Re: IBM Share Austin March 2 2009 conference feedback

Anton Britz wrote: h) Ed Jaffe You looked too young for your postings on IBM-MAIN. I was looking for an older person , that are about to retire. Thanks, Anton! I wish you had introduced yourself. I always like to put a face with a name... -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International,

Re: Dataflow analysis tools?

(Trying again as I forgot to delete a *.png from my tag line) You can also look at SmartIS - will flow chart schedulers and JCL nicely. Brian Fitzgibbon SEGUS Inc (800)-327-9650 www.segus.com For support: supp...@segus.com Don't forget to

Re: "New" TOD

Paul Gilmartin wrote | | Isn't 16 bytes 128 bits? | Certainly 8 x 16 = 128. But these 16 bytes are comprised of three elements, a one-byte prefix, a 13-byte unsigned binary-integer infix, and a two-byte suffix. The infix contains the incremented value. (See the diagram in my first

Re: IBM Withdraws Patent Application on offshoring jobs

On 9 Apr 2009 14:03:00 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 09:54:10 -0500, Eric Bielefeld >wrote: > > >>I know there is a good case for IBM expanding in China and India and other >>Asian countries because they are doing more and more business over there, >>but to cut US

Re: Ported tools and SSH

Yes, it all depends on the far end. Had a user really upset we could not get SSH working with them. Turned out they were actually using TLS and didn't know the difference! The next Big Thing is firewalls. Sure seems like some will get upset if the traffic is encrypted. Which looks like the issu

Re: "New" TOD

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 21:38:57 +, john gilmore wrote: >IBM has provided the "fixes" needed to cope with the overflow of the >traditional 8-byte/64-bit STCK value that will occur in September 2042. They >take the form of an STCKE value which is 16 bytes/64 bits in aggregate size Isn't 16 byt

Re: Ported tools and SSH

Thanks all for the replies. I can't get ShopZ to order a Serverpac without including a new z/OS, so I guess I'll go the CBPDO route - it is saved waiting for me to submit. I know so little about sFTP, FTPS, TLS, etc, that I didn't want to talk to the Application group and vendor until I learned

Re: "New" TOD

I confess that I have found this thread puzzling. IBM has provided the "fixes" needed to cope with the overflow of the traditional 8-byte/64-bit STCK value that will occur in September 2042. They take the form of an STCKE value which is 16 bytes/64 bits in aggregate size Its structure is

Re: Dovetail SFTP (was: Ported tools and SSH)

Paul, I'm that you are aware, but for others it should be again stated that SSH SFTP is not the same as FTP at all. z/OS FTP has several platform-exploitation advantages over SSH SFTP for z/OS to z/OS transfers, but some of the things that you ask about obviously don't apply when using z/OS SSH-SF

Re: Dovetail SFTP (was: Ported tools and SSH)

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:37:12 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:03:03 -0500, John McKown wrote: >> >>Yes, you need Dovetailed Technologies' version of sftp to do sftp to/from >>z/OS legacy datasets. >> >> http://dovetail.com/products/sftp.html >> >How does it do it? (What encodin

Re: IAM and CICS transiso

Hi Roland, IAM provides support for CICS Transaction Isolation with IAM Enhanced Format Files only. The IAM Compatible file formats can NOT be used with CICS Transaction Isolation. The module name mentioned of IAMACC indicates that a Compatible format file is being processed. It will need to be

Re: IBM Withdraws Patent Application on offshoring jobs

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 09:54:10 -0500, Eric Bielefeld wrote: >I know there is a good case for IBM expanding in China and India and other >Asian countries because they are doing more and more business over there, >but to cut US jobs and just move them overseas just ain't right. http://www.ibm.com/ib

z/OS Tomcat Distro - packaging testers needed

For the last several years we have published instructions for downloading Tomcat and customizing it to run on z/OS using JZOS. This was in conjunction with a SHARE lab that we did ("z/OS Tomcat in an hour"). In addition, we wrote a SAF plugin for z/OS Tomcat. While this was dandy, it still requi

Re: IBM Share Austin March 2 2009 conference feedback

Maybe we should have a Young and Younger Section ;) They say the hardest years are the first 99. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Fagen Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:28 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re:

Dovetail SFTP (was: Ported tools and SSH)

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:03:03 -0500, John McKown wrote: > >Yes, you need Dovetailed Technologies' version of sftp to do sftp to/from >z/OS legacy datasets. > > http://dovetail.com/products/sftp.html > How does it do it? (What encoding does it use: TSO TRANSMIT? AMATERSE? ADRDSSU? Other (specify)?)

Re: IBM Share Austin March 2 2009 conference feedback

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:08:59 -0500, Patrick O'Keefe wrote: >Scott Fagen is another one. I expected a greybeard but this KID >walked by wearing his badge. Funny...that's what my wife said before we met in the parking lot at IBM. Scott Fagen (of course, I'm really 107 years old) ---

Re: IBM Health Checker

Dana Mitchell wrote: Hal, The book is here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/e0z2l121.pdf If your lpars are sharing JES2 spool, SDSF should be able to display checks from other systems, you can use SYSNAME command to select what you see. HTH Dana There is also an HZSPRINT job which

Re: Ported tools and SSH

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:16:30 -0500, Ron wrote: >>FWIW - I always use the ServerPac version. > >For me it would depend on what the dependencies are in the shopzseries order >process. If the Ported Tools have a dependency on z/OS 1.x, it may just be >easier to order a CBPDO, and do the SMP/E work yo

Re: IBM Health Checker

Being able to see HC results (SDSF 'CK' option) from another system requires MQ, which also means everything that MQ requires: parallel sysplex, DB2, etc. Otherwise you have to logon to each system. . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Prog

Re: IBM Health Checker

Thanks for the link Changing SYSNAME has no visible effect on the Health display. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Dana Mitchell Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 3:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM Health Check

Re: Ported tools and SSH

>FWIW - I always use the ServerPac version. For me it would depend on what the dependencies are in the shopzseries order process. If the Ported Tools have a dependency on z/OS 1.x, it may just be easier to order a CBPDO, and do the SMP/E work yourself, vs having an entire OS and ported tools shipp

Re: Ported tools and SSH

Only if you insist on using SSH (secure shell). You have to do a lot to send/receive MVS datasets. TLS (SSL) is already installed and running. TLS works with MVS datasets as is just fine. HTH and good luck. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bam

Re: IBM Health Checker

Hal, The book is here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/e0z2l121.pdf If your lpars are sharing JES2 spool, SDSF should be able to display checks from other systems, you can use SYSNAME command to select what you see. HTH Dana

Re: Ported tools and SSH

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:50:07 -0500, Johnston, Robert E wrote: >I need to get secure FTP working ASAP, and have just started looking (and digesting) what it takes. I have a lot to learn but have a couple of questions already. The Archives were/are a big help. > >When I go to ShopZ to order the IBM

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

>From the z/OS 1.11 pre-announcement: "The IDCAMS DELETE command can be used to delete multiple entries by using a wildcard character as part of the entry name. In z/OS V1.11, IDCAMS will be designed to provide more-selective criteria on the DELETE command. A new MASK keyword will be intended t

Ported tools and SSH

I need to get secure FTP working ASAP, and have just started looking (and digesting) what it takes. I have a lot to learn but have a couple of questions already. The Archives were/are a big help. When I go to ShopZ to order the IBM Ported Tools, it seems I have the choice of CBPDO or Serverpac.

Re: FTP using symbolic names

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:56:23 -0500, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >On VSE we are able to build symbolic names for use within FTP >commands. >... >Any thoughts about how I can do something similar using the z/OS >FTP client program? ... I haven't tried it, but there is the FTP REXX API where FTP can

IBM Health Checker

We are z/os 1.9 Where is this product documented? Is there a way to access the output from another LPAR via SDSF, or do I have to log onto that LPAR? Thanks!! NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which i

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:09:48 -0400, Jerry Fuchs wrote: >Ok still a stupid question. Now I get > > DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.*.*.*.* >IDC3203I ITEM 'APY.TEMP.INVS.*.*.*.' DOES NOT ADHERE TO RESTRICTIONS >IDC3202I ABOVE TEXT BYPASSED UNTIL NEXT COMMAND. CONDITION CODE IS 12 > > >Nemo >Sent by: IBM Mai

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

As the archives probably show. IDCAMS only does one level of generic"ness". Try: //ADRDSSU EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU,REGION=5M, // TIME=1439 ,PARM='TYPRUN=SCAN' //LOOKHERE DD DUMMY //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

IAM and CICS transiso

Unfortunally Bruce passed away but I hope someone jump into this. Does IAM provide support for CICS transaction isolation? We just had a dump and IBM is pointing to IAMACC as the causer for an invalid subspace environment. I don't know anything about IAM. Regards Roland

Re: Using system variables in JCL

Victor, I don't know. I haven't tried that myself. I was just quoting a line from the JCL Reference verbatim that says &SYSUID is the only system symbol you can use in JCL. I haven't used ASASYMBM. I looked it up. I suspect that what you are passing to ASASYMBM is just the parameter string a

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

Ok still a stupid question. Now I get DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.*.*.*.* IDC3203I ITEM 'APY.TEMP.INVS.*.*.*.' DOES NOT ADHERE TO RESTRICTIONS IDC3202I ABOVE TEXT BYPASSED UNTIL NEXT COMMAND. CONDITION CODE IS 12 Nemo Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 04/09/2009 02:18 PM Please respond t

Re: IBM Share Austin March 2 2009 conference feedback

On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:37:04 -0500, Anton Britz wrote: >... >h) Ed Jaffe > >You looked too young for your postings on IBM-MAIN. I was >looking for an older person , that are about to retire. >... Yup. Pretty soon he'll be old enough to drink. :-) Scott Fagen is another one. I expected a gr

Re: "New" TOD

My full 1989 note contained: o. An important date: When DATETIME clocks wrap: A date for your grandchildren. At 23:53:48 on Sep 17, 2042, the IBM 8-byte hardware clock will fill and reset to Jan 1, 1900. With regard to the IBM clock date, it must be corrected by year 2011, as the rete

BKBP does not work

Hi. We have ZOS 1.8 , MQ 6.0 and CICSTS 3.1 ... and cant not start the CKBP transaction ... when I put the first message into the queue i getting the following in CICS MSGUSR sysout... IBM WebSphere MQ for z/OS V6 - CICS bridge Monitor initialization comp

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

Like I said 'stupid question' Jerry Nemo Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 04/09/2009 02:18 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:05:36 -0400, Jerry Fuchs wrote: >Yes, t

Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howard Turetzky has a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

Look in the Using Magnetic Tapes manual. The date fields are good through at least 2999. -Original Message- From: Paul Gilmartin [mailto:paulgboul...@aim.com] Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 7:57 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howard Turetzky has a NEW EMAIL ADDRE

Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howard Turetzky has a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

I'm not the that Barry but I have read 20+ year old 6250 round reels within the past five years. If memory serves, more than half were successfully read. -Original Message- From: Tom Moulder Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howar

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:05:36 -0400, Jerry Fuchs wrote: >Yes, there are multiple qualifiers. IE > >APY.TEMP.INVS.S07340.I1543119.V000.ASN > >How should the delete be coded? > >It didn't like > >DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.** The delete, in your case, should be coded APY.TEMP.INVS.*.*.*.* ...jus

Re: "A foolish consistency" or "3390 cyl/track architecture"

Eric, I know this is a relatively old thread, but I've been on vacation. When we unplugged our ancient RVA (model T82 upgraded to an X82, still with 4 GB drives in it, 3 years ago, we gave it to another site in town for spare parts. AFAIK, they are still running one of these beasts, using ours a

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

For wildcard deletes, I use OPTION 3.4 in ISPF to list all the files. Then save the list to an ISPF List dataset. Next I edit the list dataset to have only DEL 'name' Then execute the list dataset. Or run it in batch. This way I can ensure I am only deleting the datasets I need to with that

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

Yes, there are multiple qualifiers. IE APY.TEMP.INVS.S07340.I1543119.V000.ASN How should the delete be coded? It didn't like DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.** Jerry Scott Barry Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 04/09/2009 01:54 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAI

Re: IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:46:45 -0400, Jerry Fuchs wrote: >I am trying to do an IDCAMS delete > > DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.* > >There are 4 of these data sets but when I run the job I get > > DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.* >IDC3012I ENTRY APY.TEMP.INVS. NOT FOUND >IDC3007I ** VSAM CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 8 >IDC00

IDCAMS DELETE stupid question

I am trying to do an IDCAMS delete DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.* There are 4 of these data sets but when I run the job I get DELETE APY.TEMP.INVS.* IDC3012I ENTRY APY.TEMP.INVS. NOT FOUND IDC3007I ** VSAM CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 8 IDC0001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 8 What am

Re: Banks rethinking core systems replacement

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Chase, John > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Banks rethinking core systems replacement > > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM M

Re: Banks rethinking core systems replacement

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Howard Brazee > > On 8 Apr 2009 09:47:43 -0700, thomas.kel...@commercebank.com (Kelman, > Tom) wrote: > > >According to this article some banks who were thinking about replacing > >their legacy core systems are now lo

Re: $HASP308 message - Solution

Rick Fochtman wrote: >Some shops call that "Promotion to the sidewalk." Plus 'pavement special cheque.' ;-) >Barrett, Dennis wrote: >In every shop I've ever worked, such creative genius would earn you the title of "Former Employee". Yes, it is indeed very risky to do that funnies. But in that

Re: New RRSF Users

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:07:14 -0500, Laine, Rogers wrote: > >If I'm using AUTODIRECT for PWSYNC from A to B how do I determine when >things are working to no working? > >How can one tell the state of these RACF commands sent by RRSF. IE >Pending, Completed, etc? > >Any commands to display or uti

Re: FTP using symbolic names

On Thursday 09 April 2009 10:56, Joseph Reichman wrote: >Any thoughts about how I can do something similar using >the z/OS FTP client program? Yes. Definitely. :-) >I'm guessing I'll have to have a predecessor step that executes >maybe a Rexx program to build the FTP commands and write the

New RRSF Users

If I'm using AUTODIRECT for PWSYNC from A to B how do I determine when things are working to no working? How can one tell the state of these RACF commands sent by RRSF. IE Pending, Completed, etc? Any commands to display or utility to determine. How to troubleshoot problems? TIA, Rogers ***

Hiperdispatch and IRD

We are implementing Hiperdispatch, but we have IRD already setup and working fine for quite sometime. I have read that when both are on, the CPU VARY option is disabled. Besides this, are there any other functions that might cause some problems or not work? Which one is better or brings the l

Re: $HASP308 message - Solution

Some shops call that "Promotion to the sidewalk." Barrett, Dennis wrote: Very funny. In every shop I've ever worked, such creative genius would earn you the title of "Former Employee". Dennis Barrett -Original Message- From: Elardus Engelbrecht [mailto:elardus.engelbre...@sita.co

Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howard Turetzky has a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 03:18:35 -0500, Barry Merrill wrote: >With regard to the 8-byte clock wrapping in 2042, >I believe that IBM has to resolve this issue >not later than 2011 or 2112, 2012, I presume >because tapes can >have a maximum retention period of 30 years. I don't understand that commen

Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howard Turetzky has a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 03:18:35 -0500, Barry Merrill wrote: >With regard to the 8-byte clock wrapping in 2042, >I believe that IBM has to resolve this issue >not later than 2011 or 2112, because tapes can >have a maximum retention period of 30 years. > Isn't retention period immediately converted to E

FTP using symbolic names

On VSE we are able to build symbolic names for use within FTP commands. Here is an example: // DLBL WIREEX,'WIRE.PROD.MSAM.WIREEX',,VSAM,CAT=FTPCAT // EXEC FTPBATCH,SIZE=FTPBATCH,PARM='ID=06' SETVAR &PARM1 = 'wire_' SETVAR &PARM2 = SUBSTR(&CURDATE,1,6)

Re: Using system variables in JCL

Roger, Does this restriction also include the PARM? I have no problems passing the below string to a program that calls ASASYMBM to get substitutied values: // PARM='&SYSPLEX &SYSNAME &SYSNAME(1) &SYSCLONE &HHMMSS' Thanks! -Victor- On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:38:32 -0600, Roger Bolan wrote: >The

EKM debug and Audit Log Files how to switch names

Other than cycling the EKM software from IBM, is there any other way to get the EKMSERVER to pick up a new debug log file name after I issue the modconfig command? Since Unix does not allow for symbolic names, I am using an automated process to issue the F EKMSERV,APPL='modconfig -set -propert

Re: Banks rethinking core systems replacement

On 8 Apr 2009 09:47:43 -0700, thomas.kel...@commercebank.com (Kelman, Tom) wrote: >According to this article some banks who were thinking about replacing >their legacy core systems are now looking at upgrading them instead >because of the economic turn down. Is the turn down a mixed blessing >for

Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howard Turetzky has a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

Barry I am just curious, what tape would be readable after 30 years? Virtual Tape? Tom Moulder Barry Merrill wrote: With regard to the 8-byte clock wrapping in 2042, I believe that IBM has to resolve this issue not later than 2011 or 2112, because tapes can have a maximum retention period

Re: Rexx

In , on 04/05/2009 at 09:36 AM, Paul Gilmartin said: >OTOH, I have an enduring frustration that I was never quite >able to code in Rexx (CLIST would have been no better): >address TSO 'ISPF CMD(%rexx-exec arbitrary-arg-string)' How is that a REXX issue rather than an ISPF issue? Are you

Re: Rexx

In <49d83d25.80...@phoenixsoftware.com>, on 04/04/2009 at 10:09 PM, Edward Jaffe said: >In CLIST, it is ZERO keystrokes. You need keystrokes to create the PROC statement. Of course, that's a lot less than you would need with straight REXX. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT

Re: IBM Share Austin March 2 2009 conference feedback

I heard it was some sort of Austin Powers thing where they cryogenically freeze him for up to 5 years at a time. Rumor has it he was an anonymous engineer on the 360 launch, which explains why he so easily recalls op codes. Art On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:59:21 -0500, Wayne Driscoll wrote: >Well

Re: IBM Red Alert APAR OA28159 VSAM Key Sequence Data Sets with IMBED Attribute that are DUMP'd using Logical Data set DUMP are not RESTORE'd properly using z/OS 1.10

PTF UA46621 is available. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1OA28159 Thanks, Sam This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distr

Re: $HASP308 message - Solution

Very funny. In every shop I've ever worked, such creative genius would earn you the title of "Former Employee". Dennis Barrett > -Original Message- > From: Elardus Engelbrecht [mailto:elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za] > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 09:26 > Subject: Re: $HASP308 message

Re: SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER for RECOMMENDED got nothing, but....

> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Scott Fagen > > On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 07:55:00 -0500, Chase, John wrote: > > >> My reasoning > >> > >> 1) You're going to eventually get each PTF. Why wait? > > > >Not necessarily true: "Institutional paranoia", fo

Re: SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER for RECOMMENDED got nothing, but....

On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 07:55:00 -0500, Chase, John wrote: >> My reasoning >> >> 1) You're going to eventually get each PTF. Why wait? > >Not necessarily true: "Institutional paranoia", for want of a better >term. For example, the continuing saga of APAR -> PTF -> PE for Catalog >Auto-tune is

Re: Using system variables in JCL

On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:48:53 +, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>I was a DBA not a sysprog so I asked my sysprog to changed >>the JES exit to support the specification of date and time as >>part of the new output dataset name. > >Your exit request still has issue. >The same one that using SYSTEM SYMBOLS

Re: IBM Share Austin March 2 2009 conference feedback

On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 10:37 -0500, Anton Britz wrote: > My apology for posting this late, but I paid $3000 to go there and the > organizers need feedback, to keep the quality up : Anton, have you also relayed these thoughts to the Share organisers ?. ... > h) Ed Jaffe > > You looked too young f

Re: SV: Using system variables in JCL

>Simple solution: > 1. Submitting system = prefix SSYS* (or RSYS*) > 2. Converting system = prefix CSYS* (or ISYS*) > 3. Executing system = prefix ESYS* So, what you seem to be saying is run the converter three times? NOT that simple. Plus, you've tied up four characters out of 8 allowed. That w

Re: "New" TOD

Well, that's an interesting point you raise, Barry! On the one hand there is this 10-year old newfunction apar OW38015 : 128 bits TOD clock(Date Closed : 99/03/19): This APAR provides OS/390 MVS support for the new 128-bit extended TOD clock on S/390 Parallel Enterprise G5 servers and simulates s

SV: Using system variables in JCL

> -Ursprungligt meddelande- > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] För Ted MacNEIL > Skickat: den 8 april 2009 23:49 > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Ämne: Re: Using system variables in JCL > > >I was a DBA not a sysprog so I asked my sysprog to changed > the

Re: "New" TOD (Was:Howard Turetzky has a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

With regard to the 8-byte clock wrapping in 2042, I believe that IBM has to resolve this issue not later than 2011 or 2112, because tapes can have a maximum retention period of 30 years. Barry Merrill -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /