It doesn't seem that it would be all that hard to write an EXEC and VMFTP macro that could take a string of arguments provided in the "service available for download" note from ShopzSeries and do just as you ask: connect via FTP, download the files to the specified or default disk (presumably MAINT 500), and DETERSE them with the appropriate SERVLINK filetype. With enough work, it could even check the byte count of the transferred files against the expected count.
The hard part would be getting ShopzSeries to provide the string of arguments in a manner suitable for the EXEC and VMFTP macro. I'll just go beat my head against a wall until that thought fades away. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. Tom Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 06/13/2008 08:29 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: SERVICE exec with RSU z/OS has a RECEIVE FROMNETWORK command in SMP/E that automatically downloads maintenance from a remote server. All you need are about 2 snippets of XML they send you when your order is ready for download and a place to store the data it retrieves. It might be nice if there was something similar for z/VM. Simple as another SERVICE command that would do the download and deterse for you. It isn't that the current process is difficult, just a bit confusing the very first time through. Anything to simplify this for future users would be a decent idea in my mind. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
