Re: free zIP/UNZIP in z/OS

2013-06-23 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 6/21/2013 2:38 AM, Norbert Friemel wrote: The jar command is free (comes with Java) but supports Unix files only: http://planetmvs.com/ibm-main/jarbatch.txt We currently use jar on z/OS to create zip files for distribution to customers. These files can be unzipped on any platform e.g.,

Re: Auditing vendor source code

2013-06-23 Thread DASDBILL2
Businesses are not in business to steal secrets, someone said (or something like that) in an earlier post. But legitimate businesses have unscrupulous employees, as many of the pieces of anecdotal evidence in the post below show. Then there is this additional piece of anecdotal evidence:

Free zip/unzip on CBT Tape

2013-06-23 Thread Sam Golob
Hi Folks, For a free zip/unzip that runs on z/OS and is compatible with ordinary zip formats, please check out MINIZIP and MINIUNZ on File 865 of the CBT Tape. All the best of everything to all of you. Sincerely,Sam

Re: Run TSO batch as different user?

2013-06-23 Thread Charles Mills
Works like a champ. Thank you both. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Run TSO batch as different user? You don't need

Re: Need to move some DASD volumes that have system logger datasets on them

2013-06-23 Thread Nick Jones
From a logger perspective there is no clear answer, but there are a number of tools to get off the data set. Logger data sets are of the form HLQ.lsname.suffix and there are staging data sets and offload data sets. To get off of staging data sets you can change the duplex method for the log

Re: free zIP/UNZIP in z/OS

2013-06-23 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 021801ce6e5c$f5816e70$e0844b50$@mindspring.com, on 06/21/2013 at 01:54 AM, Lizette Koehler stars...@mindspring.com said: This is part of the z/OS (I think) TRSMAIN is now an alias for AMATERSE. The DD requirements ar different depending on which name you use. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.)

Re: Dice article on IBM layoffs

2013-06-23 Thread Timothy Sipples
John Gilmore writes: Timothy Sipples will doubtless leap to the defense of its execrable English No. I'm not the one who favors debating proper English in this forum. I recommend alt.usage.english instead: http://alt-usage-english.org

Re: Future of COBOL based on RDz policies

2013-06-23 Thread Timothy Sipples
IBM COBOL for Windows V7.6 was withdrawn from marketing last year and will be supported through April, 2014. That path arguably wasn't working out so well, so some time ago IBM introduced an alternative compilation option available for RDz, now called Rational Development and Test Environment for