Re: VTAM problem

2011-02-16 Thread David Lesser
Thanks to all of you who have answered - It turns out that the problem is not related to VTAM, but to a TP monitor that I am working with called Com-plete. It has a feature that if a print requests arrives to a printer that is not active, it queues it, and when the printer becomes active, prints

Re: Adding Lines to End of Member

2011-02-16 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
Slow compared to other I/O methods (UNIX utilities, Fileaid, etc), but usually I am running under TSO and may be hitting 2nd or 3rd period which might be the issue. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Cris Hernandez #9 Sent:

SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread esmie moo
Good Morning Gentle Readers,   I am trying to find a certain dsn which was backed up by DFDSS.  In the job we create a GDG (6 generations) list of the VTOC on DASD.  I go into ISPF 3.4, type in the HLQ dsns of the VTOC backup lists (3,435 dsns are selected) My problem is when I issue the

Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
I use SRCHFOR in 3.4 on z/OS 1.11 frequently with no problem like you describe. If your GDG has only 6 generations, why are you searching 3435 datasets? Can you provide a more specific pattern to 3.4 so that only a few datasets, including the one you know contains the desired text, are in the

Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread Sambataro, Anthony (NIH/CIT) [E]
Why not just use the F(ind) command ? From: esmie moo [esmie_...@yahoo.ca] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4 Good Morning Gentle Readers, I am trying to find a certain dsn which was

Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am trying to find a certain dsn which was backed up by DFDSS. In the job we create a GDG (6 generations) list of the VTOC on DASD. I go into ISPF 3.4, type in the HLQ dsns of the VTOC backup lists (3,435 dsns are selected) My problem is when I issue the command SRCHFOR SYS2.CDB2.SDTWHFX

Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread Steve Comstock
On 2/16/2011 5:16 AM, esmie moo wrote: Good Morning Gentle Readers, I am trying to find a certain dsn which was backed up by DFDSS. In the job we create a GDG (6 generations) list of the VTOC on DASD. I go into ISPF 3.4, type in the HLQ dsns of the VTOC backup lists (3,435 dsns are selected) My

Why VSE is still with us [was:RE: z/OS 1.13 preview]

2011-02-16 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Ed, The die hard DOS and VSE following was never about functionality or consistency. It was always about cost. I have no idea what the economics are today, but when I was sysprog for a VM/VSE shop in the late 80's and early 90's the cost of the software for VM/VSE was literally 25% or less

Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread Haynes, Stan
SRCHFOR does indeed work from ISPF 3.4 . Using 3.4 to list all our PROCLIBs, I just used it to look for a DSN qualifier in any proc in any lib, and it works just fine. It worked when I typed SRCHFOR VMA on the command line, but found no results when I typed SRCHFOR VMA. Stan

Re: z/OS 1.13 preview

2011-02-16 Thread zMan
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: I cannot remember where my first run in with VSE was. It was a LONG time ago. Probably im the mid 70's (???). I think it was in St Louis at an IBM school there.We were trying to set up a 4331 for our New York Office. It was

Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread Steve Comstock
On 2/16/2011 6:52 AM, Haynes, Stan wrote: SRCHFOR does indeed work from ISPF 3.4 . Using 3.4 to list all our PROCLIBs, I just used it to look for a DSN qualifier in any proc in any lib, and it works just fine. It worked when I typed SRCHFOR VMA on the command line, but found no results when I

Re: handling of errors

2011-02-16 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick The following detail in the z/OS 1.13 announcement made me curious: Language Environment is planned to support recovery from additional abends . . . for C/C++ programs, . . .. [ snip ] I am

Re: handling of errors

2011-02-16 Thread Tom Marchant
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:53:30 -0700, Frank Swarbrick wrote: In my 15 years of application programming I've always hated the need to check 'status result' fields for conditions that, well, should not occur. The point of those return codes is that those conditions *do* occur. Checking them is

Re: handling of errors

2011-02-16 Thread Tom Marchant
On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:55:49 -0600, Chase, John wrote: If the offending field in the above example would cause both a Protection Exception interrupt and a Data Exception interrupt, which interrupt is presented first? It can't cause both. If a protection exception occurs, you can't access the

Anyone here also do IBM I Series work too?

2011-02-16 Thread Dana Mitchell
Our company recently acquired one that is IBM i Series based. So we (z/OS guys) are going to become primary support for several IBM i Systems. Just curious if others wear these multiple hats, and I'm curious of good sources of info for i that are comparable to IBM-MAIN that we all enjoy.

Re: Anyone here also do IBM I Series work too?

2011-02-16 Thread McBride, Catherine
Yup. Many hats. MIDRANGE-L is a pretty good mailing list. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Dana Mitchell Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Anyone here also do IBM I Series work

Re: Anyone here also do IBM I Series work too?

2011-02-16 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Dana Mitchell Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Anyone here also do IBM I Series work too? Our company recently acquired one that is IBM i

Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4

2011-02-16 Thread esmie moo
Thanks to all who have responded.  The SRCHFOR SYS2.CDB2.SDTWHFX (without the quotes) worked.    Thanks again. --- On Thu, 2/17/11, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: From: Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com Subject: Re: SEARCH FOR QUESTION - ISPF 3.4 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
Has anyone been able to go directly back to an IBM SR search results list once you have selected an entry to view? I am finding that I have to go back to the main Service Link panel and start my search all over again once I select one entry to view. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: z/OS 1.13 preview

2011-02-16 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 8:25 AM, zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com wrote: Desert west of LA? As Marisa Tomei said in My Cousin Vinny, Are you shooo-ah?? Maybe they shot you full of happy-juice and took you to Area 51, then made you forget most of it... -- zMan -- I've got a mainframe and I'm not

Re: Anyone here also do IBM I Series work too?

2011-02-16 Thread Larry Macioce
Did some baby sitting of it, but not alot. There was a site,but when I was relieved of the iSeries I removed it from my favs. I'll see if I can't refind it. Mace -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Sample SMP/E USERMOD to rebind module with a user supplied CEEUOPT

2011-02-16 Thread Kirk Wolf
Sure, I know about the alternatives to using a CEEUOPT CSECT, but does anyone have such a sample? Now, for extra credit :-) Are there tricks for doing this when the program object that you are rebind is part of a vendor supplied FMID, but it is a zFS/HFS binary? Thanks for any tips, my SMP

Re: IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Stone, Sandy
If I click the back button I get page expired. If I click cancel within the viewed SR, it took me back to the results list. When I clicked cancel after having encountered the expired page, then clicking forward, I got an error. I have nothing to update at this time so I can't step through that,

Re: A better abbreviation (Was: HFS file questions)

2011-02-16 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea005d9901...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom, on 02/14/2011 at 11:51 AM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com said: Or that AIX port that ran on the S/390 whose name I can't recall off-hand. My recollection is that there was an AIX/370 and an AIX/ESA, neither of

Re: Sample SMP/E USERMOD to rebind module with a user supplied CEEUOPT

2011-02-16 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
Kirk, there is a sample CEEPRM00 and CEEWUOPT in CEE.SCEESAMP... MA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
Thanks, CANCEL seems to be working to get me back to the search list, but it seems unintuitive to me. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Stone, Sandy Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Doug Henry
On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:59:04 -0500, Veilleux, Jon L veilleu...@aetna.com wrote: Thanks, CANCEL seems to be working to get me back to the search list, but it seems unintuitive to me. Has anyone been able to go directly back to an IBM SR search results list once you have selected an entry to

Re: Sample SMP/E USERMOD to rebind module with a user supplied CEEUOPT

2011-02-16 Thread Kirk Wolf
Mary, Thanks. I know how to do the assembly and relink of CEEUOPT, for either a PDS LMOD or zFS binary. I'm more interested in the SMP/E USERMOD control statements for a relink usermod against a zFS binary. Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovetail.com On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:54

Re: IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Knutson, Sam
The retirement for ETR isn't till March 26, 2011 so for now you can use either. O None of our users have been able to complete the registration process for SR without assistance from IBM support despite being credentialed and working in IBMLink O Output functions to email copy of PMR's, APARs,

Re: Adding Lines to End of Member

2011-02-16 Thread Cris Hernandez #9
incomplete extracts from exec I use to process PDS' but just to supply some actual rexx code to go with the psycho code: pds = 'fully.qualified.dsn' x = OUTTRAP(amems.,,'NOCONCAT') cmd = LISTD pds MEMBERS cmd x = OUTTRAP('OFF') sellist = ' ' DO i = 7 to amems.0 member =

Re: Adding Lines to End of Member

2011-02-16 Thread Donald Johnson
There are likely to be many different approaches depending on the objective being speed or ease of use. I believe in the ease of use, and have attached two Rexx programs to assist: $1EMAC is an edit macro that can add the two lines to the bottom of every member $2ALLMEM is the driver program that

Re: IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 2/16/2011 8:54 AM, Veilleux, Jon L wrote: Has anyone been able to go directly back to an IBM SR search results list once you have selected an entry to view? I am finding that I have to go back to the main Service Link panel and start my search all over again once I select one entry to

Re: IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Stone, Sandy
Simply clicking IBM Service Request takes us back to the search window, not the results list window. But we're using IE here, not Firefox. s -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Wednesday, February 16,

Re: handling of errors

2011-02-16 Thread Pearce, Colin E
There are additional Problems with E C Handle Condition 1) Every Handle Condition has a Storage Control Getmain inside it 2) This command introduces a GOTO Depending on structure which throws the Structure Programming of PERFORMs out the window 3) Maintaining a Program with Handle

Re: handling of errors

2011-02-16 Thread Frank Swarbrick
On 2/16/2011 at 8:00 AM, in message listserv%201102160900125806.0...@bama.ua.edu, Tom Marchant m42tom-ibmm...@yahoo.com wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:53:30 -0700, Frank Swarbrick wrote: In my 15 years of application programming I've always hated the need to check 'status result' fields for

Re: handling of errors

2011-02-16 Thread Sam Siegel
snip I'm not suggesting (god forbid!) that status codes not be checked. I am suggesting that status codes not be used at all; rather exceptions should be generated that cause everything to come to a halt, with some useful messages and a useful dump. That way the users of routines need not

Re: z/OS 1.13 preview

2011-02-16 Thread Chris Mason
Rob Yes, I know I'm not dealing with topics you have raised sequentially. I could be accused of being facetious if I were to reply that, from my home PCs, I use a name server implementing BIND for the purposes of resolving the names in the URLs I and my wife select throughout the day. But,

Re: z/OS 1.13 preview

2011-02-16 Thread Chris Mason
Dave Went to RESOLVER with 1.9. Actually, I seem to remember first starting RESOLVER at 1.7 but it has become blurred in my mind. You went to RESOLVER in z/OS V1R2[1] which was when the RESOLVER address space appeared whether you liked it or not! I guess the significance of what you say here

Re: IBM Service Request Issue

2011-02-16 Thread Linda Mooney
Hi Sandy, I had the same experience that you did on IE7, IE8, and Firefox 3.6. Home or office made no difference.  After try this, try that clicking, I got an entitlements page that said I wasn't entitled, but it showed the correct customer number for my shop.  Down at the bottom of the