File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-13 Thread Sam Golob

Hi Folks,

  I like this forum.  I am glad that people post questions here. 

  I'd just like to mention, that all of the material in these two 
articles, came out of a(n unrelated) question that somebody posted on 
IBM-Main (I forgot what it was) a little over a year ago.  (Maybe it had 
to do with LOGON RECONNECT.)  The solution to the question had something 
to do with a field that was in the LWA (Logon Work Area) of TSO/E (macro 
IKJEFLWA in SYS1.MODGEN).  While I was investigating that, I came across 
the fields in the LWA that had to do with authorization of TSO 
commands.  That was something I was really interested in, and the 
resulting research on that topic took several months, giving rise to the 
2 aforementioned articles and several new tools for all of us to use.


  So please keep posting your questions to IBM-Main, no matter how 
trivial they seem to you, or to experts.  Food for thought, FEEDS 
THOUGHTS!  Thanks.


  All the best of everything to all of you.

Sincerely,Sam

P.S.  Again, the articles are on CBT Tape File 120 on the Updates page 
of www.cbttape.org (members starting with BM10).  How to look at 
them, is the subject of the beginning of this thread.


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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-13 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:33:25 -0700, Schwarz, Barry A wrote:

The xmit manager has eliminated that technical roadblock for the PFCSKs, at 
least as far as text is concerned.  I expect that inertia will continue to 
provide the desired segregation.

On the other hand, I wonder how different things would be if they, or their 
managers, could easily understand the quality and variety available through 
CBT and SHARE, etc.

They'd likely counter by asking whether you never heard of SourceForge,
GNU, Linux, OpenSolaris, ...  Some entire contemporary operating systems
available at no cost beyond the guilt of declining a request for a
donation.

OTOH, you can counter with Hercules and MVS 3.8, both being actively
developed and supported.  I understand there's work underway to
extend MVS 3.8j to 31-bit addressing ( http://mvs380.sourceforge.net/
with a few caveats).

-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of 
Sam Golob
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:04 AM

So I want to thank all of you guys in this group, because you have
taught me something.  Our use of XMIT format allows us to achieve our
objective, in supplying the z/OS sysprog world with a continuous source
of tools and help, while keeping all the other people, who really have
no business with our stuff, away.

This somewhat leaves users of z/OS Unix System Services out in the cold.
Or do you count z/OS Unix users among the people [you want to] keep ...
away?  Of course, one could put a .pax archive inside the .xmit archive
(which goes in a .zip archive to go on cbttape.org).  This is getting
pretty roundabout.

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-12 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 4c10e811.2090...@actionsoftware.com, on 06/10/2010
   at 09:26 AM, Gord Tomlin gt.ibm.li...@actionsoftware.com said:

Using my DASD space for *articles* is not the obvious choice!

You're not the only user. Using *my* DASD space for articles that I
want to read is the obvious choice.
 
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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Rick Fochtman wrote:

snip--
Well, if he wants to include those running OS/360, OS/VS1, OS/VS2 (SVS)
or OS/VS2 3.8 under Hercules, he could always use IEHMOVE format
g, d  r r f
unsnip--
Step1: secure a large bar of FELS NAPHTHA Laundry soap.
Step2:  wash out mouth with great thoroughness
Step3:  rinse with strong ammonia solution
Step4: repeat steps 2 and 3 until all traces of IEHMOVE tendencies are
eliminated. :-)

Step 4 is going to take a long time, so long it is actually step 4 to 
step 40 . ;-D

(I'm 99.98% sure today is Friday, but you just can't trust any stats!  :-D )

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-11 Thread Sam Golob

Hi Folks,

   I hope that I am answering all of your questions.

   There is a very good reason why I didn't post the topics of my 2 
articles.  They are supposed to be for our ears only.  Mainframers 
(specifically sysprogs) should be the readership.  So I'm glad about 
what the discussion topic was about (i.e. XMIT format).


   Now that you guys have brought up the topic of XMIT format, it 
proves to me that Sam K and I have done a good thing by packaging nearly 
everything in that format.  Our website is officially open to everyone 
(no password or membership necessary) but it is really only intended for 
use by our own people.  The general interest pc people should really 
be kept away.  So I'm happy with XMIT format.  And yes, XMIT format does 
serve the purpose of eliminating EBCDIC to ASCII (and vice-versa) 
translation, which for me was always a pain in the , and a packaging 
problem.  XMIT only works in EBCDIC, really, (although ASCII files can 
ride along).  This was the original reason and purpose for our use of 
XMIT format.  I myself didn't think of the extra benefits of using it.


   So I want to thank all of you guys in this group, because you have 
taught me something.  Our use of XMIT format allows us to achieve our 
objective, in supplying the z/OS sysprog world with a continuous source 
of tools and help, while keeping all the other people, who really have 
no business with our stuff, away.  All this, without memberships and 
passwords.  All the years, I was wondering why this arrangement was 
working out fine, and we weren't getting a big infiltration of all kinds 
of other kinds of people asking about our stuff.  My heartfelt thanks to 
all of you, for revealing the obvious - to me.  It's the XMIT format, 
helping us achieve our purpose without our realizing, and making the 
Internet work, as our distribution method.  (We're gonna stick with 
it.)  Thanks again for teaching me this obvious fact.


   All the best of everything to all of you.

Sam

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-11 Thread Ed Finnell
 
In a message dated 6/11/2010 9:03:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
sbgo...@cbttape.org writes:

of other kinds of people asking about our stuff.  My heartfelt  thanks to 
all of you, for revealing the obvious - to me.  It's the  XMIT format, 
helping us achieve our purpose without our realizing, and  making the 
Internet work, as our distribution method.  (We're gonna  stick with 
it.)  Thanks again for teaching me this obvious  fact.



Yadda, yadda...still getting crc checks on  the zip file.




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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-11 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
The xmit manager has eliminated that technical roadblock for the PFCSKs, at 
least as far as text is concerned.  I expect that inertia will continue to 
provide the desired segregation.

On the other hand, I wonder how different things would be if they, or their 
managers, could easily understand the quality and variety available through CBT 
and SHARE, etc.

-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of 
Sam Golob
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:04 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: File 120 now has 2 new articles

Hi Folks,

I hope that I am answering all of your questions.

There is a very good reason why I didn't post the topics of my 2
articles.  They are supposed to be for our ears only.  Mainframers
(specifically sysprogs) should be the readership.  So I'm glad about
what the discussion topic was about (i.e. XMIT format).

Now that you guys have brought up the topic of XMIT format, it
proves to me that Sam K and I have done a good thing by packaging nearly
everything in that format.  Our website is officially open to everyone
(no password or membership necessary) but it is really only intended for
use by our own people.  The general interest pc people should really
be kept away.  So I'm happy with XMIT format.  And yes, XMIT format does
serve the purpose of eliminating EBCDIC to ASCII (and vice-versa)
translation, which for me was always a pain in the , and a packaging
problem.  XMIT only works in EBCDIC, really, (although ASCII files can
ride along).  This was the original reason and purpose for our use of
XMIT format.  I myself didn't think of the extra benefits of using it.

So I want to thank all of you guys in this group, because you have
taught me something.  Our use of XMIT format allows us to achieve our
objective, in supplying the z/OS sysprog world with a continuous source
of tools and help, while keeping all the other people, who really have
no business with our stuff, away.  All this, without memberships and
passwords.  All the years, I was wondering why this arrangement was
working out fine, and we weren't getting a big infiltration of all kinds
of other kinds of people asking about our stuff.  My heartfelt thanks to
all of you, for revealing the obvious - to me.  It's the XMIT format,
helping us achieve our purpose without our realizing, and making the
Internet work, as our distribution method.  (We're gonna stick with
it.)  Thanks again for teaching me this obvious fact.

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-10 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 201006081712.o58hcmu2090...@ame8.swcp.com, on 06/08/2010
   at 01:06 PM, David Cole dbc...@colesoft.com said:

WOW! Of all the tools available on PCs for writing and packaging 
content, why on EARTH would you choose .XMI !

The CBT tape is not a repository of PC software. For those on MVS,
XMIT is the obvious choice.

That certainly will keep your circle of readers ... umm ...
exclusive.

Well, if he wants to include those running OS/360, OS/VS1, OS/VS2
(SVS) or OS/VS2 3.8 under Hercules, he could always use IEHMOVE format
g, d  r r f
 
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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-10 Thread McKown, John
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 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 
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 Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 1:10 PM
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 Subject: Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles
 
 In 201006081712.o58hcmu2090...@ame8.swcp.com, on 06/08/2010
at 01:06 PM, David Cole dbc...@colesoft.com said:
 
 WOW! Of all the tools available on PCs for writing and packaging 
 content, why on EARTH would you choose .XMI !
 
 The CBT tape is not a repository of PC software. For those on MVS,
 XMIT is the obvious choice.
 
