I tried to ind$file with the source in a USS directory but it did not
work (may be a limitation of my tn3270 support). I will check with the
tn3270 vendor shortly (I am using Tom B's VISTA). I think VISTA works
really well and really never have problems with it. I just have never
tried to IND$FILE from a USS directory before. Maybe there is some trick
that I am not aware of.
I did not know about pax's ability to read/write z/os datasets. That
sounds promising and I will research this more. Thanks. I was not sure
what the z/os file's DCB info should be as well.
FTP and tape are not currently available on the target z/OS system. I am
restricted from explaining why. I am not trying to bypass security, it
is just a strange setup that I currently don't have much control over. I
am sure we have all been there at one time or another....... I am trying
to apply vendor maintenance but have run into the problem of how to get
the pax file there with both hands tied behind my back.....
On 8/18/2011 09:29 AM, McKown, John wrote:
IND$FILE in BINARY mode should do it. Did you know that "pax" can read from and
write to z/OS legacy datasets? That is, the pax archive can be in a sequential dataset,
not just in a UNIX file.
pax -wvf "//'HLQ.DSN.PAX'" /my/sub/directory/*
But I'd pre-allocate HLQ.DSN.PAX. RECFM=FB,LRECL=1,BLKSIZE=27998 for 3390. Use
IND$FILE in BINary mode (or ftp on source, if available). Now, why so weird a
DCB? Because IND$FILE is not too good at file transfer and LRECL=1 will work
fairly well even with IND$FILE. I don't think RECFM=U or RECFM=VB would work
right, but I could be wrong. I am sure LRECL=1 and RECFM=FB will work, but
inefficiently.
Why not just use a tape? The target system must be very weird if it does't have
ftp or tapes. How do they do any maintenance? Or, no offense, are you simply
trying to bypass some security measures that the target management has set up?
Or, even worse, are you an auditor or security consultant trying to prove that
the z/OS system is insecure? My paranoia is running rampant.
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Subject: Copy z/OS USS pax format file to another z/OS system
without FTP
Is there a way to copy a z/OS USS pax file to another z/OS
system without using FTP and have the pax file still be
usable when copy completed?
For example:
01) Copy USS file to some type of z/os file on source z/OS system.
02) IND$FILE source system z/os file to USB drive.
03) Plug USB drive into new machine that has TN3270 to target
z/OS system
04) IND$FILE file on USB drive to target z/OS.
05) Copy z/os file to a USS directory on target z/os.
Notes:
01) FTP or similar products are not available on the target system.
02) INF$FILE is available for file transfer.
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