2021, at 10:05 AM, Peter Relson wrote: > > I agree that it is counter-intuitive (and u

Re: IPCS CTRACE Buffer Locate Exit

2021-11-24 Thread Tom Harper
ode, > which is done via the SETDEF TESTsubcommand. > > Jim Mulder z/OS Diagnosis, Design, Development, Test IBM Corp. > Poughkeepsie NY > > "IBM Mainframe Discussion List" wrote on > 11/24/2021 10:39:10 AM: > >> From: "Tom Harper" >> T

Re: IPCS CTRACE Buffer Locate Exit

2021-11-24 Thread Tom Harper
inframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of > Tom Harper [tomhar...@phoenixsoftware.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 10:39 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: IPCS CTRACE Buffer Locate Exit > > All, > > I’ve used IPCS for decades including usi

IPCS CTRACE Buffer Locate Exit

2021-11-24 Thread Tom Harper
no idea what that means. I have carefully checked every field and they all appear to be correct to me. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International This e-mail message, including

Re: COBOL compiler option to list libraries from which COPY members were loaded?

2021-09-05 Thread Tom Harper
The “Macro and Copy Code Cross Reference “ output of HLASM the concatenation number from which it is fetched is displayed. The MXREF(XREF) or MXREF(FULL) generates this section. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2021, at 3:24 PM, Paul Gilmartin >

Re: Concatinated datasets

2021-07-16 Thread Tom Harper
Walt Ferrell answered this question a while back: “ On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 11:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Need to find the DSN from where load module was loaded On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:21:55 -0600, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. wrote:

Re: Currently executing TCB in a address space

2021-05-14 Thread Tom Harper
There can be many. There really is no way to know precisely at a given instance because you could scan the TCBs in an address space and check their dispatch flags, but that could change from under you at any instant. Tom Harper Sent from my iPhone > On May 14, 2021, at 9:21 AM, Jos

Re: Overlapped I/O completion

2021-03-21 Thread Tom Harper
Yes. Default varies by type of device. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2021, at 11:08 AM, Joel C. Ewing wrote: > > Believe it. > > Even before emulated DASD, MVS QSAM would read multiple blocks with a > single channel program to eliminate rotational delays on native DASD and > do

Re: Overlapped I/O completion

2021-03-21 Thread Tom Harper
From Jim Mulder: Jim Mulder 2/4/17 to There are no coding requirements for the application, When you do a QSAM OPEN for Input, the first read-ahead I/Os are scheduled by OPEN, and the application program can proceed without waiting after the OPEN at least to the point of doing the first

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-06 Thread Tom Harper
Issue FEOV when you want to go to the next volume. - Original Message - From: DEBERT Jean-Louis [mailto:jl.deb...@rsd.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 08:14 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: multi-volume SMS file allocation Hello list, Does anybody

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-06 Thread Tom Harper
at writing time, and I would like to free the unused space. RLSE will not do it except on the volume active at CLOSE time, this is documented. -Message d'origine- De : IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] De la part de Tom Harper Envoyé : mardi 6 novembre 2012

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-06 Thread Tom Harper
I'll write you a detailed description later privately... - Original Message - From: DEBERT Jean-Louis [mailto:jl.deb...@rsd.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 09:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation Tom Harper wrote

Re: Debugging SRB issues with IPCS

2012-10-05 Thread Tom Harper
Ron, There isn't, because while the SRB is running, there is no control block which contains its status. Here's a suggestion: obtain ColeSoft's XDC debugger product: it fully supports debugging in SRB mode. Full disclosure: I have no connection with this vendor. Tom - Original Message

Re: Debugging SRB issues with IPCS

2012-10-05 Thread Tom Harper
Ron, Now I understand. Here are my suggestions: Add SRBTIMER to each SRB to prevent uncontrolled loops to begin with. Your recovery routine can then capture registers and other critical information. Add PTRACE entries at critical code points, like maybe at start of SRB logic so you can locate

Re: The Transaction state (was Model 2827 New Instructions)

2012-09-19 Thread Tom Harper
I can see that a session to be given by Dan Greiner at the upcoming SHARE in San Francisco, February 3-8, 2013 will be a hot ticket. Dan is the editor-in-chief of the Principles of Operation and SHARE is fortunate to have him be a featured speaker. Tom - Original Message - From: Steve

Re: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support

2012-08-31 Thread Tom Harper
Sam, I am using Mochasoft with no issues. Tom - Original Message - From: Knutson, Sam [mailto:sknut...@geico.com] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support I noticed that

Re: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support

2012-08-31 Thread Tom Harper
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support I've also used Mochasoft, only issue I have is my blackberry(9700) screen is very small. -Original Message- From: Tom Harper [mailto:tom.har...@neon.com] Sent: Friday

Re: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support

2012-08-31 Thread Tom Harper
if the Function keys on the keyboard would work with it.. but they don't -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Harper Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Tablet 3270 Emulators

Re: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support

2012-08-31 Thread Tom Harper
them full access the keyboard. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Harper Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Tablet 3270 Emulators and tablets for mainframe support My

Re: Debug SVC

2012-07-20 Thread Tom Harper
The best way is to run under z/VM. Set all processors off line except for one, and you can step through the code. I'm never used z/XDC to debug an SVC. It would be interesting to hear what Dave Cole has to say. Tom - Original Message - From: McKown, John