"Mark Zelden" <mark.zel...@zurichna.com> wrote in message news:<listserv%200911300914049322.0...@bama.ua.edu>... > On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:07:36 +0100, Vernooij, CP - SPLXM > <kees.vern...@klm.com> wrote: > > > > > > >"McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> wrote in message > >news:<a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea005bdedc...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom> . > >.. > >> OK, this probably will get a "big deal!" response. But I'm wondering > >who thought that defining these three fields as CL4 was a good idea? Why > >do I care? Because I am using JZOS's AssemblerRecordGenerator to read > >the DSECTs produced the the various IFASMFR invocations so that I can > >more easily write Java code to process SMF data. Well, actually, I did > >that over the Thanksgiving Day holiday. But I had to "fix" the generated > >Java code so that it would read these fields as integers and not > >character strings. No, not a major problem. But yet another irritation. > >Every other SMF DSECT that I could find uses either FL4 or BL4. I, > >personally, prefer FL4 as it generates "nicer" Java code. But BL4 seems > >to be more popular. > >> > >> OK, rant mode off. > >> > >> -- > >> John McKown > > > >I don't see where it's CL4? According to the SMF manual it is binary, > >length 4 and a number in 1/100th seconds from midnight with possible > >values from 0 to 8640000. > > > > Have a look at mapping macro - SYS1.MACLIB(IFASMFR3). > > Mark
Ok, I agree, a weird definition. John could open a PMR about it, because it contradicts the SMF manual. Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
