I always wanted a CP version of GLOBALV. The SET part would be privilege d of course, but the GET part would not be. That way you could set variables in CP that could be retrieved by any virtual machine, like I'm
running a DR test, don't do that! -- Dale R. Smith "Answers are easy. It's asking the right questions which is hard." - Doctor Who On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:37:52 -0400, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It seems something worthy of requirement. The mechanism you describe ha s >been invented, but it sits on a shelf on the Island of Misfit Toys, >unloved, waiting for someone ... anyone ... to take an interest. > >I should point out that SET PRODUCT conveniently comes with Diag 0x27C >(privclass ANY) to enable apps to find out if ENABLE or DISABLE has been >set, as well as retreive the DESCRIPTION of the product. > >So, right now, yes, SET PRODUCT is the closest thing you have to a >system-wide name/value mapping function. > >Alan Altmark >z/VM Development >IBM Endicott >======================== ========================= ========================