Re: Cannot allocate Steplib?

2016-03-15 Thread Dan D
The STEPLIB command from CBT 452 must reside in linklist. Also in the APF list if you have LNKAUTH=APFTAB in IEASYSxx. It also requires an entry in the IKJTSOxx AUTHCMD list. Dan D "Steve Beaver" <st...@stevebeaver.com> wrote in message news:<004601d17e5e$5c2836e0$1478a4

Re: Cannot allocate Steplib?

2016-03-14 Thread Dan D
CBT file 452 contains the STEPLIB TSO command. Dan D. (CBT File owner) "Steve Horein" <steve.hor...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:<camjizqv9uxodkfmhiqp8quvs77sqbqrfgexcy3girxkbhvt...@mail.gmail.com>... > DSC is a product offered by IBM. It was once known as

Re: JCL "COMMAND" statements

2016-05-17 Thread Dan D
I find the SDSF interface a little *clunky* and awkward. I prefer the CMD REXX from CBT (Greg Shirey maybe) ... /* rexx */ Address TSO Arg con_command

Re: Scheduled STCs running as instream procs?

2016-05-03 Thread Dan D
"Willy Jensen" wrote ... > A started job will not tell you from where it came. On the other hand, it will also not say instream. > > Willy > Willy, If you look at the SYSMSGS of a started job you will still see ... 3 IEFC001I PROCEDURE procname WAS EXPANDED USING INSTREAM PROCEDURE DEFINITION

Re: Scheduled STCs running as instream procs?

2016-05-04 Thread Dan D
My test system is z/OS 2.2 but the message I indicated has been there for a long time (before 1.13 ;-) ) I was thinking that your started job's JCL was ... //WTOTEST JOB ...etc. ... //STEPNAME EXEC WTOPROC If that was your JCL then you'd have a message in JESYSMSG indicating where WTOPROC was

Re: Dynamic Steplib and z/OS 2.3?

2017-09-23 Thread Dan D
Jim & Peter make good points as to why IBM won't ever provide this function. STEPLIB is a "tool" that was originally created pre TSOLIB for system programmers to do testing. If used as intended, allocate STEPLIB when logging on and never change it unless you re-logon you shouldn't have any

Re: :Re: Message IRX0006I running an edit macro CLIST

2017-09-01 Thread Dan D
the info. As it can run outside ISPF it can't have an ISREDIT statement. Dan D. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: IEFA107I when pointing to dataset alias

2018-05-05 Thread Dan D
A very long time ago (over 30 years ago) I worked for a service bureau.\ They had specific naming standards for their libraries when products were installed (ie. SYSx.product.V01R03.LOADLIB). We couldn't have our customers continually changing JCL unless they wanted a different version than

Re: How to identify Proc Usage ( was DAF (CBT 094) - Unknown Datatype x01BB)

2018-05-24 Thread Dan D
If you have ThruPut Manager (from Compuware) it knows the coded procedure name and where it came from. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message:

Re: CLIP?

2018-05-24 Thread Dan D
Back in the 70's & 80's we had a program to "CLIP" a DASD volume to simply change the label (before ICKDSF was available). When a tape lead was crunched around the capstan we would simply splice in a NEW lead. As soon as that tape had completed being used for the current job we quickly took

Re: How to capture STC Logs

2018-05-24 Thread Dan D
Haven't done this myself, but I suspect that you can do that with SDSF/IOF/other spool browsers. Why not simply MOD the file rather than copying to a NEW file? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: Sample program for JES dataset read?

2018-05-24 Thread Dan D
Hi Charles, It hasn't been mentioned but you could also use the SAPI interface. File 790 on the CBT site has a package called "SRS" which is great for pulling the datasets from a job on spool. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: CLIP?

2018-05-24 Thread Dan D
We continued to use our home grown LABEL re-write program till ICKDSF came along. I think they still used ours as it was easier and change is a bitch. I seem to recall issues with IEHDASDR that screwed up on occasion. Yes, we wiped the volume best we could then SOLD them to a local LARGE

Re: Looking for IPCS VERBX examples

2018-06-04 Thread Dan D
Thanks Wayne, The reason for the request is like you said, the DOC is quite lacking. You can get some info from reading the macros but that's really not how DOC should be done. The only three that I've had issues with are ADPLSEQS, ADPLSMAP and maybe ADPLSSYM. With the little doc/examples

Re: Looking for IPCS VERBX examples

2018-06-04 Thread Dan D
Sorry, I meant that I got the OTHERS working well but these three have me confused. Thanks, Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO

Looking for IPCS VERBX examples

2018-06-01 Thread Dan D
I'm looking for samples of how to do things within an IPCS VERB exit in assembler. I have a lot of the simple things down but I'm confused with symbols, dataspaces and 64-bit storage. Could someone send me or point me at some simple samples to create symbols, access a dataspace and 64-bit

Re: Looking for IPCS VERBX examples

2018-06-04 Thread Dan D
Don, thanks for the C sample. I'll convert it over to assemble and see if I can get something working. Susan, I appreciate that you've noticed this and will be helping to get the manuals updated. I have heard from others in the past that there is more useful information within the mapping

Re: Installation Exit routine environment (TCB vs. SRB)

2018-05-02 Thread Dan D
Which IBM exit is this Charles? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: DFSMSdss Release command

2018-05-02 Thread Dan D
Here's the DSS statements we use to COMPRESS & RELEASE ... COMPRESS DDNAME(DISK1) BY(REFDT GT *,-7) - INCLUDE(**)- EXCLUDE(- LEAVE.ME.ALONE.**,- )

