Hi Clem, Looks like a useful tool to me.
Thanks for sharing the upgrade details. Kind regards, Abe === On 14/01/2026 03:09, Clement Clarke wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am pleased to announce a new version of the Jol Command Language (JOL). > > Originally sold by Fujitsu and championed by legends like Sam Golob, > JOL was designed to make MVS and later systems significantly easier to > use. As Sam once noted, "Nothing I say here does justice to the > enormity of this great work." It is in that spirit that I’ve updated > JOL to ensure its facilities remain robust for today’s users. > > What’s New in this Version? > > * Centralized Data Set Operations: A new facility to simplify > allocating, copying, and moving all data set types. It’s designed to > be intuitive, even for those new to the platform. > > * Improved Documentation: New overviews and detailed guides are now > available online. > > * Enhanced Symbolic Support: Full support for Symbolic Parameters, > including the ability to persist them across different jobs. > > Key Features Recap: > > * Language: PL/I based, supporting both long JCL-optimized procedures > and short immediate functions. > > * Interface: Includes TSO/ISPF-style panels for ease of use. > > * Scheduling: A built-in facility to submit and manage job networks > (parallel and sequential execution). > > Resources & Downloads: > > * Documentation & Summary: https://start.oscar-jol.com/chatgpt and > start.oscar-jol.com/documentation > > * Quick Overview: jolucl.com/JolDoc/ > > * Download: Download Install.jol60EXE.zip here > > Installation Note: After unzipping the file, please use a blocksize of > 3120 to load the XMI file to your mainframe. > > I hope these updates prove useful to the community and help lower the > barrier for newcomers to the platform. My thanks go out to Sam Golob > and the many contributors who kept this project alive over the years. > > Sincerely, > > Clem Clarke [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
