Re: Downloading IBM manuals
Great tip! Thanks, Linda - Original Message - From: "John P Kalinich" To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:44:35 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: Downloading IBM manuals For a given folder, select VIEW/CHOOSE DETAILS... from the toolbar and check the TITLE box. Regards, John K IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 04/15/2009 07:37:25 AM: > Can you explain this a little more? I am feeling especially dense today. :) > > Don Johnson > CA > Sr. Support Engineer > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use > of the intended recipient(s) and contain information that may be > privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient of this e-mail, please delete this e-mail and > any files transmitted with it and notify the sender immediately. > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Mark Pace > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:32 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Downloading IBM manuals > > In Windows Explorer I add 'Title' to the Explorer windows property. Every > book I've downloaded had the correct Title already defined. > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Tom Marchant wrote: > > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:07 -0700, David Alcock wrote: > > > > >Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go > > >to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested > > >in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them > > >somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" > > >instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? > > > > > >I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you > > >can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found > > >a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the > > >titles by the file names. See this web page I created: > > > > > > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > > > > > >I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started > > >searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a > > >directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? > > > > This has been discussed here several times before. > > > > What I do is use the Softcopy Librarian to get the bookshelves and the > > extended bookshelves that I am interested in. Then I use the Softcopy > > Reader to find the book (either PDF or boo) that I want to read. > > > > -- > > Tom Marchant > > > > -- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > -- > Mark Pace > Mainline Information Systems > 1700 Summit Lake Drive > Tallahassee, FL. 32317 > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of David Alcock Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Downloading IBM manuals Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? I do the same thing, but I leave the "IBM" name as the first characters. I have asked, and was roundly shot down by someone at IBM, that perhaps there should be some way to make this friendly. The thinking is, there are links in the manuals to other of IBM's manuals, and renaming breaks those. If Acrobat and IBM could get things to come together, the link would search for the first 8 characters... [Since I was out of the office yesterday, you watch that someone else has already posted something similar...] Regards, Steve Thompson -- Opinions expressed by this poster may not reflect those held by poster's employer -- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:11:27 -0700, David Alcock wrote: > >I wish IBM would make it easier to download by bookshelf. Have you tried using the Softcopy Librarian? -- Tom Marchant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
They did. The Softcopy Librarian product that Tom spoke about is about as painless as it gets. A couple of keystrokes, and go home while gigabytes of books congest the company network. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of David Alcock Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Downloading IBM manuals > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > If you tried to go to that link and it failed, try again. My web provider looks to have changed owners and possibly data centers. There's nothing terribly exciting there. I think I'll try Bruno's method tonight. I wish IBM would make it easier to download by bookshelf. NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
As below, Softcopy Librarian. Just get'em all. I even brought the VSE's down last time just in case some cost saving idea needs refuting or support? Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Tom Marchant > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:26 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Downloading IBM manuals > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:07 -0700, David Alcock wrote: > > >Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go > >to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested > >in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them > >somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" > >instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? > > > >I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you > >can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found > >a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the > >titles by the file names. See this web page I created: > > > > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > > > >I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started > >searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a > >directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? > > This has been discussed here several times before. > > What I do is use the Softcopy Librarian to get the bookshelves and the > extended bookshelves that I am interested in. Then I use the Softcopy > Reader to find the book (either PDF or boo) that I want to read. > > -- > Tom Marchant > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
> http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > If you tried to go to that link and it failed, try again. My web provider looks to have changed owners and possibly data centers. There's nothing terribly exciting there. I think I'll try Bruno's method tonight. I wish IBM would make it easier to download by bookshelf. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
I do basically the same as Bruno. I save the r9pdf.htm page, replace the hyperlinks with the dir path containing the manuals, then download all manuals into the same dir keeping the original name. Works great, AND, you can search the entire (r9pdf.html) page to look for what you want. Also, depending on the version of Adobe, you can also search within all manuals looking for what you want (in extreme cases). Mike Wilkins Accenture -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of David Alcock Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Downloading IBM manuals Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the titles by the file names. See this web page I created: http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
Wow! Thanks John very much for that excellent tidbit. Sure never occurred to me... Robert > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of John P Kalinich > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:45 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Downloading IBM manuals > > For a given folder, select VIEW/CHOOSE DETAILS... from the toolbar and > check the TITLE box. > > Regards, > John K > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
For a given folder, select VIEW/CHOOSE DETAILS... from the toolbar and check the TITLE box. Regards, John K IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 04/15/2009 07:37:25 AM: > Can you explain this a little more? I am feeling especially dense today. :) > > Don Johnson > CA > Sr. Support Engineer > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use > of the intended recipient(s) and contain information that may be > privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient of this e-mail, please delete this e-mail and > any files transmitted with it and notify the sender immediately. > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Mark Pace > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:32 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Downloading IBM manuals > > In Windows Explorer I add 'Title' to the Explorer windows property. Every > book I've downloaded had the correct Title already defined. > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Tom Marchant wrote: > > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:07 -0700, David Alcock wrote: > > > > >Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go > > >to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested > > >in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them > > >somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" > > >instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? > > > > > >I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you > > >can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found > > >a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the > > >titles by the file names. See this web page I created: > > > > > > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > > > > > >I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started > > >searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a > > >directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? > > > > This has been discussed here several times before. > > > > What I do is use the Softcopy Librarian to get the bookshelves and the > > extended bookshelves that I am interested in. Then I use the Softcopy > > Reader to find the book (either PDF or boo) that I want to read. > > > > -- > > Tom Marchant > > > > -- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > -- > Mark Pace > Mainline Information Systems > 1700 Summit Lake Drive > Tallahassee, FL. 32317 > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
Can you explain this a little more? I am feeling especially dense today. :) Don Johnson CA Sr. Support Engineer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contain information that may be privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please delete this e-mail and any files transmitted with it and notify the sender immediately. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Downloading IBM manuals In Windows Explorer I add 'Title' to the Explorer windows property. Every book I've downloaded had the correct Title already defined. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Tom Marchant wrote: > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:07 -0700, David Alcock wrote: > > >Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go > >to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested > >in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them > >somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" > >instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? > > > >I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you > >can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found > >a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the > >titles by the file names. See this web page I created: > > > > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > > > >I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started > >searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a > >directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? > > This has been discussed here several times before. > > What I do is use the Softcopy Librarian to get the bookshelves and the > extended bookshelves that I am interested in. Then I use the Softcopy > Reader to find the book (either PDF or boo) that I want to read. > > -- > Tom Marchant > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
In Windows Explorer I add 'Title' to the Explorer windows property. Every book I've downloaded had the correct Title already defined. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Tom Marchant wrote: > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:07 -0700, David Alcock wrote: > > >Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go > >to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested > >in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them > >somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" > >instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? > > > >I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you > >can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found > >a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the > >titles by the file names. See this web page I created: > > > > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > > > >I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started > >searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a > >directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? > > This has been discussed here several times before. > > What I do is use the Softcopy Librarian to get the bookshelves and the > extended bookshelves that I am interested in. Then I use the Softcopy > Reader to find the book (either PDF or boo) that I want to read. > > -- > Tom Marchant > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:07 -0700, David Alcock wrote: >Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go >to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested >in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them >somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" >instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? > >I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you >can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found >a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the >titles by the file names. See this web page I created: > > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > >I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started >searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a >directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? This has been discussed here several times before. What I do is use the Softcopy Librarian to get the bookshelves and the extended bookshelves that I am interested in. Then I use the Softcopy Reader to find the book (either PDF or boo) that I want to read. -- Tom Marchant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
On Wed, 2009-04-15 at 02:18 -0500, Bruno Sugliani wrote: > What about using the r10pdf.htm provided by IBM ? > Just modifying the source (replacing http:// etc by the real path on the > directory ) This can be done from the web as well, and is (effectively) what I do. I have a (Linux) bash script that I use to pull the index page, and strip out what I want - the hrefs and the tables. That way I get an updated index page with sensible manual names without any effort. Then it diffs my previous index.html, and generates a file that gets fed into wget to pull new/updated manuals. Unfortunately relies on the dash level of the manual number to determine updates - and sometimes IBM don't bother updating the dash level. Handy to have a script I can just fire off every so often to get updates automagically. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
What about using the r10pdf.htm provided by IBM ? Just modifying the source (replacing http:// etc by the real path on the directory ) For years we have been copying the CD content with its html index onto a HFS on 3390 and using SMB to put it online. This way there is one single copy and you can access from any desktop PC in your shop or even via VPN from outside if you are called at night. When new books are coming you just do a copy/paste from the PC where the download took place.(not even needed to FTP) Of course the HFS on z/OS is 755 protected and available for write to only a pair of users. You can use the same DASD for your lookat book format libraries and your pdf books. after all we are the masters of centralised data processing :-)) ( the best thing about all that is to always have access to your books from any location in your company and use the same index pointing to the books). Bruno Sugliani zxnetconsult(at)free(dot)fr http://zxnetconsult.free.fr -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Downloading IBM manuals
David Alcock wrote: > I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you > can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found > a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the > titles by the file name. See this web page I created: > > http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html > > I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started > searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a > directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? There's a nifty option in DTA that will do that for you. Change the renaming mask from *name*.*ext* to *text* *name*.*ext* and DTA will put the link description in front of the unhelpful filename. In the zOS Internet Library, the descriptions are the text in of the link. For example, "iea2u100.pdf" becomes "z/OS V1R9.0 MVS Capacity Provisioning User's Guide iea2u100.pdf". The only problem with that is it breaks the embedded PDF links. That's fixable on a unix system with symlinks. You might be able to fix it on a Windows system with a NTFS link helper utility, but I haven't tried. Alan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Downloading IBM manuals
Every time a new z/OS operating system level comes along I go to the IBM library page and download each manual I'm interested in (i.e. most in the MVS bookshelf) one at a time and give them somewhat meaningful names like "zos 110 init and tuning ref.pdf" instead of iea2e291.pdf for example. What do you do? I just tried out using the DownloadThemAll Firefox add-on and you can easily get all manuals with the cryptic 8.3 filenames. I found a PDF library for Python that is easy enough to use to display the titles by the file names. See this web page I created: http://www.planetmvs.com/mvsintosh/IBM_Manuals/index.html I'm probably missing a lot easier way of doing things. I started searching for some type of freeware that displays PDF titles in a directory but have been unlucky so far. Any suggestions? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
