> Except that as GUI's go, it is exceptionally sucky :) I couldn't agree more, which is why I never use ISPF in GUI mode.
I think many people have the misunderstanding that the ISPF Workstation Agent (WSA.EXE) means you have to work in GUI mode, but it's simply not true. You can have a workstation connection and be working on a mainframe in non-GUI mode just like you normally would. If someone came by and watched you work, they'd have no idea your mainframe session was connected to a workstation. It's only when you might do something like edit a mainframe file on a PC (or vice versa) that the person who was watching you would suddenly realize something is 'different'. When someone first sets up a workstation connection the option on the WSCON panel defaults to "With GUI Display". If they accept that default and go into GUI mode, I have to agree it's horrible. This may be why the WSA got a bad reputation. But, if you simply change that option to "Without GUI display", you still have all of the power of the WSA even though you're still working in a normal mainframe session. Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html > Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:46:03 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > To: [email protected] > > Except that as GUI's go, it is exceptionally sucky :) > > Dave Gibney > Information Technology Services > Washington State University > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Dave Salt > > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 9:57 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > > > I think one of the coolest thing in z/OS is the ability to connect an > ISPF session > > to a PC/workstation. > > > > The ISPF Workstation Agent (WSA.EXE) seems to be one of ISPF's best > kept > > secrets. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't use it and I > couldn't imagine > > working without it. > > > > Dave Salt > > > > SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! > > > > http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.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
