My guess is that even if IBM were to accept this idea and begin implementation that it would take years, perhaps decades, and that they would begin with the shell commands/tools. While I would love to see it expand to all of z/OS I wouldn't hold my breath for that to happen, or for it to happen in my lifetime.
MVS/QuickRef is one of those products that every, repeat *EVERY* z/OS shop should have installed. While some claim Google/etc. could replace it, I wouldn't place any bets on that. Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are. - - - John Wooden -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Error messages (a rant and an idea) Do you want to put QuickRef out of business? On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:06:48 -0500 "Lionel B. Dyck" <lbd...@gmail.com> wrote: :>I submitted this IBM Idea and would appreciate your support if youre able :>to vote: :> :>https://ibm-z-hardware-and-operating-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOS-I-382 7 :> :>The text is: :> :>Title: :>All error messages for shell tools should be complete and NOT require :>referencing a Messages and Codes manual :> :>Text: :>Receiving a message like this (example from DSFS dsadm command): IDFS00329E :>Could not set creation parameters, return code 126 reason code ED07621A. Is :>confusing and meaningless to the average OMVS shell user. They are not used :>to finding a messages and codes manual (which is so last millennium) and :>using Google/Bing/... is useless in finding this, and similar, messages. :> :>All shell commands that run under OMVS should provide clear, and complete, :>messages without requiring the user to find a messages and codes manual. The :>days of the 1960's and 1970's to -- Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
