There is also the SDSF BOOK command. Simply point your cursor at the message id that you are interested in and press a PFK to look it up on Bookie.
The TSO version of LOOKAT works much the same way. Fault Analyzer has a message lookup facility that is very similar to LOOKAT. IMO, switching to your Windows desktop to look up an error message is very inefficient. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:55, Dave Salt <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] > > It's possible I misunderstood the original question, but why would you > want to??? > > I have to agree with the OP as I love using BookManager on the mainframe. > Let's say I'm in the middle of writing a COBOL program and I need to know > the syntax for the INSPECT statement. Rather than switching over to my > desktop and perhaps launching a browser and then finding the right web page > and then typing in a search statement, I simply type BR .COB INSPECT on the > command line (where 'BR' means browse, .COB is a label I gave to the COBOL > syntax manual, and INSPECT is what I want to search for). I can generally be > looking at the answer in a fraction of the time it takes using the web > interface. > > For people who fix production problems in the middle of the night, every > second counts. If (for example) a program just ended with SQL error -181, > nothing could be much faster than typing BR .SQL -181 on a command line. > > Dave Salt > > SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! > > http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html > > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:16:28 +0000 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: creating mainframe bookmanager from pdf documents??? > > To: [email protected] > > > > It's possible I misunderstood the original question, but why would you > want to??? We use library server and view the documents via a web browser. > IMO it's a case of using the best tool for the job and viewing manuals via > a 3270 interface just doesn't make sense to me. If 3270 is all you have, > then I don't have any suggestion for you. > > > > -- > > > > Donald Grinsell > > State of Montana > > 406-444-2983 > > [email protected] > > > > "The only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, and > loyalty to the government when it deserves it." > > -- Mark Twain > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jan MOEYERSONS > > Sent: Thursday, 17 March 2011 05:22 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: creating mainframe bookmanager from pdf documents??? > > > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:34:56 +0000, Grinsell, Don <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >Chris, > > > > > >I don't know if this is of interest, but it is possible to create an > > >extended > > bookshelf and load your pdf files to make them accessible via book > manager. > > You can also index and search the pdf files if desired. I've taken that > approach with several vendors manuals. > > > > > And how do you go about displaying PDF on a 3270? > > > > Jantje. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search > the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
