Barbaras (mini-)rant

Sounds like Steve has been "enlightened" by one of Timothys evangelical spiels... ;-) Broadly speaking I have to agree with Barbara, although my exposure to OMVS(*) is primarily with SAP R3. Very minor workloads appear to eat machines - not that anyone in IBM is going to argue with that I suppose

Re: z900 "Capacity Models"?

As mentioned previously I believe they 'produce' more MSUs because of a larger cache (using same speed) (but better use of execution unit). Possibility? Birger Heede IBM Software Group Shmuel Metz , Seymour J. wrote: In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/24/2006 at 12:00 AM, Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PR

Re: Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

Steve's post prompts me to relate our MVS Unix/Linux experience - this is in no way meant to disparage Steve's efforts for courses... >Now, the ability to run UNIX on the mainframe melds a lot of strengths: >flexibility (run classic mainframe apps and UNIX apps on the same box), You'd better not

Re: ICF Catalog with lots of redundant datasets

Mike Baker wrote: Hi Ron, Thanks for your excellent explanation. (PS: I attended one of your VSAM courses in Wellington, New Zealand, back in the early 90s). Just to elaborate on the "lots of redundant datasets" and HLQ's... for example, we have a HLQ called "BUS", and approx 9000 BUS.* datase

Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

To further the revitalization of the mainframe market, I believe we need to make it more interesting and relevant to work on the mainframe these days (not necessarily simpler, ('though that can't be bad), just interesting). What seems to be most relevant, fun, and interesting these days is all th

Friday ON TOPIC

It may come sooner that you think! See OA15350. George Kozakos -- 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://b

Re: Trex Catalog software.

You should be sure to evaluate Mainstar's Catalog Recovery+ also. There's also a recent APAR from IBM to remove these attributes via an export/import operation. Dave Gibney [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Programmer(509) 335-7359 Information Technol

Re: z900 "Capacity Models"?

Ha! The more things change, the more they stay the same. Back in the very early '70s at IBM, I did some performance work using an SMI (System Measurement Instrument?). There were rumored to be only two in all of the UK, and we were using both at the time. Those of us entrusted with the beast we

Re: Trex Catalog software.

Don - We are using TREX and think it is GREAT...but we don't use it to REORG so I can't help you there.Lucy -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: G

Trex Catalog software.

We are in the process of analyzing the Dino-Soft Trex software. I was wondering if anyone else has/is using the product and can provide any feedback. Positive or Negative. We are thinkng about using the product to reorg our ucats that have the Imbed/Replicate parm defined. Any input wo

Re: remote console

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 11:10 AM, Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I still have channel attached local 3174s. I want to move my >operators to a remote location. The remote site has no dedicated >comms links to the CPU site. >Thinking about some sort of escon attached controller wi

Re: Retry: Problem on NetView V2R2M1

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/23/2006 at 11:11 PM, "John S. Giltner, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Not sure what happend to your post He sent it with QP encoding. >but there are a bunch of "3D" ITYM "=3D". In QP the string "=xx" refers to the character at code point xx; =3D is an equal sig

Re: Putty connection to mainframe

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/27/2006 at 08:19 AM, Rich Smrcina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Although technically correct that Putty can not do 3270, if the >original poster can ssh into a Linux machine with the x3270 suite >installed, they can use c3270 to access their 3270 based hosts. Sure,

FLEX-ES

> Could you solve this problem in the future by upgrading to something past the z890 (whenever that is) ... Castor-less mainframe? 25th April, from what I hear. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800

Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4850652.stm "US President George W Bush has used a naturalisation ceremony in Washington to boost his calls for a guest-worker programme. Mr Bush swore in new US citizens at the event, amid growing protests over plans to criminalise undocumented workers

z990 multiprocessor overhead issue.

You have one physical system. All processors (even including SAPs) compete for the physical resources such as cache, storage bandwidth, etc. Of course, any processors visible to an MVS image will also compete for MVS' structures. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 65

Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

Kirk Talman wrote: Yea the Lowe's guys don't want to be too far from the new NASCAR museum in Charlotte. http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top%5Fstories/?ArID=40932 http://www.halloffameatlanta.com/ And the Home Depot guys feel differently? Let's not forget who won last year's Winst

Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

Yea the Lowe's guys don't want to be too far from the new NASCAR museum in Charlotte. http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top%5Fstories/?ArID=40932 http://www.halloffameatlanta.com/ IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 03/27/2006 01:51:20 PM: > My question exactly, I have to be in Chica

Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

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Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

My question exactly, I have to be in Chicago, if they offered telecommuting they could steal the new Lowe's staff. On 3/26/06, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > on 03/21/2006 > at 04:28 PM, "Petersen, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >Here is a

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

Adam, I certainly wouldn't be leading a crusade to reblock load libraries to save space either. In most shops they make up a very small percentage of the total space. I'm more interested in good practices when creating a loadlib. I have always reblocked active load libraries, with some quantifiab

RES: IBM 2105 - 3390 Models

This model is listed in Logical devices in a PC connected to IBM 2105. Our CE shows it to us. We have 67 volumes defined as 3390-3 (2.87GB) and 6 volumes defined automatically as 3390-h (2.87GB) and one volume 3390-h (0.66GB). Seems to be normal operation, since we can initialized them (-h models)

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

Seymour, The text blocks appear as a continuous byte stream, but this is the unformatted representation of the text records, where each record is machine instruction. It's probably a case of semantics and/or context as to whether text in an object is a block of machine instructions, or a record u

Re: IBM 2105 - 3390 Models

Chris, Yes, but Carlos is looking for 3390-H. A simple Google on 2105 3390-H turns up zilch that is relevant. Perhaps Carlos can provide some context as to where he sees 3390-H defined or displayed. Ron > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: IBM 2105 - 3390 Models

There is a 3590-H1A tape drive, are you sure about the 3390-H? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bodra - Pessoal Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:08 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: IBM 2105 - 3390 Models Hi, Anyone can

Re: Convert 3490E Tapes to CD or DVD

- Original Message - From: Dave Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:36 am Subject: Re: Convert 3490E Tapes to CD or DVD To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:16:16 -0600, Eric Bielefeld [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Does anyone know of any companies

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

I saw the original posting on the official IBM jobs web site a while ago. IIRC, there was no mention of salary or band. Personally, having read enough listings and z/VSE Optional source over the years, along with some experience with PL/I, I think I'd come up to speed pretty quickly with PL/X. B

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

Sorry, that wasn't me who said it was a PL/1 compiler. Anne & Lynn Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 03/27/2006 10:29 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No, PL/C was Cornell University's student PL/1 compiler. > (I remember it, too; Waterloo had it as one of their batch compilers, as > did ISU and many other colleges and universities around the world.) > > The PL/X genealogy included PL/S and PL/AS, but not PL/C. posting

Re: IBM 2105 - 3390 Models

Carlos, A simple Google on 3390 and 2105 produced the following as the second hit: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zoslnctr/v1r7/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.zsysprog.doc/zsysprog_83.html It looks as if it might be suitable - but I'm not an expert. If not there are about 2,050,000 more hit

IBM 2105 - 3390 Models

Hi, Anyone can explain to me what means 3390-H defined in an IBM Shark 2105. I can´t found any reference in manual that I had access, Thanks Carlos Bodra -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access i

Re: Putty connection to mainframe

I must admit that I wasn't following the thread that closely, and internal security policy may dictate otherwise, but ssh should provide sufficient protection. If the original poster is on the outside and needs a connection to a mainframe, ssh to a intermediate host may be enough. Once on the

Re: How to determine load module compiler attributes?

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Itschak Mugzach > > A load module was created from a Cobol 2 source. I wonder how > can I determine the cobol compiler parameters used to > generate the object?(like, rent, ssrange, data(), etc. I > remember (or jus

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

- Original Message - From: "James Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 6:50 AM Subject: RE: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering? Also not fair to totally point the finger at IBM who are probably paying, AT LEAST, double the mon

Re: Putty connection to mainframe

In a recent note, Rich Smrcina said: > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:19:47 -0600 > > Although technically correct that Putty can not do 3270, if the original > poster can ssh into a Linux machine with the x3270 suite installed, they > can use c3270 to access their 3270 based hosts. c3270 is

How to determine load module compiler attributes?

A load module was created from a Cobol 2 source. I wonder how can I determine the cobol compiler parameters used to generate the object?(like, rent, ssrange, data(), etc. I remember (or just think so) that Endevor (CA) has an analysis tool. Is there any other freeware that does that? TX Itschak

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

Right. Right. It was PL/S. Tom Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 03/26/2006 11:12 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering? On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:33:18 -0500,

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Steve Comstock > > Shane wrote: > >>With respect to the conclusions one could draw, here they are: > >> > >>1. Somebody is (was?) looking for a PLX programmer. > >>2. Somebody would have made a nice profit at that aski

Re: Putty connection to mainframe

Although technically correct that Putty can not do 3270, if the original poster can ssh into a Linux machine with the x3270 suite installed, they can use c3270 to access their 3270 based hosts. c3270 is ncurses based and should work over a standard telnet/ssh connection. Shmuel Metz (Seymour

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/24/2006 at 11:27 AM, Gerhard Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Single CSECT load modules are almost never large enough to use the >maximum (32760) since that would require 8 base registers, No it wouldn't. You're making un warranted assumptions about what is in the

Re: (fwd) Re: amode rmode problem

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 12:34 PM, Clark Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Why the unprintable hasn't IBM extended the ACB to handle at least >QSAM (and parenthetically allowed concatenation of ESDS and QSAM data >sets)? How about writing up a requirement, citing all of the pre

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/25/2006 at 01:16 PM, "(IBM Mainframe Discussion List)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >But you can have any number of CCWs, each transferring 65,535 bytes >and using data chaining, to make a much larger block than 64K. As long as your channel is fast enough to avoid

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/25/2006 at 10:41 AM, Ron and Jenny Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >The Text records may be 256 bytes, but they are blocked, and the >Blocksize of the "text" block will be up to the blksize of the >loadlib. WTF? Everything *but* text records is 256 bytes, and no

Re: C on z/OS questions

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 07:32 AM, john stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >What code page should I be using and how do I specify it? What code page are you using on your PC? What code points does your C compiler expect? Check your FTP documentation for the operands on the SIT

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/24/2006 at 08:13 PM, John Eells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >There are three kinds of blocks: Fixed, Variable, and Undefined. I realize that it doesn't get much[1] use, but there is a fourth type of block. Is it restricted to tape? [1] Actually, I wouldn't guaranty

Re: C on z/OS questions

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 08:29 AM, Andy Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >You **CAN'T** write the wrapper in Assembler. Why not? IBM has documented how to write LE-enabled assembler code. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: C on z/OS questions

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 07:29 AM, john stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Well herein lies part of my problem, I don't know whats available to >use on z/OS. Can I create a DLL? Yes. >How do I? Consult the LE documentation. >Can a DLL be called from a COBOL >program ru

Re: CICS down after transaction exec wait macro.

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/25/2006 at 06:33 PM, Chris Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I'm glad other, sharper "problem vultures" have spotted the two - so >far - flaws in the original code. But the matter here is whether >issuing a WAIT in a CICS transaction at all is "a good thing" or no

Re: Comment made on COBOL

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 03:00 PM, Jon Brock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Can't buy this. Sure, there are large portions of COBOL that do not >conform to English grammar, but that is to be expected in any >formalized computer language. What is not to be expected is gratuitous de

Re: Contract Programmers (Was: 3380-3390 Conversion)

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 07:49 AM, "Edward E. Jaffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >In my current job heading up R&D here, I have had mostly bad >experiences with contract programmers. I think many people adopt a >different attitude about a project when they know they won't be >ar

Re: Convert 3490E Tapes to CD or DVD

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/24/2006 at 07:31 PM, "Eric N. Bielefeld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >We won't have a mainframe, or the 3490E tape drives we now have >to read our data. Convert the tapes to AWS and store on CD or DVD. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO

Re: ESTAE-underTSO question

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 01:26 PM, Paul Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I have a program with an ESTAE that gets control and issues a SDUMP. >This works fine when submitted as a batch job, as the program is in >an authorized library. That's not enough. >Is there a way to

Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/21/2006 at 04:28 PM, "Petersen, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Here is a link to the job posting for a MVS - Lead Systems Engineer >(translated Programmer). Is telecommuting an option? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: Friday Topic...

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/24/2006 at 09:54 AM, Dave Thorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >A little fun on this list, limited to Fridays, never hurt anyone. >Lighten up gang. The services to run this list were contributed pro bono publico; we are unpaid guests and should not abuse the hospitali

Re: MSg IEC614I and the "virtual" ENTER Key.

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 01:26 PM, Raymond Noal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I may have found a glitch in DASDM RENAME processing where the system >only allows for RENAME processing to be via PDF/ISPF and not through >batch. No, you've found that two totally unrelated programs, n

Re: Putty connection to mainframe

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/23/2006 at 03:58 PM, "Sabo, Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >I have been requested by my management to use PUTTY as a 3270 >emulator on the mainframe instead of rumba as a remote connection >over the web access. AFAIK there is no such functionality. Why not use x

Re: CICS down after transaction exec wait macro.

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > > >Strictly verbotten in every shop I've ever been in, but there are > >always exceptions. > > If you can get the wait off of the main TCB (TCA?), it's not > as bad, but IBM (and almost every CICS sys

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

Shane wrote: With respect to the conclusions one could draw, here they are: 1. Somebody is (was?) looking for a PLX programmer. 2. Somebody would have made a nice profit at that asking price. With respect to the educated guesses beyond that, here they are: 3. At that asking price, somebody pro

Re: Good Intro to ZSeries for PFCSK ?

Ed Gould wrote: Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics May 15, 2006 May 15, 2006 Workshop in San Francisco, USA Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More details are available at http:// www.redbooks.ibm.com/workshops/GR9534 I particularly like this, on the enrollment link: "Details regardin

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

Also not fair to totally point the finger at IBM who are probably paying, AT LEAST, double the money being quoted. I believe head-hunters, or at least the ones I have spoken with, in North America have as much integrity of your average lawyer. Jim S -Original Message- From: IBM Mainfr

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

> With respect to the conclusions one could draw, here they are: > > 1. Somebody is (was?) looking for a PLX programmer. > 2. Somebody would have made a nice profit at that asking price. > > With respect to the educated guesses beyond that, here they are: > > 3. At that asking price, somebody pr