Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-07 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2014-05-07 01:21, Tony Harminc pisze: On 6 May 2014 16:02, Darth Keller darth.kel...@.com wrote: So maybe this is nit-picking but It is VSAM datasets, not files How does one distinguish between a dataset a file? By name? Well, a file name looks like /usr/foo/bar or foo/bar or

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-07 Thread Martin Packer
: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu :: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On :: Behalf Of Gerhard Postpischil :: Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 2:10 PM :: To: IBM-MAIN

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-07 Thread Martin Packer
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Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread mf db
Hello All, I am working on the upgrade plan for one of our product. The product has several VSAM files that also needs to repro'ed to a newly created VSAM for the newer version of product. Here my question is 1 ) Is it good to use the same old VSAM for the Newer Release of Product(After a

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I don't believe the answer to (1) is YES if the vendor recommends it (which I'm assuming since you said 'needs'). - -teD -   Original Message   From: mf db Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 11:53 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: Upgrade Product - Vsam

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
mf db wrote: I am working on the upgrade plan for one of our product. The product has several VSAM files that also needs to repro'ed to a newly created VSAM for the newer version of product. It is VSAM datasets, not files. Why REPRO? Layout of record changes? Performance? Backout to old

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread Darth Keller
So maybe this is nit-picking but It is VSAM datasets, not files How does one distinguish between a dataset a file? dd keller So on a 2nd look - definitely nit-picking, but it's been that kind of a day. ** This e-mail

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread retired mainframer
:: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On :: Behalf Of Gerhard Postpischil :: Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 2:10 PM :: To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU :: Subject: Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files :: :: If we're nitpicking, it is data sets

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread Greg Shirey
Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 4:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files Considering that IBM (which I believe coined the word) uses the word

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread Tony Harminc
On 6 May 2014 16:02, Darth Keller darth.kel...@assurant.com wrote: So maybe this is nit-picking but It is VSAM datasets, not files How does one distinguish between a dataset a file? By name? Well, a file name looks like /usr/foo/bar or foo/bar or just bar . A dataset name looks like

Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files

2014-05-06 Thread retired mainframer
term but I wouldn't call IBM particularly consistent. :: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On :: Behalf Of Greg Shirey :: Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 3:01 PM :: To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU :: Subject: Re: Upgrade Product - Vsam Files