You can send a CMS MACLIB but it arrives as a sequential dataset and it is a bit of a fight to extract the members correctly. I did it once, but it was harder work than an FTP mput (especially with rexx). Regards, Tony
________________________________ From: "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Sent: Wed, 16 March, 2011 1:53:27 AM Subject: Re: moving members to a z/OS system As I recall, the "best" way for them to get data is for you to use SENDFILE via RSCS. It shows up in the JES SPOOL and the user can do a RECEIVE command to reconstruct it. The receiver will need to use the RESTORE subcommand to specify things such as the DSN since z/OS cannot handle CMS filenames. This assumes you have an RSCS connection to their z/OS system. I can't remember if it is possible for you to put their data in a CMS MACLIB and transmit that in such a way as to be usable on z/OS. I don't have a z/VM system any more <sigh>. SENDFILE creates a "card image". If you don't have an RSCS link to them, you could send it to yourself. It would then be in your virtual reader. You could read that file onto your CMS disk, then ftp that file - assuming you have an ftp connection available. Or you can ftp it to your desktop in binary mode, zip it, email it to the user, have them save the zip to their desktop, unzip it, then binary ftp it to their z/OS system, then do a RECEIVE INDATASET on the disk file. What a pain in the posterior! I __think__ you can do this mos easily via SENDFILE * * A* TO ZOSUSER@ZOS-SYSTEM John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 • N. Richland Hills • TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone • john.mck...@healthmarkets.com • www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. –The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward M Martin >Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:27 AM >To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >Subject: moving members to a z/OS system > > >Hello Everyone, > >I have some 30-40 members that need to be migrated to a z/OS system – far, >far, >away. >And I am dealing with z/OS people (I am not impressed). > >What is the easiest way to send these files to them that will make it very >easy >for them to load into a PDS? > >Ed Martin >Aultman Health Foundation >330-363-5050 >Ext 35050 >
