Re: RCFs (was Valid hexadecimal" (was: EBCDIC to HEX translation in Assembler?))
On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:39:42 -0400, Peter Relson wrote: > >I've also been informed that, to my dismay, no updates will happen to >any old books "ever". Updates will be made only in the forthcoming R9 >books. > For the matter that started this thread, that FIN-analogue is sufficient. Of course, if the update is sufficiently urgent, such as removing a mention of "Hercules", there will be a deviation from the policy. >Ugghh. The z/OS MVS books (i.e., the ones I am involved with) all have a >page at the end "Readers' Comments -- We'd Like to Hear from You". >I'm not sure why there is no electronic mechanism. I'll inquire. > It would be useful if the HTML (at least) version of the Comments page contained a URL such as: mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... but perhaps that's a topic for another (global) RCF. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RCFs (was Valid hexadecimal" (was: EBCDIC to HEX translation in Assembler?))
I wrote on 2007-07-25 08:19:01: > I found the following in the front matter of several books from the z/OS > MVS bookshelf: > > -- > > IBM welcomes your comments. A form for readers’ comments may be provided at > the back of this document, or you may address your comments to the > following address: > > International Business Machines Corporation > Department 55JA, Mail Station P384 > 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-5400 > United States of America > > FAX (United States & Canada): 1+845+432-9405 > FAX (Other Countries): > Your International Access Code +1+845+432-9405 > > IBMLink™ (United States customers only): IBMUSM10(MHVRCFS) > Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > World Wide Web: www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/webqs.html > > If you would like a reply, be sure to include your name, address, telephone > number, or FAX number. > > Make sure to include the following in your comment or note: > v Title and order number of this document > v Page number or topic related to your comment > > When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a nonexclusive right to use > or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without > incurring any obligation to you. I found identical information in TSO/E, DFSMS, and DFSORT books. ISPF books carry similar statements, but they invite responses to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Look just inside the front cover of recent books for invitations to supply feedback electronically. Bob Wright - MVS Service Aids
Re: RCFs (was Valid hexadecimal" (was: EBCDIC to HEX translation in Assembler?))
Peter Relson wrote on 2007-07-25 07:39:42: > > Ugghh. The z/OS MVS books (i.e., the ones I am involved with) all have a > page at the end "Readers' Comments -- We'd Like to Hear from You". > I'm not sure why there is no electronic mechanism. I'll inquire. > > But that is not consistent across the z/OS elements, unfortunately. > I'll ask about that too. I found the following in the front matter of several books from the z/OS MVS bookshelf: -- IBM welcomes your comments. A form for readers’ comments may be provided at the back of this document, or you may address your comments to the following address: International Business Machines Corporation Department 55JA, Mail Station P384 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-5400 United States of America FAX (United States & Canada): 1+845+432-9405 FAX (Other Countries): Your International Access Code +1+845+432-9405 IBMLink™ (United States customers only): IBMUSM10(MHVRCFS) Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] World Wide Web: www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/webqs.html If you would like a reply, be sure to include your name, address, telephone number, or FAX number. Make sure to include the following in your comment or note: v Title and order number of this document v Page number or topic related to your comment When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a nonexclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. - My personal favorite, used often, is the internet e-mail address. There is a good, disciplined process to ensure that the comments get responses. I don't have an answer regarding publications from other elements of z/OS, but I'll look in tandem with Peter. Bob Wright - MVS Service Aids
Re: RCFs (was Valid hexadecimal" (was: EBCDIC to HEX translation in Assembler?))
>You're off the hook, and if you've yet taken no action, it would be >interesting to let it run its course and see whether Tech Pubs agrees >with us. The way our ID process seems to work today (at least in Poughkeepsie), if someone suggests a change, the book owner contacts the technical owner to see if (s)he agrees. So the ID person is not doing the "agreeing". I've also been informed that, to my dismay, no updates will happen to any old books "ever". Updates will be made only in the forthcoming R9 books. >I've noticed that some recent IBM manuals (maybe only Tivoli >manuals, but still IBM) no longer include the RCF or any electronic >equivalent. Is there an IBM-wide RCF (where "F" now stands >for "function") that can be used for those manuals not providing >their own? If so, I've not found it (but haven't searched much, >either). Ugghh. The z/OS MVS books (i.e., the ones I am involved with) all have a page at the end "Readers' Comments -- We'd Like to Hear from You". I'm not sure why there is no electronic mechanism. I'll inquire. But that is not consistent across the z/OS elements, unfortunately. I'll ask about that too. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RCFs (was Valid hexadecimal" (was: EBCDIC to HEX translation in Assembler?))
Patrick O'Keefe wrote: [...] I've noticed that some recent IBM manuals (maybe only Tivoli manuals, but still IBM) no longer include the RCF or any electronic equivalent. Is there an IBM-wide RCF (where "F" now stands for "function") that can be used for those manuals not providing their own? If so, I've not found it (but haven't searched much, either). I always use e-mail (mhvrcfs aatt us.ibm.com) for submitting comments, despite it is Tivoli or other IBM brand. It works. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- BRE Bank SA ul. Senatorska 18 00-950 Warszawa www.brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237 NIP: 526-021-50-88 Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2007 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci opacony) wynosi 118.064.140 z. W zwizku z realizacj warunkowego podwyszenia kapitau zakadowego, na podstawie uchwa XVI WZ z dnia 21.05.2003 r., kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA moe ulec podwyszeniu do kwoty 118.760.528 z. Akcje w podwyszonym kapitale zakadowym bd w caoci opacone. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
RCFs (was Valid hexadecimal" (was: EBCDIC to HEX translation in Assembler?))
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:04:35 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >... >>Minor chide: It is too bad that folks take their valuable time on ibm- main >> >Cf. the "Heresy" thread. Ah, but that thread allowed us to streach our pedantry muscles, an invaluable service for system programmers. >... >Chiding accepted and RCF submitted ... >... I've noticed that some recent IBM manuals (maybe only Tivoli manuals, but still IBM) no longer include the RCF or any electronic equivalent. Is there an IBM-wide RCF (where "F" now stands for "function") that can be used for those manuals not providing their own? If so, I've not found it (but haven't searched much, either). Pat O'Keefe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