Re: Installation Exit routine environment (TCB vs. SRB)

2018-05-02 Thread Dan D
I agree with Rob, it's likely TCB mode but this looks like IBM need a DOC update. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: GDG with timestamp

2018-03-12 Thread Dan D
If all you want is the DATE you could use the CREATION date from the catalog. CSI could easily list all the generations and all the creation dates. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: EXIT to control use of Class

2018-03-17 Thread Dan D
Hi Peter, I think this may be simpler than others are making out ... https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.icha700/ControllingJobClassUsage.htm An installation can control job class usage by granting access based on the submitter’s profile, or based on

Re: Managing JESYSMSG size

2018-03-02 Thread Dan D.
Wouldn't JESLOG=SUPPRESS on the job card do the trick? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Enforcing CLASS in instream proc

2018-12-26 Thread Dan D
Yes, ThruPut Manager (owned by Compuware Corp.) is available. In JAL you can identify the PROCs being executed and where they came from. You can also identify the input class and then direct the job to execute on whatever LPAR you choose. That's one of the very many things that can be done

Re: Adding 90 seconds to 8 byte TOD FIELD

2018-12-26 Thread Dan D
I don't recall which IBM manual I found these values in but they certainly make this type of calculation easier. *TOD Values CNOP 0,8 ONEDAY DCX'000141DD7600' ONEHOUR DCX'0D693A40' ONEMINUTE DC X'00393870' ONESECOND DC

Re: Assigning a Data Class to HSM BACKUP files

2018-12-26 Thread Dan D
I agree, the SMS routines could easily be used, but why? Other than the volume count I don't know what you would want to change. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: 64-bit C code fetching IGGCSI00

2018-12-26 Thread Dan D
Why not just a general LINK31 routine to be called for any program … ACONTROL OPTABLE(ZS3) SPLEVEL SET=6Specify OS/390 R2 MACRO Format SYSSTATE ARCHLVL=2Program Requires Z/Architecture

Re: Adding 90 seconds to 8 byte TOD FIELD

2018-12-26 Thread Dan D
SETA 24*60*60 SETA 60*60 SETA 1*60 ONEDAY DC FDS12'' ONEHOUR DC FDS12'' ONEMINUTE DC FDS12'' or just simply: NINTYSECS DC FDS12'90E6' ... Thanks Ed. I've just never seen that before. Very useful. Dan

Re: determining step completion code/status

2018-12-28 Thread Dan D
You're looking in the right spot Paul. SCTABEND indicates the step abended and if the step completed (SCTSTSRT+SCTSTPND) then SCTSEXEC should contain the completion code for this step (not the abend code). SCTSTNRN will be on if the step was bypassed. Where's your code running? An SMF exit?

Re: Report volumes with IPLText

2018-09-11 Thread Dan D
I noticed that there's a dynamic allocation text unit … DALIPLTX EQU X'0051' IPL TEXT ID What if you were to allocate each volume requesting this information. Would it return something for ONLY the volumes with IPL text on them? Dan

Re: "Trapping" messages written to JESYSMSG?

2019-06-03 Thread Dan D
Compuware's ThruPut Manager also has the ability to detect which procs are being used and where they came from. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the

Re: What happens if an SMF exit modifies the SMF record?

2019-06-14 Thread Dan D
Maybe it’s not being corrupted in the SMF record but at the source. Many SMF fields are copied from various control blocks. Check if that location is being walked on. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Running JES2 under JES3 and logon to TSO under JES2

2019-04-26 Thread Dan D.
The easy way to do it is logon till you get a prompt for you userid. Then enter userid SUB(JES2) Then the full screen logon panel should say "for JES2" at the top (or something like that). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: TSO REXX -- find absolute generation # from relative?

2019-08-21 Thread Dan D
That doesn't always work Al. When the GDG has wrapped the calculation gets messed up. Best to let Catalog Management determine the absolute name for a given relative. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: TSO REXX -- find absolute generation # from relative?

2019-07-28 Thread Dan D
Sam just updated my CBT file today (File 452 in the Updates). I had a tool called RXLOCATE that simply does a CAMLST LOCATE for a dsname in LOCDSN variable. /*rexx*/ LOCDSN = 'userid.GDG(-1)' */ address LINK "RXLOCATE" say LOCDSN 'RC=' rc

Re: JCL disp on abend

2019-07-22 Thread Dan D
"IEF142I TYC1DABK EDIOUT2 STEP02 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0012" As you can see from the IEF142I the job did NOT abend but rather IDCAMS ended with a return code 12. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: WTO

2019-11-08 Thread Dan D
Scott, Are you writing routcde 11 to SYSLOG? Issue D C and see what it says. We don't here... HARDCOPY LOG=(SYSLOG,OPERLOG) CMDLEVEL=CMDS ROUT=(1-10,12-128)<--- no 11 Try another routcde and see if it's visible. Dan

Re: Max Size of ISPF table?

2019-12-17 Thread Dan D.
With a table of that size, do NOT make it a keyed table. That would just makes it extremely slow and almost unusable. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: HSFLOG and HSFTRACE

2020-01-14 Thread Dan D
I believe it's SDSFAUX that allocates these files. Check proclib for this member and just change the DD statements. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: HSFLOG and HSFTRACE

2020-01-15 Thread Dan D
On our z/OS 2.4 system there's still a SDSFAUX address space. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN