Re: Early Release of JES2 SPOOL space for spin-off data sets

2005-11-25 Thread Keith E. Moe
>On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:28:48 -0600, Hank Medler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >>On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:46:16 -0600, Hank Medler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>wrote: >> >>>->For years, JES2 wouldn't release spool space allocated to a given job >>>->until all of the job was purged - i.e. freeing SPOOL space

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
john gilmore wrote: There is a typo---perhaps a reflection of too much C---here. | STIMER REAL,BINTVL==5*100 should be | STIMER REAL,BINTVL=5*100 No, you just read it wrong. The above will assemble, but use the value of the word at location 500 as a delay. I had >> S

WELLS FARGO QUESTION

2005-11-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: Early Release of JES2 SPOOL space for spin-off data sets

2005-11-25 Thread Bruno Sugliani
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:28:48 -0600, Hank Medler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hate to reply to myself, but I was wrong and it appears that the space is >truly only freed when a SYSOUT is coded as FREE=CLOSE. Sorry, but even >though it separates the output to another entry, the space is not freed >wh

Re: Early Release of JES2 SPOOL space for spin-off data sets

2005-11-25 Thread Hank Medler
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:28:48 -0600, Hank Medler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:46:16 -0600, Hank Medler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >>->For years, JES2 wouldn't release spool space allocated to a given job >>->until all of the job was purged - i.e. freeing SPOOL space seemed

Re: Early Release of JES2 SPOOL space for spin-off data sets

2005-11-25 Thread Hank Medler
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:46:16 -0600, Hank Medler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >->For years, JES2 wouldn't release spool space allocated to a given job >->until all of the job was purged - i.e. freeing SPOOL space seemed to be >->an all-or-nothing proposition. I learned today that JES2 frees up >->SP

Re: Control-M info

2005-11-25 Thread Maxfield, John
Dirk, If you let me know what information you need, I'll see about getting the information for you. Best regards, John Maxfield Lead Developer BMC Software, Inc. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dirk Devos Sent: Friday, Novemb

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread Jakubek, Jan
-teD wrote: >I don't think that is an accurate statement for North America. >Most corporations that are still running Mainframes are running >with a SYSPLEX. >Define big shop. >Here a 4000 MIPS shop is a small one. It appears to me, little informed, that the benefits of outsourcing did not reac

Re: Early Release of JES2 SPOOL space for spin-off data sets

2005-11-25 Thread Hank Medler
->For years, JES2 wouldn't release spool space allocated to a given job ->until all of the job was purged - i.e. freeing SPOOL space seemed to be ->an all-or-nothing proposition. I learned today that JES2 frees up ->SPOOL space for spin-OFF SYSOUT data sets (FREE=CLOSE) as soon as ->they're printe

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>You work for big shops. Majority of mainframe users is not sysplexed. Probably almost every shop, even monplex use more than one systems (that's why we have LPARs). I don't think that is an accurate statement for North America. Most corporations that are still running Mainframes are running

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>When are the symbol values determined for a started task? When the task starts (actually gets converted). Remember, a started task always starts on the same system that it is invoked on. There are the submitting/conversion/execution system is always the same. (PS: sorry for the previous al

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
> -teD Me? A skeptic? I trust you have proof! -- 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/archive

Early Release of JES2 SPOOL space for spin-off data sets

2005-11-25 Thread Gilbert Saint-Flour
Hello: For years, JES2 wouldn't release spool space allocated to a given job until all of the job was purged - i.e. freeing SPOOL space seemed to be an all-or-nothing proposition. I learned today that JES2 frees up SPOOL space for spin-OFF SYSOUT data sets (FREE=CLOSE) as soon as they're prin

Re: Running COBOL under z/os.e

2005-11-25 Thread Charles Mills
> Obviously you cannot compile the COBOL program on z/OS.e but ... ... but if you are interested in compiling COBOL (and PL/I and FORTRAN) programs from a z/OS.e system (legally - we "virtualize" the compile to a service machine) please check out my client's Web site http://syspointusa.com. (Post

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread Ray Mullins
/*JOBPARM (and its /* brethren) and JES3's //* cards, are JECL - Job Entry Control Language. JESn sees and processes these cards before it passes the stream to JCL conversion. So the symbolic you specified does not exist yet, because you're not in JCL conversion which means, alas, what seems log

Re: dynamic LPA

2005-11-25 Thread Peter Relson
>Are the SYS1.PARMLIB(PROGxx) entries: >LPA ADD DSNAME(SYS1.MVS.EXITLOAD) MODNAME(...) >always processed before: >EXIT ADD EXITNAME(SYS.name) MODNAME(...) >during z/OS initialization? All statements in a single parmlib PROGxx parmlib member are processed to completion in the order they are se

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread Ed Gould
On Nov 25, 2005, at 2:07 AM, R.S. wrote: -SNIP__ You work for big shops. Majority of mainframe users is not sysplexed. Probably almost every shop, even monplex use more than one systems (that's why we have LPARs). Probably many of them have NJE esta

Re: Running COBOL under z/os.e

2005-11-25 Thread Ed Gould
On Nov 25, 2005, at 1:53 AM, R.S. wrote: SNIP-- iously (maybe not for IBM) z/OS.e is very interesting mostly for existing mainframe users, thos fighting for lower TCO. Some of them decide to change the platform (see

Control-M info

2005-11-25 Thread Dirk Devos
Hi, I am trying to find out if there is a newsgroup for BMC's Control-M scheduling package. I am trying to find the layout of the data in a particular table. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Dirk -- For IBM-MAI

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, R.S. said: > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:07:48 +0100 > > That's because it is forbidden by IBM. I'd prefer "determinate on single > system *only*". Limited functionality. This is more than I have today. > Today I have nothing. > With similar "more than I have today" motiv

Problem with Subsystem Interface to JESx, Function 80

2005-11-25 Thread Wolfgang Rupprath
Hello, we have an application that submits jobs using the VSAM-Interface (Macros GENCB, MODCB, SHOWCB etc.) to the internal reader and then obtains the submitted job's id using the ENDREQ-Makro. This all works fine and we always get a job id when the input stream contains a valid job and no garbag

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread john gilmore
There is a typo---perhaps a reflection of too much C---here. | STIMER REAL,BINTVL==5*100 should be | STIMER REAL,BINTVL=5*100 In my pedantic fashion I prefer |&five_secs seta 5*100 --BINTVL unit is 1/100 sec | STIMER REAL,BINTVL=&five_secs John Gilmore A

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Lizette Koehler
Hi James, > Thanks for ur reply. > But I get a compilation error which states- > 18 STIMER WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION > ASMA141E Bad character in operation code - WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION First, what level of HLASM are you running? Or the operating system release? Se

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
"Jerry Ragland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Hi James, > > Thanks for ur reply. > But I get a compilation error which states- > 18 STIMER WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION > ASMA141E Bad character in operation code - WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION

Re: Running COBOL under z/os.e

2005-11-25 Thread Tom Russell
>Date:Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:19:28 -0700 >From:"William M. Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Fw: Running COBOL under z/os.e FWIW I have modified the CEEPIPI sample program and tested it on z/OS.e. Obviously you cannot compile the COBOL program on z/OS.e but you can run the program object.

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Jerry Ragland
Hi James, Thanks for ur reply. But I get a compilation error which states- 18 STIMER WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION ASMA141E Bad character in operation code - WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION Thanks, Jerry. -- For

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Hunkeler Peter (KRDO 4)
> STIMER WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION > > VACATION DCF'500' HUNDRETHS OF SECONDS FOR STIMER (5 SECS) I prefer longer lasting vacations ;-) Peter Hunkeler Credit Suisse - Information Technology ---

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
Jerry Ragland wrote: In my assembler program I need to introduce a wait or delay for 5 seconds. Is there any macro for doing it. I guess there is a WAIT macro but I dont know how to use it. Is WAIT macro intended for that purpose ? Even when I introduced the wait macro, I get a compilation error

RES: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO
Jerry, Take a look in STIMER macro. Atenciosamente / Regards / Saludos Ituriel do Nascimento Neto Banco Bradesco S/A 4254/DPCD Alphaville Suporte Técnico - Software Básico Mainframes Tel: 55 11 4197-2021 Fax: 55 11 4197-2814 >-Mensagem original- >De: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [m

Re: Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Campbell Jay
STIMER WAIT,BINTVL=VACATION VACATION DCF'500' HUNDRETHS OF SECONDS FOR STIMER (5 SECS) I love the easy ones. j -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Ragland S

Introducing delay in a assembler.

2005-11-25 Thread Jerry Ragland
Hi all, In my assembler program I need to introduce a wait or delay for 5 seconds. Is there any macro for doing it. I guess there is a WAIT macro but I dont know how to use it. Is WAIT macro intended for that purpose ? Even when I introduced the wait macro, I get a compilation error stating ECBLI

Re: CICS Abend Code

2005-11-25 Thread Rogerio Delfino
ABDT does not seem to be a CICS transaction abend code, so it can be an ISV product or application abend code. You should post this on the CICS-L list. Rogerio D. Nascimento CICS subsystem support On 11/25/05, Parin Gangar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > There is this abend error code

Re: Fw: Running COBOL under z/os.e

2005-11-25 Thread Andy Robertson
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:19:28 -0700, William M. Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >This certainly is NOT the "intended target" for z/OS.e - but it is clearly >documented as allowed (both technically and by the license). > Does any one have information as to what approximate proportion of mainframe

Re: CICS Abend Code

2005-11-25 Thread Huckert, James
Is ABDT all of the error message ? Im not seeing anything for that error code in 'CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V2.2 CICS Messages and Codes' -Original Message- From: Parin Gangar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 3:08 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: CICS A

CICS Abend Code

2005-11-25 Thread Parin Gangar
Hello, There is this abend error code "ABDT" logged in our Error Logs for CICS screen abends. Can anyone help me understand this code? -- Parin Gangar -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send emai

Catalog question

2005-11-25 Thread Walter Marguccio
Hello list, this looks like a Friday question, but maybe some of you know already this, or Mark Thomen can shed some light on this. There it goes : issuing LISTC EN(/) ALL beside a UCAT you get to see all ALIASes being defined in the MCAT. Issuing the same cmd beside a UCAT whose ALIASes are SYMBOL

Re: Using symbolic in JCL

2005-11-25 Thread R.S.
Ted MacNEIL wrote: (*) I mean: submitted,converted,executed on the same system. Most of the installations are monoplexes, probably most of them do not use NJE for vast majority of jobs. I have never worked in a single system shop, either before or after SYSPLEX, so I have always