Re: Startio documentation

2020-02-08 Thread Susan Shumway
Hi Erik, I searched the Technical help database for System z ( https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/psearch/search?domain=sysz ) and got plenty of hits for "startio", but none with the term in the title. If you haven't looked there yet, give it a try and see if anything looks helpful.

Re: Startio documentation

2020-02-08 Thread Christopher Y. Blaicher
Having done all of this, I would suggest that you start with EXCP and then progress to EXPC/VR. Even with EXCP you have to know and understand the relationship of the CCW's you are going to use. Read carefully. Start simple. Build on it slowly. Going from EXCP to EXCP/VR is a big jump.

Re: UTF16 to EBCDIC

2020-02-08 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:31:56 -0500, Phil Smith III wrote: > >>How does it handle characters absent from IBM-037? > >I expect it will throw an error. This is, as you (Gil) know, one of the >problems with OP’s query: you can’t stuff thousands of pounds of potatoes into >a 256-pound sack. (OK,

Re: UTF16 to EBCDIC

2020-02-08 Thread Phil Smith III
Gil wrote: >How does it handle characters absent from IBM-037? I expect it will throw an error. This is, as you (Gil) know, one of the problems with OP’s query: you can’t stuff thousands of pounds of potatoes into a 256-pound sack. (OK, characters, not potatoes.) For those who don’t

Re: Startio documentation

2020-02-08 Thread Mike Myers
Hey Eric: You might want to start your exploration at a higher level than the lowest level you can possibly go to understand the internals of z/OS I/O. For example you might want to look at EXCP or EXCPVR first, as both prepare for entry into IOS, but both do special setup functions to make

Startio documentation

2020-02-08 Thread Erik Janssen
Hello List, Out of curiosity I want to learn a bit more about startio. Don't worry, I won't go and attempt to mess up someones z/os lpar, it is just for pure nerd brain entertainment. Searching through the archives I found that there is a whitepaper that was written by Peter Haas called "The

Re: UTF16 to EBCDIC

2020-02-08 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:09:58 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:37:29 -0500, Cameron Conacher wrote: > >>I use ICONV. >> >>//MYSTEP EXEC PROC=EDICONV, >>//INFILE='MY.input.file.name(member)', >>//OUTFILE='My.Output.FileName', >>//FROMC='1208', >>//TOC='IBM-037' >>

Re: UTF16 to EBCDIC

2020-02-08 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:37:29 -0500, Cameron Conacher wrote: >I use ICONV. > >//MYSTEP EXEC PROC=EDICONV, >//INFILE='MY.input.file.name(member)', >//OUTFILE='My.Output.FileName', >//FROMC='1208', >//TOC='IBM-037' > > >The PROC is licensed IBM material. It executes program EDICCONV >

Re: UTF16 to EBCDIC

2020-02-08 Thread Cameron Conacher
I use ICONV. //MYSTEP EXEC PROC=EDICONV, //INFILE='MY.input.file.name(member)', //OUTFILE='My.Output.FileName', //FROMC='1208', //TOC='IBM-037' The PROC is licensed IBM material. It executes program EDICCONV On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 9:29 PM Jake Anderson wrote: > Hi > > Cross

Re: Downsizing? - OPS?

2020-02-08 Thread Tony Thigpen
Dave, After reading the responses for a few days, I think you are getting some good comments concerning all the long-term issues. I know, I have done this more than once. The company I work for has been doing this for about 30 years. We first take the customer to our floor, then we migrate