Re: Allocating PC numbers

2022-06-30 Thread Peter Relson
If you aren't using AXSET you certainly don't need AXRES. And many use AXSET with an AX of 1 (a special value), and don't use AXRES. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Allocating PC numbers

2022-06-29 Thread Colin Paice
Robert Ngan > DXC Luxoft > > -Original Message- > Date:Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:11:37 -0400 > From: Tony Thigpen > Subject: Allocating PC numbers > > When on z/OS and you want to create a PC routine, how do you determine > what PC number the new routine is goin

Re: Allocating PC numbers

2022-06-29 Thread Ngan, Robert (DXC Luxoft)
Use the LXRES service. Then all you need to do is figure out how you want to "publish" your PC number to its potential users. Robert Ngan DXC Luxoft -Original Message- Date:Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:11:37 -0400 From:Tony Thigpen Subject: Allocating PC numbers When on z/

Re: Allocating PC numbers

2022-06-29 Thread Tony Thigpen
Thanks Peter. I have been running my test program (that I got from somewhere) and realized that I was off-base with my understanding. I am also coming to understand that some of the stuff done by the program was not needed or incorrect, but still worked. For instance, it does an AXRES,

Re: Allocating PC numbers

2022-06-29 Thread Peter Relson
how do you determine what PC number the new routine is going to use? Is there a list of 'used' ones somewhere? Are, do you do some sort of loop checking to see what is free? I'd answer "no, not at all like that". You (the PC-owner-to-be) have to have reserved a linkage index (LX, via LXRES).

Re: Allocating PC numbers

2022-06-28 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 6/28/2022 1:11 PM, Tony Thigpen wrote: When on z/OS and you want to create a PC routine, how do you determine what PC number the new routine is going to use? Is there a list of 'used' ones somewhere? Are, do you do some sort of loop checking to see what is free? We normally start with '1'

Allocating PC numbers

2022-06-28 Thread Tony Thigpen
When on z/OS and you want to create a PC routine, how do you determine what PC number the new routine is going to use? Is there a list of 'used' ones somewhere? Are, do you do some sort of loop checking to see what is free? Tony Thigpen