On 5/6/2011 6:28 AM, John McKown wrote:
I would like the concensus of opinion on something for SDSF. There is an function to "print" sysout to a dataset. This is ususally done with the XD line command or the PRT ODSN primary command. Well, being the weirdo that I am, I would often like the data to go into a UNIX file instead of a dataset.
When we first implemented this function in (E)JES, we learned first hand just how much dislike/distrust there is out there re: z/OS UNIX filesystems.
We had one customer refer to our enhancement as an 'integrity exposure'. Why? They flat out didn't want their users writing to z/OS UNIX filesystems. In a conference call, I demonstrated how their users could already easily create/update z/OS UNIX files using native ISPF functions (e.g., EDIT) but they were undeterred. In the end we implemented a SAF call for them so they could disable the function.
I'm not complaining. It's their shop and they can run it however they please; we're happy to help. But, their reaction was both both a surprise and an 'eye opener'.
Now, ISPF option 2 has been enhanced so that if the first character in the "Other Partitioned, Sequential or VSAM Data Set, or z/OS UNIX file:" starts with a slash (solidus), then the name is taken as a UNIX file name.
FWIW, in our interface you can specify the path and file name (with leading slash as you've described) or specify a trailing slash to start an interactive directory traversal beginning at the specified location where you can choose or create a target file. In either case, you can set path options and other stuff for new files being created.
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