The manual quoted does not say that IBM File Manager can access Panvalet libraries **without the Panvalet product*. It requires Panvalet release 14 or higher.
Your original question said: > One of the things they use File-Aid for is to read Panvalet (they don't > have the panvalet ISPF panel option). Do you mean that have Panvalet but not Panvalet in ISPF? FYI.. As someone who has coded an interface to read Panvalet libraries, the way it works is there's a Panvalet Access Method ("PAM"). A program can use this to work with Panvalet libraries ... search the directory, open and read members, etc. So what File Manager is doing, probably, is using PAM to allow it to use members in Panvalet as an alternative to PDS. The tricky part is that Panvalet member names can be 10 characters, so you can't just make it completely transparent, with no differences at all between using PDS and Panvalet. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 3:14 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Does IBM file manager let you access panvalet CA was bought byBroadcom, compuware went to BMC. But you are correct, Both of these vendors are using the same pricing practices of the company that they acquired. Knowing that IBM file manager can read Panvalet directly is the solution, it's about 10% of the cost of File-Aid. Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN