Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
Hi We would like to document the actual maintenance or PTF level or software level of the compiler, we are using to compile our product. How can I find this ? (It is the C/C++ compiler) -- Kind regards, / Mit freundlichen Grüßen Miklos Szigetvari Research Development ISIS Papyrus

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Norbert Friemel
On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:31:57 +0200, Miklos Szigetvari wrote: Hi We would like to document the actual maintenance or PTF level or software level of the compiler, we are using to compile our product. How can I find this ? (It is the C/C++ compiler) //S1 EXEC PGM=GIMSMP

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Martin Packer
I think a useful stretch objective would be to get the information into the load module in some vaguely architected header. Cheers, Martin Martin Packer, zChampion, Principal Systems Investigator, Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread John McKown
Closest I can find is this: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/cbclr1b0/19.2 But that doesn't show the PTF level. Perhaps _someone_ (hint, hint) should put in a request that the C compiler include the PTF level in the compile listing? HLASM does. On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 533766af.3000...@t-online.de, on 03/30/2014 at 01:34 AM, Bernd Oppolzer bernd.oppol...@t-online.de said: And my experience is that over 90 percent of them have no clue what the descriptor logic of PL/1 is all about, Nor should they. They should, however, understand the DECLARE statement.

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread David Crayford
Check out the PHASEID compiler option. On 31/03/2014 3:31 PM, Miklos Szigetvari wrote: Hi We would like to document the actual maintenance or PTF level or software level of the compiler, we are using to compile our product. How can I find this ? (It is the C/C++ compiler)

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2014-03-31 Thread John McKown
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Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread John McKown
Of all the languages which I have personally used. I loved Borland's Delphi (loosely base on Modula II) the best. On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In 533766af.3000...@t-online.de, on 03/30/2014 at 01:34 AM, Bernd Oppolzer

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread David Crayford
Just use C++ with has references void func( int ref ) { ref++ } On 30/03/2014 9:22 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: In 533766af.3000...@t-online.de, on 03/30/2014 at 01:34 AM, Bernd Oppolzer bernd.oppol...@t-online.de said: And my experience is that over 90 percent of them have no

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread John McKown
David, Thanks! I added that compile parm to my make file and got messages like: CCN(I) Product(5694-A01) Phase(CCNEOPTP) Level(UI15229.z1r13) CCN(I) Product(5694-A01) Phase(CCNDRVR ) Level(UI15229.z1r13) CCN(I) Product(5694-A01) Phase(CCNEP ) Level(UI15229.z1r13) CCN(I)

Re: Clist character string compare

2014-03-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 5338993d.5020...@bcs.org.uk, on 03/30/2014 at 11:22 PM, CM Poncelet ponce...@bcs.org.uk said: As in (for REXX): In what environment? TSOEXEC LISTA ST Isn't that only for ISPF? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Shane Ginnane
On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:58:46 -0500, John McKown wrote: Of all the languages which I have personally used. I loved Borland's Delphi (loosely base on Modula II) the best. I was absolutely blown away when I first saw Delphi - not so much with the language itself, but that IDE !!! What an eye

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread David Crayford
On 31/03/2014 8:44 PM, Shane Ginnane wrote: On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:58:46 -0500, John McKown wrote: Of all the languages which I have personally used. I loved Borland's Delphi (loosely base on Modula II) the best. I was absolutely blown away when I first saw Delphi - not so much with the

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
Thank you for all, we know already the PHASEID, currently all the phase-id's are the same and it is equal with the highest PTF level. What if they would be different ? On 31.03.2014 14:15, John McKown wrote: David, Thanks! I added that compile parm to my make file and got messages like:

Re: A PC programmer who understands!

2014-03-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In CAAJSdji4DNweFb2WsM8eqnVh1o+8T_k=f1rL10Vx=ji5jhd...@mail.gmail.com, on 03/29/2014 at 09:07 PM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com said: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/information-overload-i-know-too-much-to-program-quickly-what-can-i-do/ Basically the author is

Error 878-10

2014-03-31 Thread Robert McElroy
Hoping someone can help us out with this. Getting a getmain error 878-10 in a job this is trying to do a tape-to tape copy. In looking up the error code for 878-10 one of the issues is region size is too small. The Job is coded both on the job card the steps with REGION=0M... Any direction

Re: Error 878-10

2014-03-31 Thread Staller, Allan
Post the IEC message describing the error. Better yet, post the job (minus the dump, if any). Anything without that information is just guessing HTH, snip Hoping someone can help us out with this. Getting a getmain error 878-10 in a job this is trying to do a tape-to tape copy. In looking

Re: Error 878-10

2014-03-31 Thread Mil Hashoul
If it is INHOUSE program, then you have a storage accumulation.. Milad Hashoul Team Leader BMC Software A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Robert McElroy rmcel...@njtransit.comwrote: Hoping someone can help us out with

Re: Error 878-10

2014-03-31 Thread Robert McElroy
Allan, IEA995I SYMPTOM DUMP OUTPUT 849 SYSTEM COMPLETION CODE=878 REASON CODE=0010 TIME=08.09.00 SEQ=10871 CPU=0040 ASID=0057 IEA705I ERROR DURING GETMAIN SYS CODE = 878-10 CHRMZCBK STEP1 STEPA 00 IEA705I

Re: Installing z/os in new mainframe from scratch

2014-03-31 Thread John Eells
R.S. wrote: snip BTW2: nowadays you don't need ICKDSF before restore, AFAIK. That's correct, and it's been true for the last few releases. Standalone DFSMSdss was changed to no longer require you to use ICKDSF to label the volume before RESTORE when the volume labels differ. This change

Re: Error 878-10

2014-03-31 Thread Staller, Allan
According to the message posted, the storage request was (unconditionally) for X'007C7318' bytes of storage in SP00 above the line (via GETMAIN or STORAGE OBTAIN). Obviously, this was not available. What utility are you attempting to use for the copy? snip IEA995I SYMPTOM DUMP OUTPUT 849

Re: Installing z/os in new mainframe from scratch

2014-03-31 Thread John Eells
Clark, Kevin wrote: 4. Hopefully you ordered a z/os System Pac ( in full dump volume format) ( this may come with a SA program ?) In at least most countries SystemPac is no longer available. (ServerPac, by contrast, should be available anywhere.) However, where SystemPac remains

Re: Error 878-10

2014-03-31 Thread Staller, Allan
In that case, I suspect there is an installation exit that converts region=0m requests to something smaller. Retry with a explicitly coded region of (based on the error message) of 32M or 64M. Al Staller | Z Systems Programmer | KBM Group | (Tel) 972 664-3565 | allan.stal...@kbmg.com

Re: Error 878-10

2014-03-31 Thread Robert McElroy
Thanks Allan, We will give that shot... appreciate your help... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Error 878-10 In that case,

Re: Installing z/OS in new mainframe from scratch

2014-03-31 Thread John Eells
Timothy Sipples wrote: Yes, installation services are available from IBM and service partners. As John Eells points out, if you prefer to install z/OS from scratch in house then you'd use the z/OS Customized Offerings Driver, available at no additional charge with your z/OS license (assuming

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread John McKown
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 8:10 AM, David Crayford dcrayf...@gmail.com wrote: On 31/03/2014 8:44 PM, Shane Ginnane wrote: On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:58:46 -0500, John McKown wrote: Of all the languages which I have personally used. I loved Borland's Delphi (loosely base on Modula II) the best.

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread David Crayford
On 31/03/2014 10:13 PM, John McKown wrote: You will pleased to know that Lua on z will be coming this year (compliments from my employers) with lots of goodies and execution speed that can show Java a clean pair of heels in 8 out of 10 benchtests that run sub-second. I hate to have to ask, but

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Charles Mills
This thread has drifted horribly -- or wonderfully, if you prefer. Returning to the original question, everything I know about PL/I could be engraved on the head of a pin, but the thought occurred to me: why shoehorn this problem into a language where it does not seem to fit? Why not write a

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread John Gilmore
Many C programmers have the habit of, for clarity, enclosing the returned expression of a RTETURN statement in parentheses, which C neither requires no objects to. In PL/I, however, the parentheses are required (because PL/I has no reserved words, only keywords in context). Thus IF ARG = NULL

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread John Gilmore
Two typo corrections, for which I apologize: o RTETURN == RETURN o IF ARG = NULL then RETURN(SYSNULL) ELSE RETURN (ARG) ; == IF ARG = NULL then RETURN(SYSNULL) ; ELSE RETURN (ARG) ; John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA

Re: XMLSS performance vs COBOL 4.1 runtime XML

2014-03-31 Thread Frank Swarbrick
1969 is very important.  I was born that year!  :-) From: Timothy Sipples sipp...@sg.ibm.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 7:12 PM Subject: Re: XMLSS performance vs COBOL 4.1 runtime XML Shane Ginnane write: I was referring to the

Re: Installing z/OS in new mainframe from scratch

2014-03-31 Thread R.S.
Just a comment: many responders assumed skills from scratch. It wasn't pointed by the author of the thread. Maybe the system is to be installed from scratch, but maybe the team consist of skilled persons. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland W dniu 2014-03-31 15:48, John Eells pisze:

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Charles Mills
Well, I think I indicated that my PL/I knowledge was minimal. I was trying to illustrate a concept, not write a tutorial on PL/I syntax. From your response, I would guess I was eminently successful at my intended task. I guess it's the nature of IBM-MAIN: the more irrelevant the nit, the greater

Re: Query for Destination z article -- artifacts

2014-03-31 Thread David Andrews
On Fri, 2014-03-28 at 18:54 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: The Itel disk drives [] were loathsome. I believe that the OEM for those (as well as the Telex-branded ones) was ISS/Sperry. Potter tape drives The Mohawk 200 bpi (!) tape drives weren't much of a joy to work with either. --

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Pommier, Rex
We're using Passport. My last site used Rumba. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of MARTIN, MIKE Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 1:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: 3270 Emulators and consoles All, We have a z114

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Wissink, Brad [ITSYS]
Using VistaTN3270 from Tom Brennan. Works great, no complaints. Brad Wissink Information Technology Services Iowa State University 515-294-3088 If it ain't broke, you ain't trying - Red Green -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU]

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Chase, John
Bluezone. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 1:54 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles We're using Passport. My last site used Rumba.

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Staller, Allan
Rumba 7.5 (vintage circa 2006). I presume new versions will also work. YMMV, snip We have a z114 and are upgrading to Windows 7. Is anyone using a 3270 emulator other than PCOMM for their OSA-ICC console functions. /snip --

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Tim Brown
Vista from Tom Brennan Software works great! Tim -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Monday, 31 March, 2014 3:27 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles Rumba 7.5

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Gibney, Dave
We are successfully using QWS3270 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of MARTIN, MIKE Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 11:52 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: 3270 Emulators and consoles All, We have a z114 and

AW: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Christian Birr
Vista TN3270 from Tom Brennan will be your friend, it's great. I use it for ages now. Support is perfect, and after all, it is not expensive and does more, then one would expect. Just try it. Christian -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: AW: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread dr.rick.willi...@gmail.com
I must agree .. GREAT product Dr. Rick Williams ---Original Message--- From: Christian Birr Date: 3/31/2014 3:56:54 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: AW: 3270 Emulators and consoles Vista TN3270 from Tom Brennan will be your friend, it's great. I use it for ages now.

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Pew, Curtis G
On Mar 31, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Gibney, Dave gib...@wsu.edu wrote: We are successfully using QWS3270 So are we. For non-Windows (although a Windows version is available), but on my Mac I use x3270 (http://x3270.bgp.nu). -- Curtis Pew (c@its.utexas.edu) ITS Systems Core The University of

Re: Query for Destination z article -- artifacts

2014-03-31 Thread Ed Finnell
We had fun with Memorex Disks. Upgraded walkie talkies for hardware techs and if they keyed to talk by the Memorex controller it would IML itself. Also after a couple of furious weekends to meet ESP commitments, went to IPL XA and it wouldn't. After looking at sense codes PSR said it's the

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In CAAJSdjjtLjqHFZK=H0EKf8kdO=4wzjegwvu-o6hjwnddnho...@mail.gmail.com, on 03/31/2014 at 06:03 AM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com said: But that doesn't show the PTF level. There is no such thing; there's only the list of all service installed. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz,

Re: Query for Destination z article -- artifacts

2014-03-31 Thread Barry Merrill
I recall that the original Telex 2314 clones were terrible performers compared with the IBM devices, and the Telex folks were really frustrated, because our measurements proved their device's exactly matched the published IBM specs. Unfortunately for Telex, the actual performance of those IBM

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:26:46 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: But that doesn't show the PTF level. There is no such thing; there's only the list of all service installed. FSVO there (perhaps John trimmed it). HLASM manages to display PTF level on the first page of every SYSPRINT. (But

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Bernd Oppolzer
We discussed this further with some co-workers on my customers site. There are some more aspects of this discussion: a) the C language manual at one certain point states what are pointers acceptable to C and what are not. From the wording there it sounds as if pointers that come from

FREE DDNAME with concatenated datasets?

2014-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
I've allocated a bunch of explicit and automatic DDNAMES. I concatenate them with BPXWDYN( 'concat ddlist(SYSEXEC,SYS6, SYS7,SYS8,SYS9,SYS00010,SYS00011)' ) So I see: listalc status sysnames ... SYS14090.T135209.RA000.user.R0173005 SYSEXEC DELETE,DELETE

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Steve Comstock
On 3/31/2014 4:02 PM, Bernd Oppolzer wrote: We discussed this further with some co-workers on my customers site. There are some more aspects of this discussion: a) the C language manual at one certain point states what are pointers acceptable to C and what are not. From the wording there it

Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Micheal Butz
Hi I took many if your suggestion that in order to get my TSOLIB working have it sitting a clist I coded the simplest possible Rexx exec /* Rexx */ Call CLISTLIB Address TSO LISTALC The CLISTLIB Proc 0 TSOLIB The clist fails horribly it is called by the Rexx exec as I turn on tracing But

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Dave Salt
It's been a long time since I coded CLIST but I think Proc should be PROC. Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:12:18 -0400 From: michealb...@optonline.net Subject: Rexx calling

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:12:18 -0400, Micheal Butz wrote: Call CLISTLIB Address TSO LISTALC And the TSOLIB I get invalid syntax seems it thinks the clist is a Rexx exec even thought I don't have Yup. Try: address TSO '%CLISTLIB' (If I got the quotes right this time.) -- gil

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:51:47 +, MARTIN, MIKE wrote: We have a z114 and are upgrading to Windows 7. Is anyone using a 3270 emulator other than PCOMM for their OSA-ICC console functions. Hmmm... Having read much of this thread, I surmise the SNR would be higher if contibutors reported

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Bernd Oppolzer
Am 01.04.2014 00:11, schrieb Steve Comstock: On 3/31/2014 4:02 PM, Bernd Oppolzer wrote: We discussed this further with some co-workers on my customers site. There are some more aspects of this discussion: a) the C language manual at one certain point states what are pointers acceptable to C

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Micheal Butz
That's not it I had it in caps For some reason it's not recognizing my clist as a clist Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Dave Salt ds...@hotmail.com wrote: It's been a long time since I coded CLIST but I think Proc should be PROC. Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it;

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:33:48 -0500, John Gilmore wrote: ... I do not think your omisses, a semicolon and some framing parentheses, are mortal (or indeed even venial) sins. Moreover, what you wrote is substantively correct. On the other hand I do think it important to correct code examples

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Micheal Butz
Clist calling Rexx works Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 6:53 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: Try EXEC'ing your CLIST, maybe exec 'library(clistlib)' clist -Steve Comstock On 3/31/2014 4:37 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: That's not it I had it in caps

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Steve Comstock
On 3/31/2014 4:54 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Clist calling Rexx works But isn't your example REXX calling CLIST? That doesn't work. -Steve Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 6:53 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: Try EXEC'ing your CLIST, maybe exec

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Andrew Rowley
On 1/04/2014 9:37, Bernd Oppolzer wrote: How do you solve the problem that a pointer coming from a PL/1 module (or ASSEMBLER) and possibly having the high order bit on is not accepted from the C module as a valid pointer and that the results, if you use this pointer, are unpredictable or

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Micheal Butz
Right !!! Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 7:03 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: On 3/31/2014 4:54 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Clist calling Rexx works But isn't your example REXX calling CLIST? That doesn't work. -Steve Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31,

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Steve Comstock
On 3/31/2014 6:36 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Right !!! So, did you try my suggestion? -Steve Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 7:03 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: On 3/31/2014 4:54 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Clist calling Rexx works But isn't your example REXX

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Micheal Butz
Thank you :) Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 9:25 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: On 3/31/2014 6:36 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Right !!! So, did you try my suggestion? -Steve Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 7:03 PM, Steve Comstock

Re: 3270 Emulators and consoles

2014-03-31 Thread Roger W. Suhr
VistaTN3270 from Tom Brennan is a nice low cost product! I love to work with it on my Hercules - MVS system Roger -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Wissink, Brad [ITSYS] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 1:57 PM To:

Fwd: Rexx substr not retiring string

2014-03-31 Thread Micheal Butz
I originally sent to wrong forum Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Micheal Butz michealb...@optonline.net Date: March 31, 2014 at 11:02:50 PM EDT To: Assembler Language assembler-l...@listserv.uga.edu Subject: Rexx substr not retiring string I have some imbedded JCL in

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Jon Perryman
Just remove CALL because that implies you are calling a REXX function or REXX exec.  The clist name is unquoted. Since that variable name is not a defined REXX variable, you won't have a problem but you should get into the habit of quoting.  Jon Perryman.

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Jon Perryman
Shmuel is correct. Having a PTF level can be misleading. You are only seeing PTF numbers that IBM has chosen to display. If the C compiler consists of a 100 modules, then there are 100 PTF levels which may or may not be important to you. UNIX has this concept because the product is replaced as

Re: Rexx substr not retiring string

2014-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On 2014-03-31, at 21:06, Micheal Butz wrote: I originally sent to wrong forum Well, TSO-REXX would have been the right one. From: Micheal Butz michealb...@optonline.net Date: March 31, 2014 at 11:02:50 PM EDT To: Assembler Language assembler-l...@listserv.uga.edu Subject: Rexx substr not

Re: Software (compiler) PTF or maintenance level

2014-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On 2014-03-31, at 22:19, Jon Perryman wrote: Shmuel is correct. Having a PTF level can be misleading. You are only seeing PTF numbers that IBM has chosen to display. If the C compiler consists of a 100 modules, then there are 100 PTF levels which may or may not be important to you. (But

Re: Clist character string compare

2014-03-31 Thread Jon Perryman
What is the actual error that occurs if you don't use this ISPF panel? I usually don't have a STEPLIB in my TSO proc and tend to use ISPEXEC LIBDEF if I need access to load modules. With PARMLIB(IKJTSO##) correctly configured, I've never needed TSOEXEC for XMIT. I don't know if STEPLIB with an