Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:05:33 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: >> (In case you have some sort of irrational attachment to FB.) > >I have an irrational attachment to providing library concatenations that will >work. Concatenating LRECL 80 and LRECL 255 REXX libraries will not work. > >Are you

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Seymour J Metz
> (In case you have some sort of irrational attachment to FB.) I have an irrational attachment to providing library concatenations that will work. Concatenating LRECL 80 and LRECL 255 REXX libraries will not work. Are you proposing that the installation convert the IBM libraries to FB with a

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:34:48 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: >It's more than a custom; FB80 doesn't allow long lines. > True. But FB needn't be 80. In fact, FB supports records with 8 more data bytes than the maximum supported by VB. (In case you have some sort of irrational attachment to FB.)

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2018-08-23 Thread Ed Jaffe
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Re: Anyone here exprerienced in JSON parser (assembler)

2018-08-23 Thread Seymour J Metz
> recursion which is difficult to do in assembler. Almost as difficult as breathing. The same programming techniques that you use to make a program reentrant and reshble also make it recursive. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Seymour J Metz
It's more than a custom; FB80 doesn't allow long lines. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 1:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu

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Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 17:46:43 +, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: >(OK, I know my question sounded dumb, but I was afraid I was grossly >misinterpreting the thread.) > I wondered, too. Your contributions to some recent threads have not shown the sophistication I had come to expect of you. >If I

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
(OK, I know my question sounded dumb, but I was afraid I was grossly misinterpreting the thread.) If I were gifted with the luxury of building a new MVS environment from scratch, I would make all REXX and CLIST libraries FB-80. For one thing, that's how virtually all vendors deliver execs.

Re: SHARE in St. Louis

2018-08-23 Thread Edward Finnell
What was the attendance? In a message dated 8/23/2018 12:07:06 PM Central Standard Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com writes:   Catch up with us in Phoenix next March... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 8/23/2018 9:01 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: Could I ask what 'SYSREXX' means? At first I thought this referred simply to the standard common set of REXX execs that users allocate at logon. Is it something else? System REXX. AXR address space. Scott Fagen's last project before leaving IBM.

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2018-08-23 Thread Ed Jaffe
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Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Carmen Vitullo
also https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieaa800/systemrexx.htm Carmen Vitullo - Original Message - From: "Jesse 1 Robinson" To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 11:01:47 AM Subject: Re: SYSREXX PDS size Could

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:05:31 -0400, Tony Thigpen wrote: >SYSREXX is rexx code that can be run by the operating system. It allows >for some automation in my shop. > Like, SYSREXX : Rexx :: MetalC : XLC? I was about to sneer, "What century is this!? What of the desigh inntegrity of OS/360!?

Re: Encryption keys and EM waves

2018-08-23 Thread Joel C. Ewing
On 08/22/2018 05:09 PM, Rob Schramm wrote: > While the keys that are processed in the Crypto Express cards should be > safe.. I am less sure about anything else. > > https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-attack-recovers-rsa-encryption-keys-from-em-waves-within-seconds/ > > Rob Schramm

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Carmen Vitullo
ISRDDN would not help I don't think since system rexx is not part if TSO SYSEXEC concatenation an explanation from the fine manual :) https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieaa800/plsysrexx.htm Carmen Vitullo - Original Message - From:

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Tony Thigpen
SYSREXX is rexx code that can be run by the operating system. It allows for some automation in my shop. Tony Thigpen Jesse 1 Robinson wrote on 08/23/2018 12:01 PM: Could I ask what 'SYSREXX' means? At first I thought this referred simply to the standard common set of REXX execs that users

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Carmen Vitullo
Glad you have this solved, I've not dealt with switches in about 5 years, so it's good to know you have this solved and kutos to those who helped and great info for anyone who see's this issue in the future ! Carmen Vitullo - Original Message - From: "R.S." To:

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
Could I ask what 'SYSREXX' means? At first I thought this referred simply to the standard common set of REXX execs that users allocate at logon. Is it something else? . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Steve Beaver
It all depends on the concatenation Start ISRDDN and see how it reacts -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SYSREXX PDS size

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread R.S.
The problem is solved! First, I would like to help all the people who helped me on this forum and off-list.  I appreciate it very much. Thank you gentlemen! For the record purposes the solution and full story: I had to set HIF (High Integrity Fabric) to YES. Note1, there is no such option in

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Carmen Vitullo
our system rexx library is a library PDS-E, VB 255, I think the guy who set it up said FB 80 would not work,checking the fine manual he was correct, VB 255 is required Carmen Vitullo - Original Message - From: "Carmen Vitullo" To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thursday, August

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Dana Mitchell
Ours is VB 255. The only reference in Init & Tuna Reference: All data sets specified in the REXXLIB concatenation must have the same record type and record length as SYS1.SAXREXEC. The data set must either be a PDS or PDSE. Dana On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:42:52 -0400, Tony Thigpen wrote:

Re: SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Carmen Vitullo
let me check, from what I recall sysrexx pds must be vb 255 :( Carmen Vitullo - Original Message - From: "Tony Thigpen" To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:42:52 AM Subject: SYSREXX PDS size Our SYSREXX PDS is currently defined as VB 255. We had a

SYSREXX PDS size

2018-08-23 Thread Tony Thigpen
Our SYSREXX PDS is currently defined as VB 255. We had a system problem this week that one Sysprog thinks that the the VB 255 aggravated the problem and is insisting that we change it to FB 80. I disagree, but I thought I would though it out to the list for views. Views? -- Tony Thigpen

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Jousma, David
Sent Radoslaw some information off-line. Looks like there is a configure option that needs to be turned on for HIF. I'm not the guy who did the work, nor am I the least bit knowledgeable on these directors. From the support vendor: You just need to run configure and y to fabric parameters.

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Jousma, David
I don't do the FD config's here, so I'm not well versed, but when I logon to the Fabric Insight portal, and display the switch I see at the very end of the details - HIF MODE Enabled: FabricFICON_7B-10:00:00:27:F8:A9:B8:00 Namexxx WWNx IP

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2018-08-23 o 15:07, Jousma, David pisze: Oh, and we had just loaded V7.4.2a1 onto the director's as well. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:02 AM To:

Recursion in Assembler (was Re: Anyone here exprerienced in JSON parser (assembler))

2018-08-23 Thread Steve Smith
I will post code later if I have the time. But Metal C's stack is about as simple as you can get, although it does work without a net. I don't like that at all: soiling yourself is not the way to handle stack overflow. However, my code merely checks for overflow and then abends if it does. If

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Jousma, David
Oh, and we had just loaded V7.4.2a1 onto the director's as well. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:02 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FICON "Invalid attachment

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Jousma, David
I've been out on vacation coming into this conversation late, so I apologize if some of this had already been discussed. We also had "invalid attachment failure". Don't POR the CPU or you will lose all your connections! Ask me how I know. The fix was to configure(turn on) HIF(High

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2018-08-23 o 13:36, Roger Lowe pisze: On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:03:34 +0200, R.S. wrote: It is Brocade DCX8510-4 connected to IBM z13 FICON Express16S. The message is exactly as I wrote: "Invalid attachment failure". This is on Channel icon on SE. There is no message on swtich side.

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Carmen Vitullo
#1) that's what I was thinking, what level is the switch and is it certified for FICON, also, is the port on the switch setup for the correct protocol ? also, what device is this channel attached to , new DASD , or tape? are the LCU's defined or configured for FICON and nor fiber connected ?

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:03:34 +0200, R.S. wrote: >It is Brocade DCX8510-4 connected to IBM z13 FICON Express16S. The >message is exactly as I wrote: "Invalid attachment failure". This is on >Channel icon on SE. There is no message on swtich side. > >@Roger >It is unlikely the problem come from

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread R.S.
It is Brocade DCX8510-4 connected to IBM z13 FICON Express16S. The message is exactly as I wrote: "Invalid attachment failure". This is on Channel icon on SE. There is no message on swtich side. @Roger It is unlikely the problem come from dirty fiber. The problem regards two channels, we also

Re: Anyone here exprerienced in JSON parser (assembler)

2018-08-23 Thread David Crayford
On 22/08/2018 11:51 PM, Charles Mills wrote: *Personally* I agree, but different languages for different folks. Some people are very comfortable in assembler, especially with the structured macros. I think I can state with some confidence that if @EdJaffe need to parse some JSON documents he