On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 4:02 PM Barry Merrill <ba...@mxg.com> wrote: > I left z/OS as a development platform, going to Windows in 1996 > for MXG Software totally because of the loss of everything under > TSO if I didn't hit enter every 45 minutes. >
The programmers here had the same complaint. We now have an IEFUTL exit, implemented in CA-OPS/MVS REXX, which will extend their wait time between 06:00 and 18:00 on weekdays. That way they can go to meetings, lunch, and bull sessions without losing their place. > > However, it is still the primary QA test platform, but using > batch instead of TSO. > > > Herbert W. "Barry" Merrill, PhD > President-Programmer > Merrill Consultants > MXG Software > 10717 Cromwell Drive > Dallas, TX 75229 > www.mxg.com > ba...@mxg.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 3:40 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Weird thought for ISPF enhancement > > Thanks. I will give that sort of thing a try. > > I *still* like John's weird thought. I work from a home office. I tend to > be > a little loose with the demarcation between work and not work. Sometimes I > get up from my PC. Sometimes I come back in 20 minutes. Sometimes I do not. > I like that whether I am gone for ten seconds or ten hours, I find Windows > right where I left it. It would be nice if ISPF were right where I left it. > (I understand the resource and security advantages of a forced logoff. > John's weird thought would make that logoff more transparent.) > > Charles > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Jerry Whitteridge > Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 1:04 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Weird thought for ISPF enhancement > > I use a rexx exec to "script" all my sessions every time I logon. > > /* REXX */ > /* TRACE I */ > ADDRESS ISPEXEC > "SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(SCRNAME SDSF2 PERM; =SDSF; SWAP LAST) " > "SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(SCRNAME EDIT1 PERM; =2; SWAP LAST)" > /*ELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(SCRNAME EDIT2 PERM; =2; SWAP LAST)" */ "SELECT > PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(SCRNAME MYDS PERM; REFOPEND; SWAP LAST)" > "SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(SCRNAME BROWSE1 PERM; =1; SWAP LAST)" > "SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(SCRNAME TSO PERM; =6; SWAP LAST)" > "SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(SCRNAME DSLIST PERM; =3.4; SWAP LAST)" > "SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(TSO WORKPL)" > EXIT(0) > > > I call this SESSTART and simply do a TSO SESSTART as soon as I am at the > Primary option menu after logging on. (In 2.2 or above I believe this can > be > done automagically). > > > Jerry Whitteridge > Delivery Manager / Mainframe Architect > GTS - Safeway Account > 602 527 4871 Mobile > jerry.whitteri...@ibm.com > > IBM Services > > IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> wrote on > 06/05/2018 12:33:59 PM: > > > From: Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Date: 06/05/2018 12:34 PM > > Subject: Re: Weird thought for ISPF enhancement Sent by: IBM Mainframe > > Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > > > I really like it. I have an associate who sets up some elaborate > > configuration of SPLITs. He is always selling me on the benefits. I > > see the benefits, but one of the reasons I do not follow suit is > > because of the need to re-do it on every logon. If I could just have > > ISPF automatically restore my previous setup it would be great. > > > > Charles > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU ] > > On Behalf Of John McKown > > Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 11:51 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Weird thought for ISPF enhancement > > > > I'm short of sleep ... again. When I came to work this morning, my > > Chrome browser was "dead". When I restarted it, it prompted me with a > > message asking if I wanted to restore all the pages I had been on. > > > > So, what occurred to me was, "Wouldn't it be nice if ISPF could do > > something like that." Now, ISPF doesn't really die often. But I think > > it would be a nice feature if there were a new ISPF command, perhaps > > called something like "SAVELEAVE" or HIBERNATE or whatever. This > > facility would let you logoff for the day, optionally SAVEing any > > changes if you're in EDIT or one or more screens. When you come in the > > next day, ISPF would > give > > you an option to restore all your screens. Yes, there are problems > > about restarting an ISPF application, but basically you could only > > issue the above command at certain times, just like you can only SWAP > > or SPLIT, > when > > you're in an DISPLAY verb. What I envision for an ISPF application is > that > > it would get a special RC from the ISPF DISPLAY verb which would > > indicate "user wants to leave, checkpoint or abandon your processing". > > The application could then only do something like ISPF CHECKPOINT > > which would basically return to ISPF and ISPF would terminate the > > application. The application would need to save its non-ISPF > > environment (close files, > etc) > > before it issued the CHECKPOINT. When the user gets back into ISPF, > > the application is restarted at the next instruction after the > > CHECKPOINT. At this point, the application would be responsible to > > restore its internal, non-ISPF maintained, status (open files, reload > important variable, etc). > > This would occur for each active screen which did the ISPF CHECKPOINT. > > Well, that's likely getting too detailed for a general, initial, > discussion. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- Rap music is performed by those that can not sing so others can not think. 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