On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 11:38 AM Paul Gilmartin < 0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:15:29 +0000, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: > > >Thanks for that link, interesting stuff. For ZOA, is there any intent to > provide support for other scripting languages, in particular for (g)awk and > perl? Currently the z/OS Unix Services version of awk uses fopen() for > input and output files so it does accidentally support regular z/OS > datasets, but it would be nice of that were made permanent and easier to > use instead of "oops, yes you can do that but we don't promise to keep it > that way in the future". > > > +1 > > Years ago, I wished on MVS-OE that the Classic data set world could be > incorporated into z/OS UNIX so functions such as open() (not just fopen()) > and shell redirection would simply work. WJS followed up, supplying the > terminology I didn't know, that the Classic data set hierarchy might > be implemented as a VFS (Virtual Filesystem). This was not a commitment > nor a SoD. > IIRC, someone here said that they used NFS to mount some z/OS high level qualifier (or maybe a node like A.B) as a "filesystem" and so access the DSNs via a UNIX path. > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Mike Fulton > >Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 11:46 AM > > > >IBM Z Open Automation Utilities is a free FMID today. > >We are changing this to make it a free PID: > http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS220-087/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en > > ... > >I wrote a blog about this for those that are interested: > https://makingdeveloperslivesbetter.wordpress.com/ > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
