Thanks Charles, I did already think of that, and it has performance disadvantages that I can't ignore.
Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Friday, March 19, 2021 4:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Contents of TOD Programmable Field under z/OS? @Peter do you mean alphanumeric (A-Z, 0-9) or do you mean "any bit combination 00 to FF"? I read it as "any bits" but you did say alphanumeric. If you mean alphanumeric then you need a table of the 36 or 62 or whatever characters comprise your set. Then take my method, generate a number 0 to 35 or 61, and use it to index into the table, and store that in each character position. Alphanumeric guaranteed. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, March 19, 2021 11:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Contents of TOD Programmable Field under z/OS? On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:20:04 +0000, Farley, Peter wrote: > >The actual application requirement is for alphanumeric random values of a >certain length. I can’t say more than that without revealing company IP. > 708 $ head -c16 /dev/random | uuencode -m Random.string begin-base64 644 Random.string bpREwrn14giB65RLelIW5A== ==== (but alphanumeric not guaranteed.) -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
