I was going to mention Hercules. But seeing that this is a semi-official IBM group, I decided not to.
"Confidentially doc, I am the wabbit." Bugs Bunny Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 at 11:42 AM, Jay Maynard <[email protected]> wrote: > I keep telling folks that I know several people who are famous for what > they've done (Eric S. Raymond, SF author Sarah Hoyt, for two examples)... > > and me? I'm famous for what I look like in tights. > > Not my Hercules work, not the novel series I'm working on (the first book > is out, and I'm most of the way through the second of what I project to be > five). > > Oh well... > > On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM rpinion865 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > What an honor to work with Tron Guy! > > > > "Confidentially doc, I am the wabbit." > > > > Bugs Bunny > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > > > On Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 at 10:44 AM, Pew, Curtis G < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > [Note: Jay and I work on the same team; he joined us earlier this year.] > > > > > > On Aug 5, 2025, at 4:22 AM, Dejan Stamatovic [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > Hi Jay, > > > > > > Unit=VIO is not mandatory on a z/OS system. > > > > > > If you like to use it so much, you can reintroduce it for the sake of > > > old JCL. > > > > > > I have seen many customers replace this by using DFSMS ACS routines and > > > directing unit=VIO to temporary data sets allocation usually using a > > > separate DFSMS Storage group. > > > > > > unit=VIO is anyway not to be used for allocation of DFSORT temporary > > > data sets so if you stop using it, this might even simplify your z/OS > > > environment by not using an additional esoteric name. > > > > > > This is up to you. > > > > > > In fact, “The SMS ACS routines will redirect it to VIO if you just leave > > > the UNIT out” was my initial response. The problem is Jay is installing a > > > vendor product that has “UNIT(VIO)” hard coded in a call to BPXWDYN. To > > > which my response was, “do they know it’s the 21st century now?” > > > > > > -- > > > Curtis Pew, Mainframe Specialist > > > The University of Texas at Austin | ET Campus Solutions > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > -- > Jay Maynard > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
