Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Bob Shannon
>First one I saw was by Joel Sarch of Amdahl and Bob was his grumpy self as >Chair of O232,O233,O234 SHARE 72 1989-Lend me your EAR, The ART of MVS/ESA >programming. Geez. That was in LA in March of '89, a long time ago. I have the presentation too. As I remember, it was pretty detailed. It co

Re: ECSA and Common Page Size

2007-01-24 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
"George D Dranes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > I'm currently in the process of trying to tune CSA, ECSA and Common Page Size > and was looking for some recommendations. We currently have CSA=(3072,256M) > set in out IEASYSXX member. Looking at Omegamon it

Re: Cross Memory and AR ASC Mode

2007-01-24 Thread Bob Shannon
>However, when in AR ASC mode and accessing data via an AR, is there any >requirement for the target address space to be non-swappable? I assume you mean that you are looking into another address space using AR Mode. This isn't a supported technique, but I've used it too. The answer is yes. If the

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Jim Mulder
> WAY BACK WHEN I worked at a time-sharing service bureau running systems > based on CP67/CMS, we used still another mechanism. CP67 was modified to > use a BAL to a particular address in low storage, which went to a setup > routine, which in turn called the appropriate service. Reason: > interrupt

Re: LPAR performance questions ?

2007-01-24 Thread Edward Jaffe
Shane wrote: That leaves 2 engines for the other 5 LPARs - with at least one having two logical engines defined. Makes for a bad logical~physical ratio. What is the highest recommended ratio on modern machines? (Too lazy to do the research. Figured you'd know off the top.) -- Edward E Jaff

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Lindy Mayfield
It is bad because an unauthorized user can probably look at the executable code in the SVC routine, disassemble it, and figure out what to put in what register so that the SVC will work for him. Bill Fairchild You're saying this because, and this just occurred to me, the lpalib where the

Cross Memory and AR ASC Mode

2007-01-24 Thread James Cotter
For a space-switching PC routine (PC-ss), I am aware of the requirement for the service providers' address space to be non-swappable. However, when in AR ASC mode and accessing data via an AR, is there any requirement for the target address space to be non-swappable? I have looked through the z/

RICOH buys IBM Printer Division?

2007-01-24 Thread Ed Finnell
This came up on the AFP list. Makes no sense to me, but that's another topic. >> Effective April, Ricoh will acquire IBM's digital printer business for approximately $.7 billion USD. Ricoh will absorb all of IBM's digital printer software, sales and maintenance service divisions. more info

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
Rick Fochtman wrote: WAY BACK WHEN I worked at a time-sharing service bureau running systems based on CP67/CMS, we used still another mechanism. CP67 was modified to use a BAL to a particular address in low storage, which went to a setup routine, which in turn called the appropriate service. Re

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>What's a "domain"? Mainframe speak: a Sub-Area. A group of users in the same segment, etc. I send recalls to a lot of people, on a regular (fat-fingered) basis. We have .com, .ca, .de, (these are domains), etc. If I recall from within mine (.com) it works. Otherwise, not. The internet is also

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Ted MacNEIL said: > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:51:30 + > > >Outlook provides such a feature. > > ONLY if you are in the same domain as the recipient. > What's a "domain"? I believe I've received recall messages in non-Outlook (UNIX) mailboxes. But admin might have

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Bruce Black said: > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:25:14 -0500 > > Sorry, Gil, you are wrong. As long as DSORG=, RECFM= and LRECL= are > specified, SDB does calculate a blocksize at allocation time. I just > ran your test to prove it. > I'll readily stand corrected. Thank

Cheers: User Key (8) CSA and XBM 5.5

2007-01-24 Thread Knutson, Sam
It appears the folks in BMC XBM development have eliminated the use of user key common storage in XBM v5.5 and delivered it when expected in December. Well done! http://documents.bmc.com/supportu/documents/65/68/66568/66568.pdf Removal of Key 8 common area storage use XBM no longer uses Key 8

ECSA and Common Page Size

2007-01-24 Thread George D Dranes
I'm currently in the process of trying to tune CSA, ECSA and Common Page Size and was looking for some recommendations. We currently have CSA=(3072,256M) set in out IEASYSXX member. Looking at Omegamon it appears we hover around 70- 80 Meg for ECSA and around 660K of CSA. I'm not real concern

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Thompson, Steve (SCI TW)
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SVCs >Tends to tick off JES when that happens with one of its initiators (caused by you running as a bat

ISPDPTRC New PanelTrace Command Z/OS 1.7

2007-01-24 Thread David Speake
Also posted on ISPF-L/ND Can anyone give me a hint on this new debug facility in ISPF Z/OS 1.7 In the HELP Current Release Changes 1 z/OS 01.07.00 ISPF we have A new ISPDPTRC command supports tracing of Panel Service calls (DISPLAY, TBDISPL, and TBQUERY) and the processing of statements within th

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rob Scott
>Glad to see you took a whack at it. I thought that was just Ed and the umbrella... :-) Rob Scott Rocket Software, Inc 275 Grove Street Newton, MA 02466 617-614-2305 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rs.com/portfolio/mxi_g2 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EM

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Tends to tick off JES when that happens with one of its initiators (caused by >you running as a batch job and not a started task). I thought a lot of that was fixed circa 2.8. IBM did a very good job of associating an INIT with a logical initiator and keeping that binding. Before that, INIT-1

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Craddock, Chris
My old mate Rob said > > I am a big proponent of dual LX. A system-LX for non-space switch routines > that validate/verify/whatever and then connect to non-system-LX space- > switch routines for the main processing. It avoids the non-reusable ASN > syndrome in most cases. > > > This is exactly w

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rick Fochtman
Was there no possibility of an interrupt's causing the loading of a new PSW specifying supervisor state? This would mean that the FLIH would initially be entered in problem state and need to issue SVC to change to supervisor state. -

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>The Notes server (Domino) runs quite nicely on z/OS As long as you are current. If you are on a release earlier than 5, forget it. Of course, with the constant renumbering/rebranding, GAK what the current number is. I'm talking about the release that came out in mid-2003. Yes, I know that appea

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rick Fochtman
- I agree it is an excellent paper. Send me a note directly and I can send you a PDF unless James pops up and provides a canonical download somewhere. -- I want it too, Sam. PDF is fine for me. How about posting

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rick Fochtman
Later when S/370 came along the designers had recognized the deficiencies of SVC and they came up with PC (Program Call) as a lighter weight and more flexible mechanism. PC functions can be instantiated dynamically (much more so than SVCs) an

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Outlook provides such a feature. ONLY if you are in the same domain as the recipient. . Questions? Concerns? (Screams of Outrage?) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROT

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Craddock, Chris
Bill said > Of course, when the SVC routine (and other interrupt > classes as well) has finished the function invoked, the interrupted user > is resumed with the same PSW settings as when it was interrupted; e.g., > storage protect key, privileged state, system mask, etc. So you cannot > get c

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread Bruce Black
There should be no conflict. SDB also doesn't operate until the DCB is opened for output. It must, in fact, be deferred until after the DCB OPEN exit has had an opportunity to supply RECFM and LRECL (as well as DSORG). Easy enough to verify: allocate a data set with BLKSIZE=0; verify with DSLI

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 1/24/2007 3:55:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >You have just proved that the MODESET SVC cannot possibly work. Guess I left out the standard caveat "unless there are other ways it can happen." Personal memory check. Bill Fairchild -

Re: z/OS R8 Coexistence PTF Checking

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:05:39 -0500, Jack Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I downloaded the load module. When I tried to execute the program , I >received a cc12. I assumed that I would get a message telling me the DD >name to use (one at a time). Is there any documentation how to run the >job? >

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Shane Ginnane
Rob wrote on 25/01/2007 03:23:53 AM: > Consider that you will need the following critical ingredients before > you start to cook your own PC routine : > > (1) Good knowledge of assembler > (2) Internals experience of MVS > (3) Dump reading skills > (4) A test system that you can crash and burn..

Re: z/OS R8 Coexistence PTF Checking

2007-01-24 Thread Jack Kelly
I downloaded the load module. When I tried to execute the program , I received a cc12. I assumed that I would get a message telling me the DD name to use (one at a time). Is there any documentation how to run the job? Jack Kelly LA Systems @ US Courts x 202-502-2390 ---

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 1/24/2007 3:47:01 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Postscript. >> If you don't have a handy thingy, can use _www.irfanview.com_ (http://www.irfanview.com) . It's pretty light weight, but reads lots of extension types.

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Andy Wood
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:56:52 EST, IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . . . > The poster >meant that the only architected way for a non-0 key user to switch states on >purpose was via SVC. John McKown mentions accid

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread David Andrews
On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 16:28 -0500, Kirk Talman wrote: > What is PS file extension? Postscript. -- David Andrews A. Duda and Sons, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send em

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Talman > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:29 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SVCs > > > What is PS file extension? > Most likely "PostScript". That is, the "raw" Ado

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Kirk Talman
What is PS file extension? IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 01/24/2007 01:43:57 PM: > You can find it here : > http://home.mindspring.com/~antognini/ > Rob Scott - The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:50 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SVCs > As others noted, all interrupts caused a new PSW to be loaded, which > would norm

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Tom Marchant
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:24:32 -0700, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In a recent note, Craddock, Chris said: > >> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:11:32 -0500 >> >> In the original S/360 the SVC instruction (Supervisor Call) was the only >> architected mechanism for causing a state cha

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 1/24/2007 1:24:57 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Was there no possibility of an interrupt's causing the loading of a new PSW specifying supervisor state? This would mean that the FLIH would initially be entered in problem state and need to issue S

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Craddock, Chris
> > In the original S/360 the SVC instruction (Supervisor Call) was the only > > architected mechanism for causing a state change from problem state to > > supervisor state. > > > Was there no possibility of an interrupt's causing the loading of > a new PSW specifying supervisor state? This would

Re: Microsoft In Hotwater Over Wikipedia Edits

2007-01-24 Thread Kirk Talman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilmore Hockey does not appear to be attrractive to wikiists. IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 01/24/2007 02:42:26 PM: > Don't forget "our own" John Gilmore, who also plays (played?) football with the Chicago Bears and hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks

Re: Microsoft In Hotwater Over Wikipedia Edits

2007-01-24 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jon Brock > > Yeah, Computerworld reported that yesterday: > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArt > icleBasic&articleId=9008842 > > One of the ODF developers said, "From now on we should tak

Re: Microsoft In Hotwater Over Wikipedia Edits

2007-01-24 Thread Jon Brock
Yeah, Computerworld reported that yesterday: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9008842 One of the ODF developers said, "From now on we should take the Wikipedia entry on OpenDocument with a grain of salt," to which my response is that you take any

Re: CSI question

2007-01-24 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richard Tsujimoto > > I was looking at the info that could be retrieved using the > Catalog Search Interface (CSI) and noticed that there wasn't > a bit setting that can be tested to see if the VSAM data set > is an

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Craddock, Chris said: > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:11:32 -0500 > > In the original S/360 the SVC instruction (Supervisor Call) was the only > architected mechanism for causing a state change from problem state to > supervisor state. > Was there no possibility of an inter

CSI question

2007-01-24 Thread Richard Tsujimoto
I was looking at the info that could be retrieved using the Catalog Search Interface (CSI) and noticed that there wasn't a bit setting that can be tested to see if the VSAM data set is an ESDS or not. There are bit settings for KSDS, RRDS, LDS, AIX, pagespace and so forth. Anyone know how I t

Microsoft In Hotwater Over Wikipedia Edits

2007-01-24 Thread Carol Srna
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/01/24/microsoft.wikipedia.ap/index.htm l -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archi

Re: 305 RAMAC

2007-01-24 Thread Bob Halpern
I was at the disclosure meeting in Poughkeepsie when the cmos machines were announced with the Ramac. At lunch I was seated with the Ramac engineer. I couldn't asking how legal let them use the same name. His reply was "they are too young to remember". -Original Message- From: IBM Mainfram

Re: SVCs (PC alternative)

2007-01-24 Thread john gilmore
Lindy Mayfield wrote: Hi John, Would you or someone else mind elaborating on this a bit more? I'd like to learn more about PC Routines and unfortunately they aren't mentioned in Cannatello's book. and, agreeably, Chris Craddock did the necessary elaborating for me. I will add only that re

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rob Scott
You can find it here : http://home.mindspring.com/~antognini/ Rob Scott Rocket Software, Inc 275 Grove Street Newton, MA 02466 617-614-2305 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rs.com/portfolio/mxi_g2 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Knutson, Sam
I agree it is an excellent paper. Send me a note directly and I can send you a PDF unless James pops up and provides a canonical download somewhere. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO Performance and Availability Management mailto:[EMA

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rob Scott
I am a big proponent of dual LX. A system-LX for non-space switch routines that validate/verify/whatever and then connect to non-system-LX space-switch routines for the main processing. It avoids the non-reusable ASN syndrome in most cases. This is exactly what I do with MXI G2. When the MXI

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Tom Schmidt
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:23:53 -0500, Rob Scott wrote: >All good stuff from CC as usual - but can I add that Bob Shannon wrote a >"PC Routines For Dummies" Share Presentation - and I had that next to me >when I wrote my first PC routine. > >It is probably available in PDF format somewhere out there

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Jeffrey D. Smith
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rob Scott > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:48 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SVCs > > Also keep in mind that z/OS provides elegant controls as to which > address space ca

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Thompson, Steve (SCI TW)
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craddock, Chris Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:12 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SVCs Later when S/370 came along the designers had recognized the deficiencies of SVC and they came

Re: Deleting HSM Backups questions -- Part 2

2007-01-24 Thread Mike Wood
Mark, Sounds like you are looking at RMM information instead of HSM. So RMM thinks that it did not see HSM CLOSE those tape files .. but what does HSM think ? Mike Wood RMM Development On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:53:12 -0500, Mark Pace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Thanks for that. > >I found th

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rob Scott
Also keep in mind that z/OS provides elegant controls as to which address space can use a specific PC routine. For example, your server could supply a System LX PC routine that performs some sort of SAF check on the caller before it performs the AXSET and ETCON to allow the address space to issue

305 RAMAC

2007-01-24 Thread Howard Brazee
In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data. Here's a picture of one being unloaded from an airplane: http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2007/01/the-hard-disk-at-1956-ibm-305-ramac/ It might h

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Dave Reinken
> From: Rob Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, January 24, 2007 12:23 pm > > All good stuff from CC as usual - but can I add that Bob Shannon wrote a > "PC Routines For Dummies" Share Presentation - and I had that next to me > when I wrote my first PC routine. > > It is probably available in

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 1/24/2007 11:24:41 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: All good stuff from CC as usual - but can I add that Bob Shannon wrote a "PC Routines For Dummies" Share Presentation - and I had that next to me when I wrote my first PC routine. >> First one I s

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 1/24/2007 11:12:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >So... SVCs are for dopes. PeeCees rool! Another reason not to write your own SVC routine is that some form of validity checking must be done by the SVC routine to ensure that all parameters pas

Re: Unix System Services Maintenance

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:59:01 -0600, Marna WALLE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark, >YES, but it's not a "now" thing. There are elements that store "persistent" >data in /var, and it is expected that this data is there between IPLs. >Here's the list of z/OS elements that use /var in this manner. (

Batch SDSF Question regarding ISFAFD

2007-01-24 Thread JONES, CHARLIE
I have used batch SDSF for years but now I need to notch it up a level. I would need to update some of the fields where overtyping is allowed. I don't believe batch SDSF will allow this but I have found hints that ISFAFD will. Anyone out there have a sample piece of JCL that shows how to tab over

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Rob Scott
All good stuff from CC as usual - but can I add that Bob Shannon wrote a "PC Routines For Dummies" Share Presentation - and I had that next to me when I wrote my first PC routine. It is probably available in PDF format somewhere out there in the interweb - but I can probably get my hands on it if

Re: Does PAX unzip .ZIP files on z.OS v1r7 USS

2007-01-24 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark House > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:04 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Does PAX unzip .ZIP files on z.OS v1r7 USS > > > We need to apply a JAVA (JTZU) Time Zone Util

Re: Does PAX unzip .ZIP files on z.OS v1r7 USS

2007-01-24 Thread Scott Barry
Did a Google search on string "+pax +zip +file +z/os" and found this link related to z/OS Java applications -- some of the content and examples should apply, I would expect. Sincerely, Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/zosjavabatchtk/requirements ___

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Craddock, Chris
> Would you or someone else mind elaborating on this a bit more? I'd like > to learn more about PC Routines and unfortunately they aren't mentioned in > Cannatello's book. (-: > > What IBM book would tell me how to write one? (Not that I will or can, > just want to know how.) In the original S/

Re: Deleting HSM Backups questions -- Part 2

2007-01-24 Thread Larry Burch
Mark, I failed to mention that I'm on OS390.210; its HSM Stor. Admin Ref has 4 pages with word availability. Can't seem to find anything that relates to your question. I also searched most of the 150 or so files that I saved in my efforts. The zOS 1.8 Ref has 34 pages with that word. Maybe

Does PAX unzip .ZIP files on z.OS v1r7 USS

2007-01-24 Thread Mark House
We need to apply a JAVA (JTZU) Time Zone Utility to JAVA SDK on a z/900 running z/OS 1.7. The utility is distributed as a .zip file. The file was downloaded to a workstation, in zip format, then uploaded to the z/900 USS and placed in a directory. I am now looking for a utility to unzip it.

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Sebastian Welton
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:13:43 -0500, Walt Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The Notes server (Domino) runs quite nicely on z/OS (I think that z/OS >provides one of the better platforms for running it, in fact), so your >question seems more relevant here than discussion of flying saucers, etc.

Re: StorageTek libraries with IP interface for z/OS?

2007-01-24 Thread Jack Kelly
I just went through this endeavor, i.e. Timberwolf (9740) without 3x74. We're on Z/OS and STK came back against trying to use ACSLS and CSC but were willing to give us a deal on a SL8500, so I assume that implies that the SL8500 works on Z/OS? Jack Kelly LA Systems @ US Courts x 202-502-2390 -

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread R.S.
Paul Gilmartin wrote: In a recent note, R.S. said: Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:42:40 +0100 This is something I fight against. Sometimes the dataset is never opened. For example it is kind of "exception report". In case of no exceptions the dataset remains "untouched". It cannot be backed

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread Jack Kelly
True but you can always use a default data class to provide a dsorg, etc if one is not provided. Jack Kelly LA Systems @ US Courts x 202-502-2390 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Lindy Mayfield
Hi John, Would you or someone else mind elaborating on this a bit more? I'd like to learn more about PC Routines and unfortunately they aren't mentioned in Cannatello's book. (-: What IBM book would tell me how to write one? (Not that I will or can, just want to know how.) Thanks, Lindy

Re: StorageTek libraries with IP interface for z/OS?

2007-01-24 Thread R.S.
Tim Hare wrote: We once had a StorageTek 9360, on which you could get a feature to have robotics control commands sent over IP instead of 3270 coax (we didn't buy it, but the feature was available). Then our lease was up, and we ended up with 9740 LMUs which only use 3270 connections. Now tha

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, R.S. said: > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:42:40 +0100 > > This is something I fight against. Sometimes the dataset is never > opened. For example it is kind of "exception report". In case of no > exceptions the dataset remains "untouched". It cannot be backed up due > to in

SHARE User Events

2007-01-24 Thread Ed Finnell
This came in on the new IBM eNews. _http://www.share.org/events/tampa/index.cfm_ (http://www.share.org/events/tampa/index.cfm) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 1/24/2007 9:14:07 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: provides one of the better platforms for running it, in fact), so your question seems more relevant here than discussion of flying saucers, etc. >> Had to be a West coast SHARE, maybe Anaheim and

Re: Unix System Services Maintenance

2007-01-24 Thread Marna WALLE
Mark, YES, but it's not a "now" thing. There are elements that store "persistent" data in /var, and it is expected that this data is there between IPLs. Here's the list of z/OS elements that use /var in this manner. (I'm guessing that you don't use these elements, as you haven't encountered probl

Lotus Notes Mail Recall

2007-01-24 Thread Lionel B Dyck
Check out this press release http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=205791 from IBM about Notes 8 which includes this text: Significant email enhancements have been added to help increase productivity and avoid information overload. Features include "Recent Contacts" and "Mess

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread Richard Pinion
I use ACC/SRS, DTS Software, routines to set the DSORG to PS if the DSORG is empty and directory blocks are not specified. In the last eight years I've done this WITHOUT causing problems, YMMV. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "R.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: IBM-MAIN@BAM

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread R.S.
Paul Gilmartin wrote: In a recent note, Ron Hawkins said: Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:22:59 +0800 This conflicts with BLKSIZE=0 being used for SDB. SDB does not work unless DSORG can be established. BLKSIZE=0 is a null - SDB requires DSORG and no BLKSIZE. Additional DCB depends on th

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Howard Brazee
On 24 Jan 2007 05:13:49 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carol Srna) wrote: >This is driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to recall a sent message in >Lotus Notes? Lots of e-mail programs have such a feature - which don't work.A request to recall a sent message only works if the receiving softwa

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Lionel B Dyck
This capability is not native to any current release of Lotus Notes however there is a product that I ran across sometime last year which was marketed as having this capability. Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist zLinux Platform Client and Platform Engineering Services (CAPES) KP-IT Enterpr

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Walt Farrell
On 1/24/2007 8:13 AM, Carol Srna wrote: This is driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to recall a sent message in Lotus Notes? The generally available (GA) levels of Notes do not provide a recall function. P.S. I know this is not directly related to Mainframes, but if we can talk about fl

Re: SVCs

2007-01-24 Thread Thompson, Steve (SCI TW)
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of john gilmore Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SVCs Assorted doubts have already been cast on what you propose to do. Let me add one. SVCs are at bes

Re: Unix System Services Maintenance

2007-01-24 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:43:23 +1000, Shane Ginnane > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >If this is in relation to the changes to /var and /etc in z/OS 1.7, > >you'll have to manually deal with that. T

Re: SVC's

2007-01-24 Thread Thompson, Steve (SCI TW)
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick O'Keefe Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:27 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SVC's ... I suspect you are not ready to write an SVC if you aren't already familiar with tools like

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Pace
In my research of this "feature" a while back I found that basically the only supported use of this was in an Outlook client to Outlook client. And, of course, only if it had not already been opened by the recipient. I am surprised at the number of employees that call our help desk and ask about

Re: Deleting HSM Backups questions -- Part 2

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Pace
Thanks for that. I found that I have 2 very old backup tapes. Both of which show Availability of OPEN. This is wrong. How can I change the Availability of the tape? -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems -- For IBM-MAIN

z/OS R8 Coexistence PTF Checking

2007-01-24 Thread Marna WALLE
Hello, I wanted to point out an entry that I recently added to the z/OS releases' ZOSGEN PSP buckets (for z/OS R5 through z/OS R8). I'm not sure folks review that PSP bucket, which is why I'm posting it here... (I'll be talking about this at SHARE in Tampa, and welcome any comments on if this has

Re: BLKSIZE=0

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Ron Hawkins said: > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:22:59 +0800 > > This conflicts with BLKSIZE=0 being used for SDB. SDB does not work unless > DSORG can be established. BLKSIZE=0 is a null - SDB requires DSORG and no > BLKSIZE. Additional DCB depends on the DSORG. > There s

Re: Unix System Services Maintenance

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:43:23 +1000, Shane Ginnane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >If this is in relation to the changes to /var and /etc in z/OS 1.7, you'll >have to manually deal with that. There's some tips in the migration guide. > We skipped 1.7 and just got notification my 1.8 order is ready.

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
In a recent note, Mark Pace said: > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:31:15 -0500 > > It is NOT a feature of Lotus Notes. > > Good. I also believe it's not specified in any RFC. Outlook provides such a feature. The effect is that when I read mail with a non-Outlook MUA, I occasionally receiv

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Pace
It is NOT a feature of Lotus Notes. -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the arc

Re: Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Carol Srna
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Recalling A Message in Lotus Notes

2007-01-24 Thread Carol Srna
Hi All. This is driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to recall a sent message in Lotus Notes? TIA P.S. I know this is not directly related to Mainframes, but if we can talk about flying saucers, and white elephants on this site, I thought I could ask this question. :-) ---

Re: COBOL and Java interoperabitiliy

2007-01-24 Thread Jan MOEYERSONS
>I didn't know that JMS was identical to MQ-Series! Thanks for the No, no, sorry for not being explicit enough... JMS is certainly not identical to MQ-Series. The fact is that JMS is a Java interface for accessing Message-Oriented- Middleware. JMS requires something else (the MOM) to implement th

Re: Is it necessary re-compile all pdef/formdef after migrated from PSF3.3 to PSF3.4

2007-01-24 Thread Big Iron
No, it shouldn't be necessary to recompile any pagedef/formdefs between PSF releases; we didn't need to recompile any between V3.3 and V3.4. Normally, the only reason to recompile resources is to take advantage of new function or possibly to correct a defect and I would expect that any change that

Re: z/OS 1.7 SYNCHRES=YES & z/OS 14 SYNCHRES=NO

2007-01-24 Thread R.S.
1. It is only chnage in *default* setting of SYNCHRES. You can use SYNCHRES=YES on 1.4 or change SYNCHRES to NO on 1.7. You can change it dynamically (both directions), via SETGRS command. 2. There is no requirement to have consistent setting of SYCHRES over sysplex (grsplex in general). It's

S99CATLG=1 question

2007-01-24 Thread David Cole
Hi, I have a question about the S99CATLG flag during the dynamic allocation. I am trying to figure out wither or not I should set in on during the allocation of a spool file. The IBM doc is rather opaque about this flag. All it says is "ALLOC FUNCTION-SET SPECIAL CATALOG DATA SET INDICATORS"

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