Hi Bob, I'm happy to see from your list that the only conflict with the SimpList commands is 'SL', and as you said you already have a solution for that. It's much more common for people to have a conflict with the BR and ED commands, where the site commands usually do little more than invoke the browse and edit panels. The SimpList BR and ED commands do MUCH more than that, so if there's any chance at all that you might one day get SimpList then PLEASE don't put the BR and ED commands in your command table! You mentioned in an earlier email that you like saving keystrokes, so if you're interested in what the BR and ED commands can do then please take a look at the following: http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist_features.htm#Labels http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist_features.htm#Invoking_SimpList http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist_features.htm#What_sets_SimpList_apart_from_other_productivity_tools Regards,
Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:22:44 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ISPF Question > To: [email protected] > > Dave, > > My SL is actually SLOG with an allowed abbreviation down to two > characters. If there was a conflict, I would change the "T" value to 0. > > Here is a list of common ones I use: > > VERB T VERB T > > ACS 0 QR 0 > AOC 0 QSTATS 3 > BH 0 QSETSYS 2 > BOOK 3 QWAIT 3 > BPXMTEXT 2 QW 0 > CRPLUS 2 QWSDSF 3 > DB2 0 RACF 3 > DDN 0 RMF 0 > DSL 0 RMM 3 > D2X 0 SAS 0 > FA 0 SASGRAPH 4 > FFST 0 SDSF 2 > HCHECKER 2 SDDA 3 > HCD 0 SLOG 2 > HSEND 3 SDHOLD 3 > ICSF 0 SMPE 3 > IFIND 0 SVAA 3 > IPCS 3 TASID 2 > ISHELL 2 TIME 2 > ISMF 0 TMISPF 2 > LISTA 0 TWS 0 > LMS 0 T2H 0 > LOGR 4 UL 0 > LOGRECV 6 VANGUARD 2 > MXG 0 VCURSOR 4 > MQA 2 VRCICS 2 > MXI 2 VPS 2 > NDM 2 VVDS 0 > NEST 0 WETBL 2 > OBROWSE 2 WLM 0 > OEDIT 2 WLMQUE 4 > OMVS 2 XB 0 > QA 0 XE 0 > QCDS 2 XMITIP 2 > > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Dave Salt > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ISPF Question > >> On 28 Apr 2009 03:24:34 -0700, [email protected] (Richards, >> Robert B.) wrote: >> >>>Who remembers option numbers? I have used command table entries for >>>years and invoke dialogs by their name or a logical abbreviation of >>>same. Want RACF? Type RACF. Want ISMF? Type ISMF. 3.4 is DSL (DSLIST), >>>SDSF LOG is SL. You get the idea. > > This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask for a while; does > anyone know if there's a way to 'reserve' command table abbreviations? > > Bob mentioned that he uses 'SL' to invoke the SDSF log, but this is the > same abbreviation that's used by SimpList customers to invoke SimpList. > This means a site would either have to rename their old 'SL' command to > something else, or a different command would have to be used to invoke > SimpList (which then wouldn't match with what's documented in the > SimpList user guide and online tutorials). > > In addition to 'SL' there are several other commands that SimpList uses: > > BR - Browse > BRS - Browse in a new session > ED - Edit > EDS - Edit in a new session > SL - Launch SimpList > SLS - Launch SimpList in a new session > VI - View > VIS - View in a new session > > The trailing 'S' after each command means 'Start a new session'. For > example, if someone is browsing a COBOL program and it calls a copybook > they want to browse, they could enter 'BRS' on the command line and > point the cursor at the copybook. This opens the copybook in a new > session (i.e. similar to a new split screen), so the user can swap back > and forth between the COBOL program and the copybook. > > As you can imagine there has already been instances where some of the > above commands conflict with commands used at customer sites. This isn't > dfficult to overcome because an ISPF dialog allows the SimpList product > installer to call the commands anything he or she chooses. But in this > case, the renamed commands will no longer match the commands that are > documented in the SimpList user guide and online tutorials. > > Perhaps by listing the commands in an email like this it at least makes > people aware of the situation. Meanwhile, it would be really nice if > there was a better way to somehow try to reserve commands? > > Dave Salt > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Internet Explorer 8 helps keep your personal info safe. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655581 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
