This is from the WAKEUP documentation. When a file item is the cause of the WAKEUP, the line from the file is stacked, and WAKEUP exits with the return code set to 3.
The WAKEUP documentation is here: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/HCSD8C01/2.367?SHELF=hcsh2ab1&DT=20101028105638 Colleen M Brown IBM z/VM, Related Products, and ViCom Development and Service From: Billy Bingham <billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 04/08/2011 11:10 AM Subject: WAKEUP Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> Hello, I'm trying to understand WAKEUP. I have the following in WAKEUP TIMES A: ALL 09:01:00 04/07/11 CP MSG OPERATOR BACKUP THE DASD TONIGHT I enter the command: wakeup 09:12 (file This is displayed: DMSCYW2246I 08:58:43 WAKEUP at 09:01:00 (137 sec). At 09:01 as expected I get the following on the user console: DMSCYW2246I* 00001 ALL 09:01:00 04/08/11 CP MSG OPERATOR BACKUP THE DASD TONIGHT Ready(00003); T=0.01/0.01 09:01:00 IS the RC 3 from WAKEUP or from the CP MSG... command. The message does not get displayed on OPERATOR's console, but if I enter the CP MSG... command itself the message gets to OPERATOR. Thanks, Billy