 That certainly will keep your circle of readers ... umm ...
 exclusive.
 
 Well, if he wants to include those running OS/360, OS/VS1, OS/VS2
 (SVS) or OS/VS2 3.8 under Hercules, he could always use IEHMOVE format
 g, d  r r f
  
 -- 
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I agree that XMIT is an excellent choice for distribution of z/OS packages. But 
this makes me wonder a bit about the possibility of using SMP/E's method 
instead. XMIT is not very UNIX friendly. Yes, it can be done by using PAX to 
create a z/OS sequential file containing the UNIX subdirectories needed. And 
you can then XMIT the sequential file. But I wonder if changing from XMIT to 
SMP/E and doing an SMP/E RECEIVE FROMNTS might actually be the wave of the 
future? Just blue skying.

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-10 Thread Gord Tomlin

Using my DASD space for *articles* is not the obvious choice!

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Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote (snipped):

The CBT tape is not a repository of PC software. For those on MVS,
XMIT is the obvious choice.


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SMP/E for interchange? (was: File 120 now has 2 new articles)

2010-06-10 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:40:57 -0500, McKown, John wrote:

I agree that XMIT is an excellent choice for distribution of z/OS packages. 
But this makes me wonder a bit about the possibility of using SMP/E's method 
instead. XMIT is not very UNIX friendly. Yes, it can be done by using PAX to 
create a z/OS sequential file containing the UNIX subdirectories needed. And 
you can then XMIT the sequential file. But I wonder if changing from XMIT to 
SMP/E and doing an SMP/E RECEIVE FROMNTS might actually be the wave of the 
future? Just blue skying.

AYFK!?!

By IBM's recent edict (Or didn't you notice?):

   Linkname: Re: Heads Up: APAR IO11698 - New SAF FACILITY class definition 
required ...
URL: http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1004L=ibm-mainamp;P=92890

this would limit of use of the facility to users who ... should be
as trusted, for example, as users who have authority to update APF
authorized libraries.

It's pretty roundabout.  UNIX files for SMP/E FROMNTS are:

o Copied to members of a classic PDS[E].

o Transformed with GIMDTS to FB 80.

o Strung together in SMPPTFIN delimited by ++HFS control lines.

o Unloaded to a .pax.Z archive

o Put in a directory with an EBCDIC GIMPAF.XML file.

The first 3 steps must be done by the programmer; GIMZIP does
only the last two, AFAIK.  The SMPPTFIN must be catalogued;
GIMZIP has no support for uncatalogued data sets.

You now have an SMPNTS directory containing a GIMPAF.XML file and
a SMPPTFIN subdirectory containing a whatever.F1.pax.Z file.  For
modular transmission this must be further archived into a flat file.

The recipient must submit a request to get RACF permission; create
a CSI with UCLIN and create SMPWKDIR and SMPNTS UNIX directories;
unpack the transmittal package, and run SMP/E RECEIVE FROMNTS.

Ugh!  It ain't like installing from an RPM.  Or did I overlook
something?

-- gil

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Re: SMP/E for interchange? (was: File 120 now has 2 new articles)

2010-06-10 Thread Shane Ginnane
For once gil and I are in almost total agreement.
Strange but true.

IBM staff may be constrained by dictates to enforce options regardless of rhyme 
or reason, but that 
needn't apply to the rest of us.
Pigs ears are still pigs ears ...

Shane ...

On Thu, Jun 10th, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote:
...
 Ugh!  It ain't like installing from an RPM.  Or did I overlook
 something?

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-10 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Using my DASD space for *articles* is not the obvious choice!

At today's prices, what does it matter?
And, we're only talking a couple of cylinders.
-
Too busy driving to stop for gas!

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-10 Thread Rick Fochtman

snip--
Well, if he wants to include those running OS/360, OS/VS1, OS/VS2 (SVS) 
or OS/VS2 3.8 under Hercules, he could always use IEHMOVE format


g, d  r r f
unsnip--
Step1: secure a large bar of FELS NAPHTHA Laundry soap.

Step2:  wash out mouth with great thoroughness

Step3:  rinse with strong ammonia solution

Step4: repeat steps 2 and 3 until all traces of IEHMOVE tendencies are 
eliminated. :-)


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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Sam,

This is probably a dumb question, but how does one open the file?  It is
a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which seems
to require some special tool to open it.

Thanks.

Rex

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Subject: File 120 now has 2 new articles

Hi Folks,

Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support magazine, it

doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles completely.  On File 120

of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, the articles prefixed by member 
names:  BM** are owned by me, and NaSPA doesn't have any connection 
with them.  There are two new articles there now (on the Updates page), 
with member names BM1005MY and BM1006JN.  I trust you will find them 
interesting.

All the best of everything to you and yours

Sincerely,Sam Golob

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Mark Jacobs

On 06/08/10 09:57, Pommier, Rex R. wrote:

Sam,

This is probably a dumb question, but how does one open the file?  It is
a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which seems
to require some special tool to open it.

Thanks.

Rex
   


You have to upload it to your zOS system into a FB 80 dataset then 
execute the TSO/E RECEIVE command against it. It's stored in TSO/E XMIT 
format.


Mark Jacobs



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Subject: File 120 now has 2 new articles

Hi Folks,

 Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support magazine, it

doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles completely.  On File 120

of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, the articles prefixed by member
names:  BM** are owned by me, and NaSPA doesn't have any connection
with them.  There are two new articles there now (on the Updates page),
with member names BM1005MY and BM1006JN.  I trust you will find them
interesting.

 All the best of everything to you and yours

Sincerely,Sam Golob

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Peter Nuttall
Or, presumably, xmit manager will work against this file ?
 
 



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On 06/08/10 09:57, Pommier, Rex R. wrote:
 Sam,

 This is probably a dumb question, but how does one open the file?  It is
 a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which seems
 to require some special tool to open it.

 Thanks.

 Rex
 

You have to upload it to your zOS system into a FB 80 dataset then 
execute the TSO/E RECEIVE command against it. It's stored in TSO/E XMIT 
format.

Mark Jacobs


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 Behalf Of Sam Golob
 Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:13 PM
 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
 Subject: File 120 now has 2 new articles

 Hi Folks,

  Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support magazine, 
it

 doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles completely.  On File 120

 of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, the articles prefixed by member
 names:  BM** are owned by me, and NaSPA doesn't have any connection
 with them.  There are two new articles there now (on the Updates page),
 with member names BM1005MY and BM1006JN.  I trust you will find them
 interesting.

  All the best of everything to you and yours

 Sincerely,Sam Golob

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Don Imbriale
Also, if you want to look inside the XMI files on the PC, you can use XMIT
Manager (see http://www.cbttape.org/njw/index.html)

- Don Imbriale

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Don Imbriale don.imbri...@gmail.comwrote:

 Instructions are at http://www.cbttape.org/downloadtrouble.htm

 Usually .XMI files (at least in the mainframe arena) are TSO XMIT files.
 Hope that helps.

 - Don Imbriale


 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Pommier, Rex R. rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com
  wrote:

 Sam,

 This is probably a dumb question, but how does one open the file?  It is
 a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which seems
 to require some special tool to open it.

 Thanks.

 Rex

 -Original Message-
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 Behalf Of Sam Golob
 Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:13 PM
 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
 Subject: File 120 now has 2 new articles

 Hi Folks,

Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support magazine, it

 doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles completely.  On File 120

 of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, the articles prefixed by member
 names:  BM** are owned by me, and NaSPA doesn't have any connection
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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Don Imbriale
Instructions are at http://www.cbttape.org/downloadtrouble.htm

Usually .XMI files (at least in the mainframe arena) are TSO XMIT files.
Hope that helps.

- Don Imbriale

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Pommier, Rex R.
rex.pomm...@cnasurety.comwrote:

 Sam,

 This is probably a dumb question, but how does one open the file?  It is
 a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which seems
 to require some special tool to open it.

 Thanks.

 Rex

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 Subject: File 120 now has 2 new articles

 Hi Folks,

Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support magazine, it

 doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles completely.  On File 120

 of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, the articles prefixed by member
 names:  BM** are owned by me, and NaSPA doesn't have any connection
 with them.  There are two new articles there now (on the Updates page),
 with member names BM1005MY and BM1006JN.  I trust you will find them
 interesting.

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XMIT format tools (was: File 120 now has 2 new articles)

2010-06-08 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 08:57:12 -0500, Pommier, Rex R. wrote:

This is probably a dumb question, but how does one open the file?  It is
a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which seems
to require some special tool to open it.

I have a JCL job which fetches CBT packages and expands them all
on z/OS; no contact with desktop (except for bootstrapping).

I've never had quite the inspiration or craft to package it production
quality; I'd welcome reviews/critiques/suggestions.

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Ed Finnell
 
In a message dated 6/8/2010 8:57:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com writes:

a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which  seems
to require some special tool to open it.



Ugh...
Extracting FILE120.XMI
bad CRC  bdfa4de0  (should be cd64faa1)
Warning: the size of the extracted file  (5556472) does not match t




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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Mark, and others,

Thanks for the tip.

TSO XMIT was one of the formats that my scrounging pointed to but I
figured since the file was articles that the format was some kind of
PC-style.  I should'a figured that since it was off the CBT tape that
the XMIT format was the correct one.

Rex

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On 06/08/10 09:57, Pommier, Rex R. wrote:
 Sam,

 This is probably a dumb question, but how does one open the file?  It
is
 a .xmi file which has several type associations, each of which seems
 to require some special tool to open it.

 Thanks.

 Rex


You have to upload it to your zOS system into a FB 80 dataset then 
execute the TSO/E RECEIVE command against it. It's stored in TSO/E XMIT 
format.

Mark Jacobs


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 Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:13 PM
 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
 Subject: File 120 now has 2 new articles

 Hi Folks,

  Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support magazine,
it

 doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles completely.  On File
120

 of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, the articles prefixed by
member
 names:  BM** are owned by me, and NaSPA doesn't have any
connection
 with them.  There are two new articles there now (on the Updates
page),
 with member names BM1005MY and BM1006JN.  I trust you will find them
 interesting.

  All the best of everything to you and yours

 Sincerely,Sam Golob

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread David Cole
WOW! Of all the tools available on PCs for writing and packaging 
content, why on EARTH would you choose .XMI !


That certainly will keep your circle of readers ... umm ... exclusive.


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At 6/7/2010 11:13 PM, Sam Golob wrote:

Hi Folks,

   Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support 
magazine, it doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles 
completely.  On File 120 of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, 
the articles prefixed by member names:  BM** are owned by me, 
and NaSPA doesn't have any connection with them.  There are two new 
articles there now (on the Updates page), with member names 
BM1005MY and BM1006JN.  I trust you will find them interesting.


   All the best of everything to you and yours

Sincerely,Sam Golob

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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Pinnacle
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From: David Cole dbc...@colesoft.com

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WOW! Of all the tools available on PCs for writing and packaging content, 
why on EARTH would you choose .XMI !


That certainly will keep your circle of readers ... umm ... exclusive.




Dave,

All the tools on the CBT mods tape are packaged as .XMI files.  It's a safe 
way of downloading and uploading content to a mainframe without worrying 
about ASCII/EBCDIC translation issues.  I actually imbed a PDF file in one 
of my FB80 files.  Download it binary to a PC and viola!  You have my SHARE 
presentation.


Regards,
Tom Conley 


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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Mark Zelden
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:24:31 -0400, Pinnacle pinnc...@rochester.rr.com wrote:

  I actually imbed a PDF file in one
of my FB80 files.  Download it binary to a PC and viola!  You have my SHARE
presentation.


Similar to what I do with one of my files:

Installation Documentation for Introduction To TSO/E REXX  
 
The RXINTRO member of this PDS is in TSO XMIT format. You must   
receive the file, download it to your workstation/PC in binary   
format, and un-zip it.   
 
1) TSO RECEIVE INDA('cbt.file434(RXINTRO)')  
 - you will be prompted to enter a data set name:
   DA('userid.REXX.INTRO.ZIP')   
 
2) Transfer the file you received/created in step 1 to your  
   workstation/PC. Make sure the transfer is binary (do not use  
   ASCII/CRLF if using IND$FILE, use the BIN option if using   
   FTP). Name the file something like REXXINTRO.ZIP on the PC
   side. 
 
3) You should now have a usable ZIP file you can UNZIP. The  
   unzipped file is called REXXINTRO.DOC. The file was created   
   using Microsoft Word.   

  
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Re: File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
All the tools on the CBT mods tape are packaged as .XMI files.

Yes. But!

Consider written articles as something other than mainframe XMI and compatable 
text.
Even ZIP TXT can still be done.
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File 120 now has 2 new articles

2010-06-07 Thread Sam Golob

Hi Folks,

   Since I stopped writing for NaSPA's Technical Support magazine, it 
doesn't mean that I've stopped writing articles completely.  On File 120 
of the Updates page of www.cbttape.org, the articles prefixed by member 
names:  BM** are owned by me, and NaSPA doesn't have any connection 
with them.  There are two new articles there now (on the Updates page), 
with member names BM1005MY and BM1006JN.  I trust you will find them 
interesting.


   All the best of everything to you and yours

Sincerely,Sam Golob

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