> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Skip Robinson > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 5:23 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Operator Validation before Executing Command > > It would drive anyone crazy to be prompted for every single > 'destructive' > command, but we do put a couple of prompts along with our > automation 'shut > the whole thing down' command. We took a cue from V XCF OFF > and make the > operator type in the target sysid. That is not an iron clad > solution. No > solution will ever be iron clad. But inserting even a small > loop can help > enormously vs. the type-it-and-watch-helplessly alternative. > > . > . > JO.Skip Robinson
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