The BKS and BKI files exist. The BKS file is used by IBM's library server to create page <http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/hcsh2a80>. The BKI file is used to perform searches from that page. SOMEONE created them.
Today the missing link has reappeared -- possibly because I shut down my PC and moved it to work. Since I still have BookManager for VM, I can create the Index file. But that costs $$$. I have contacted BookManager support to ask about why the Index utility crashes. I will also ask them about the Librarian, as you suggest -- but I'm pretty sure they will say it is up to the manual owners to update the manuals. On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:55:25 -0400, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Saturday, 09/30/2006 at 03:13 EST, Alan Ackerman ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The bookshelf may not have changed, but the bookshelf (.bks) FILE will >have >> many changes. > >I have learned that the Softcopy Librarian is dependent on files that we >only create when we create a CD. Since we don't refresh the CD between >releases, the updated versions of those files are not created. As a >result, the Librarian is only going to work correctly on the CD content. > >My only suggestion is to discuss it with the Software Librarian folks an d >see if they have any ideas. > >Oh, and perhaps you can run the Indexing utility on some other system >where it doesn't crash? > >Alan Altmark >z/VM Development >IBM Endicott >======================== ========================= ========================
