Re: z/OS System Initialization Logic (IPL)

2014-07-16 Thread Jan Vanbrabant
:-))) I always kept the first version of 5 years ago! IPLSTATX and IPLSTATZ weren't there yet. Jan On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 12:24 AM, Don Imbriale don.imbri...@gmail.com wrote: For those interested, came across the following:

IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Shane
H ... http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28321897 Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Ed Finnell
They've been babbling about it most of the evening on Bloomberg on who it's likely to help and who it's likely to hurt. In a message dated 7/16/2014 3:09:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, ibm-m...@tpg.com.au writes: H ...

Re: RMF Spreadsheet Reporter

2014-07-16 Thread Boris Lenz
Any special characters like $ @ # in the userid? Regards, Boris On Tue, July 15, 2014 21:02, Christian Birr wrote: I'll do that tomorrow; I'm on CET and on duty since 5:00, need some sleep. My hope was that someone of RMF/Böblingen would chime in. Thanks Christian

AW: RMF Spreadsheet Reporter

2014-07-16 Thread Christian Birr
No, not at all. And I don't agree with Shane, report selection and JCL run fine and after retrieving the reports manually with FTP everything works perfect in RMF PP. The only culprit is the internal FTP not working. Here is an extract of the FTP log: SENT: USER BIRR 331 Send password please.

Re: z/OS System Initialization Logic (IPL)

2014-07-16 Thread Vernooij, CP (SPLXM) - KLM
Does anybody know what IEALSTxx is (Page 35)? Kees. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Don Imbriale Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 00:25 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: z/OS System Initialization Logic (IPL) For

Re: z/OS System Initialization Logic (IPL)

2014-07-16 Thread Blaicher, Christopher Y.
Look in INSTALLATION AND TUNING REFERENCE manual. Chris Blaicher Principal Software Engineer, Software Development Syncsort Incorporated 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 P: 201-930-8260 | M: 512-627-3803 E: cblaic...@syncsort.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: z/OS System Initialization Logic (IPL)

2014-07-16 Thread Blaicher, Christopher Y.
My Error, INITIALIZATION AND TUNING manual. Chris Blaicher Principal Software Engineer, Software Development Syncsort Incorporated 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 P: 201-930-8260  |  M: 512-627-3803     E: cblaic...@syncsort.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: z/OS System Initialization Logic (IPL)

2014-07-16 Thread Vernooij, CP (SPLXM) - KLM
I did, it is not there. Kees. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Blaicher, Christopher Y. Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 16:23 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS System Initialization Logic (IPL) My Error,

Re: AW: RMF Spreadsheet Reporter

2014-07-16 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
HI Some questions: 1) Are you sure the input dataset is cataloged at the time of the FTP get ? 2)If it is a submitted job, it can be that the dataset is not yet exits in the time of the FTP. Is it possible to set some delay before the FTP get ? 3)You can switch on the FTP trace 4)Any

Re: PL/1 and z/OS 2.1

2014-07-16 Thread Beesley, Paul
Sorry to return to this again, but our customer has asked for some clarification, especially now that z/OS 2.1 has now been out for some time. I've been asked to check the following... - Is anybody successfully running PL/1 for MVS 1.1.1 on z/OS 2.1? - They are under the impression

Unix System Services file listings under ISPF vs ISHELL

2014-07-16 Thread David Magee
I've gotten use to using ISHELL which displays the contents of a directory ignoring case sensitivity. ISPF can't do it that way ... you have to look through all the lower case names before getting to the upper case names. IBM ISPF recommended submitting an rfe in developerworks. Here is the

Re: PL/1 and z/OS 2.1

2014-07-16 Thread John Gilmore
I do not recommend the use of code from what is now an antique, unsupported compiler under z/OS 2.1. Moreover, this compiler proper poses only one part of the problem. Changes in the LE are at least equally problematic. The conversions required can be very largely automated; but the

Re: AW: RMF Spreadsheet Reporter

2014-07-16 Thread Schmutzok, Michael A.
When I submitted a job, RMFSR wanted to sit there and wait for the submitted job to get done. Eventually it times out because the job could take up to 20 minutes or more. So my process was to (and I'm going from memory since my mainframe is gone): 1. Click on the Remote SMF Dump Data folder

Re: PL/1 and z/OS 2.1

2014-07-16 Thread Bernd Oppolzer
I believe there is no simple yes/no answer to this question; it could depend a lot if there are PL/1 modules built of several components calling each other statically or dynamically, which are changed separately. If you expect that you are able to call a PL/1 module compiled by a recent

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread DASDBILL2
Been reading Cringley's book lately on the Rise and Fall of IBM. When I saw the subject line before opening this post, my first mental image was that of all of IBM's top executives selling edible apples on the sidewalk to passersby for 5 cents apiece. Bill Fairchild - Original Message

Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Chase, John
Hi, List, While browsing around looking for something else, I noticed in an IBM-supplied load module the following sequence at the entry point: 90EC D00C 188D E3D0 021C 0017 WTH is 'E3D0' ?? It seems to be missing from the List of Instructions by Op Code in the 10th edition of z/Architecture

Re: PL/1 and z/OS 2.1

2014-07-16 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:50:25 -0400 John Gilmore jwgli...@gmail.com wrote: :I do not recommend the use of code from what is now an antique, :unsupported compiler under z/OS 2.1. Moreover, this compiler proper :poses only one part of the problem. Changes in the LE are at least :equally

AW: AW: RMF Spreadsheet Reporter

2014-07-16 Thread Christian Birr
Miklos, I can't tell you, the FTP process is build internally and I suspect that the process is generated before the job has finished, there is no possibility on RMF PP side to switch on a trace but as I understand, the host FTP is used so I might be able to switch it on there, no messages in

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread DASDBILL2
There are quite a few secret instructions, meaning what they do and how they do it is not published in any generally available document.  But if you have a real need to know, and can make a strong business case for how beneficial it will be to IBM to sell you the doc for that one instruction,

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Alan Field
Coded this and assembled it: TEMP CSECT DCX'90ECD00C' DCX'188D' DCX'E3D0021C0017' DCX'07FE' END Loaded it under TEST and listed the instructions: TEST l t i l(32) T +0STM R14,R12,12(R13) +4

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Blaicher, Christopher Y.
The op code is LLGT R13,X'021C'(0,0) Or LLGT R13,PSATOLD Chris Blaicher Principal Software Engineer, Software Development Syncsort Incorporated 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 P: 201-930-8260 | M: 512-627-3803 E: cblaic...@syncsort.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread DASDBILL2
The op code has two halves which are not contiguous.  The first half is the E3.  The second half is the 17 in the right-most byte.  It's called Load Logical Thirty-One Bits.  It's not secret. Bill Fairchld - Original Message - From: Alan Field alan_c_fi...@bluecrossmn.com To:

Re: 3590 tape drives

2014-07-16 Thread Nick Z
Kurt, Hope you were able to find someone to maintain your 3590-B11's and A50 controller. If you did, would you mind sharing who you made arrangements with for continued HW support? Earlier this year I upgraded my 3590-B11's and A50 controllers to 3590-E11's and A60 controllers as I was aware

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:38:48 + Chase, John jch...@ussco.com wrote: :Hi, List, : :While browsing around looking for something else, I noticed in an IBM-supplied load module the following sequence at the entry point: : :90EC D00C :188D :E3D0 021C 0017 : :WTH is 'E3D0' ?? It seems to be

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:38:48 + Chase, John jch...@ussco.com wrote: :Hi, List, : :While browsing around looking for something else, I noticed in an IBM-supplied load module the following

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Tom Marchant
On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:12:14 +, Chase, John wrote: :E3D0 021C 0017 Fascinating. Sure enough, it's in the list at E317. If you were looking at an SVC dump or SYSMDUMP, you could have found it using the disassembler in IPCS . IPcs List address Instruction -- Tom Marchant

Re: PL/1 and z/OS 2.1

2014-07-16 Thread John Gilmore
As usual, Binyamin's comments on my post are entirely ad hominem, without any substantiove content. Disagreement, even sharp, vituperative disagreement that is substantive is entirely appropriate. I welcome it. This sort of thing is unhelpful. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA

Re: Unix System Services file listings under ISPF vs ISHELL

2014-07-16 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:34:11 -0500, David Magee wrote: I've gotten use to using ISHELL which displays the contents of a directory ignoring case sensitivity. ISPF can't do it that way ... you have to look through all the lower case names before getting to the upper case names. IBM ISPF

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Ed Gould
On Jul 16, 2014, at 12:14 PM, DASDBILL2 wrote: Been reading Cringley's book lately on the Rise and Fall of IBM. When I saw the subject line before opening this post, my first mental image was that of all of IBM's top executives selling edible apples on the sidewalk to passersby for 5 cents

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Charles Mills
And if the apple grows bigger after you buy it, you have to pay more. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 2:57 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM to sell Apples

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread John Gilmore
IBM has quietly acquired a very strong patent and hardware and software development position in mobile-phone technology; according to this morning's New York Times, its business in this and closely related areas has grown by more than 70% (sic) during the last year. IBM's marketing-to-business

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread John Gilmore
On 7/16/14, John Gilmore jwgli...@gmail.com wrote: IBM has quietly acquired a very strong patent and hardware and software development position in mobile-phone technology; according to this morning's New York Times, its business in this and closely related areas has grown by more than 70%

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Shane Ginnane
On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:14:14 +, DASDBILL2 wrote: Been reading Cringley's book lately on the Rise and Fall of IBM. When I saw the subject line before opening this post, my first mental image was that of all of IBM's top executives selling edible apples on the sidewalk to passersby for 5

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Shane Ginnane
ahhh - that would be desks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:14:14 +, DASDBILL2 wrote: Been reading Cringley's book lately on the Rise and Fall of IBM. When I saw the subject line before opening this post, my first mental image was that of all of IBM's top executives selling edible apples on the sidewalk to passersby for 5

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In aa6ff5ba011f44418bf62c515f71757d2d454...@ch2wpexch1.na.ds.ussco.com, on 07/16/2014 at 05:38 PM, Chase, John jch...@ussco.com said: WTH is 'E3D0' ?? It doesn't exist. The correct question is WTF is E317?, and *that* is in the table. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT

Re: PL/1 and z/OS 2.1

2014-07-16 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In cae1xxdesgef5r6krht3scw2y8rbc0oqp9xqdqszsvpaxgc_...@mail.gmail.com, on 07/16/2014 at 03:05 PM, John Gilmore jwgli...@gmail.com said: As usual, Binyamin's comments on my post are entirely ad hominem, without any substantiove content. Disagreement, even sharp, vituperative disagreement that

Re: IBM to sell Apples

2014-07-16 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Paul Gilmartin) writes: Do they plan to port iOS to zSeries? Alas, this is consigning OS X to the back burner. ibm jointly funded mit for project athena with dec for $25M each http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Athena ibm then funded cmu for

Re: Secret Machine Instruction?

2014-07-16 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 21:03 -0400 on 07/16/2014, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote about Re: Secret Machine Instruction?: In aa6ff5ba011f44418bf62c515f71757d2d454...@ch2wpexch1.na.ds.ussco.com, on 07/16/2014 at 05:38 PM, Chase, John jch...@ussco.com said: WTH is 'E3D0' ?? It doesn't exist. The correct

Re: PL/1 and z/OS 2.1

2014-07-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
It's probably wise to point your customer to IBM's own words. Here's what IBM says in Chapter 1 (Do I need to recompile?) of the Enterprise PL/I for z/OS Version 4.4 Compiler and Run-Time Migration Guide. The current (as I write this), direct link to that publication is here: