Health CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_IMBED_REPLICATE)

2011-07-22 Thread Barbara Nitz
Guess what, folks, I am at it again :-) Our newly IPL'd 1.12 system has a lot of new 'stupid' health checks, but this one takes the crown: HZS1002E CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_IMBED_REPLICATE): AN ERROR OCCURRED, DIAG: 0064_0008

Re: Health CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_IMBED_REPLICATE)

2011-07-22 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
Hi Return Code Description Programmer Response 100 Catalog Management has detected an error while processing the request. * Reason Code 4: at least one data set entry is returned with an error. * Reason Code 8: at least one catalog entry is returned with an error.

out of the office

2011-07-22 Thread Steve Schwaller
I will be out of the office starting 07/21/2011 and will not return until 07/25/2011. If you need assistance prior to then please contact Ryan Evans at 216-471-2669. /pre This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the

dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Juergen Keller
hello folks, this problem has been discussed in the past but it always comes up again. We are just migrating to z/OS 1.12 and our old version of STEPLIB-command (something from CBT-Tape) does not work any longer. So we have to migrate to a newer version found on the actual CBT-Tape. I hope it

Re: Health CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_IMBED_REPLICATE)

2011-07-22 Thread Norbert Friemel
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:03:09 -0500, Barbara Nitz wrote: Our newly IPL'd 1.12 system has a lot of new 'stupid' health checks, but this one takes the crown: HZS1002E CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_IMBED_REPLICATE): AN ERROR OCCURRED, DIAG: 0064_0008 IGGHC103I

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Andy Robertson
I assume this is ISPF from your remark abput logon procedures What's wrong with using LIBDEF ISPLLIB and then doing a SELECT CMD(myprog) ?? This sets up the LIBDEF'd library as a TASKLIB for myprog, and any LOAD,LINK,XCTL or ATTACH issued by myprog will search the LIBDEF'd library

Re: Old MVS Logic Manuals (and or fiche)

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In cajtoo5-jw+fhw_2gq_qio3izvjejcuaopdwbk4rfzhkedne...@mail.gmail.com, on 07/20/2011 at 11:58 PM, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com said: http://www.bitsavers.org/ could be the best place to find them. And if you have any, they would like to receive lossless scans 400 DPI or higher of

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 4e2578d1.7010...@custserv.com, on 07/19/2011 at 08:30 AM, Mark Jacobs mark.jac...@custserv.com said: Sounds almost thiotimoline like to me. Not really, the technology is decades old, but the Devil is in the details, and so far nobody has provided any. I can conceive of designs where AMODE

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 4e24b31c.5080...@phoenixsoftware.com, on 07/18/2011 at 03:26 PM, Edward Jaffe edja...@phoenixsoftware.com said: Absolutely! There is a multi-stage pipeline that allows the processor to get ahead of the current instruction's execution to fetch and decode instructions, resolve addresses,

Re: restricting how I do things so that others understand?

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 1311082520.15160.22.ca...@mckown5.johnmckown.net, on 07/19/2011 at 08:35 AM, John McKown joa...@swbell.net said: But nobody else in my group really digs UNIX stuff IBM is shifting more functionality to the Unix side every release. Is your group in a little niche, or are they responsible

Re: Perl (was: Making Z/OS easier - Effectively replacing JCL with Unix like commands)

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 3204749345014098.wa.paulgboulderaim@bama.ua.edu, on 07/21/2011 at 08:51 AM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com said: Has anyone tried compiling it with the ASCII compiler switch (and XPLINK) and relying on code page autoconversion? I doubt it. Would this even be useful? I doubt it.

Re: REENTRANT vs THREADSAFE

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In snt113-w585822f589ad61188d3f50c6...@phx.gbl, on 07/21/2011 at 05:19 PM, john gilmore john_w_gilm...@msn.com said: Samuel is useful and even diverting when someone else's ox is being gored. If Jane can't even get names right, it's no wonder that he missed the point. in the MVS-specific

Re: REENTRANT vs THREADSAFE

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In of9f21e079.799a0575-on852578d4.0057e593-862578d4.00582...@csc.com, on 07/21/2011 at 11:02 AM, John P Kalinich jkali...@csc.com said: IIRC, the technique recommended by IBM was to use the ENQ macro before modifying RENT code. That works well for large blocks of code, but CS is useful for

Re: Perl (was: Making Z/OS easier - Effectively replacing JCL with Unix like commands)

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 1311257568.41045.yahoomai...@web82206.mail.mud.yahoo.com, on 07/21/2011 at 07:12 AM, Lloyd Fuller leful...@sbcglobal.net said: I do not know if it is from the IBM Ported Tools or where, but we have Perl on z/OS: That's 5.8.7; it's well and truly obsolete. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.)

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Juergen Keller
hello Andy, but it does work for us :-( If you use for example Connect:Direct (which is now an IBM product) and you don't have defined a STEPLIB you will receive S806. An ISPLLIB is also defined with LIBDEF but does not help. And there are some more examples ... Juergen

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread David Andrews
On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 08:30 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: Sounds almost thiotimoline like to me. Tells you something about a group of people when one guy mentions thiotimoline and nobody bats an eyelash. ;-) -- David Andrews A. Duda Sons, Inc. david.andr...@duda.com

JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
I am in the process of draining a couple of JES2 spool volumes. They are now down to 1% utilization. Is there a command to display the remaining jobs on a particular spool volume? Thanks in advance! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 5015311985942233.wa.juergen.kellerdeutscheboerse@bama.ua.edu, on 07/22/2011 at 02:40 AM, Juergen Keller juergen.kel...@deutsche-boerse.com said: And I do not understand why IBM does not offer an official way of doing this which is maintained with the approprate z/OS release. IBM does,

Re: restricting how I do things so that others understand?

2011-07-22 Thread McKown, John
Everybody in my group is __old__. All the mainframers are older. My manger is the youngest of us (sysprogs) at 56. The oldest of us four is 64. I'm the only truly techno-geek who really loves computer technology (Linux geek - recently joined the FSF). I learn new stuff just because I enjoy

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am in the process of draining a couple of JES2 spool volumes. They are now down to 1% utilization. Is there a command to display the remaining jobs on a particular spool volume? Thanks in advance! Look at the $DSPL command ($D SPOOL) There are a variety of sub parms to do what you

Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint?

2011-07-22 Thread Chase, John
Hi, All, I'm tailoring a CICS ServerPac and need to change one of the zFS mountpoints, but cannot seem to find the magic incantation to do so anywhere in the Modify System Layout part of the dialog. Nothing in the help about it, either. I'm sure I've done it in past ServerPacs, but cannot

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Is there a command to display the remaining jobs on a particular spool volume? Thanks in advance! Look at the $DSPL command ($D SPOOL) There are a variety of sub parms to do what you want. /snip I did not find a command for this in the FM. BTW I am at z/OS 1.11.

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Rob Scott
Products that can be invoked under LIBDEF for ISPLLIB must be coded to recognize and support it - otherwise any bog-standard LOADs could be issued without awareness of the tasklib DCB requirements and you end up with an S806. If the product sticks to just ISPEXEC SELECT to invoke any other

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Jim Ladouceur
I use the following: $D JQ,SPOOL=(volumes=spool3) Jim LaDouceur | Principal Systems Engineer | Infor | office: 508-598-4066 | jim.ladouc...@infor.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: 2011-07-22

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
I assume this is ISPF from your remark abput logon procedures What's wrong with using LIBDEF ISPLLIB and then doing a SELECT CMD(myprog) ?? This sets up the LIBDEF'd library as a TASKLIB for myprog, and any LOAD,LINK,XCTL or ATTACH issued by myprog will search the LIBDEF'd library

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
No jobs shown. I guess something like an initiatior is holding the volume. I guess I'll have to wait for my next JES restart. Thanks for your time, snip I use the following: $D JQ,SPOOL=(volumes=spool3) I am in the process of draining a couple of JES2 spool volumes. They are now down to 1%

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Andy Robertson
What a pity: we must have been lucky in our selection of products. Thank youall for the correction. Andy Robertson telephone mobile 0777 214 9545 home 01308 420797 -IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote: - To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu From:

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
I use the following: $D JQ,SPOOL=(volumes=spool3) I have used $DSPL,V(jesv01),PERCENT What I think works better is $DSPL,PERCENT,STATUS=DRAINING Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Are you referring to the Federal Air Transportation Air Security Service? Just think FATASS is looking after your security! snip Sayy ... what does TSA stand for ... oh .. please don't ask me ... I'm liable to get kicked off if I said what it really stood for. /snip

Re: TCPIP Resolver Question

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Wickman
We found by trial and error, that we needed the resolver, and we specify only the default and global tcpip data file (same tcpip.data used everywhere else) and nocommonsearch. Mike Wickman -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
I have the percentage and I know the volume is draining. I am trying to find the remaining individual items on the volume so that they can be purged! snip I have used $DSPL,V(jesv01),PERCENT What I think works better is $DSPL,PERCENT,STATUS=DRAINING /snip

Re: Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint?

2011-07-22 Thread John Eells
Chase, John wrote: Hi, All, I'm tailoring a CICS ServerPac and need to change one of the zFS mountpoints, but cannot seem to find the magic incantation to do so anywhere in the Modify System Layout part of the dialog. Nothing in the help about it, either. I'm sure I've done it in past

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Dennis Trojak
Try: $DJOBQ,SPOOL=(PERCENT0,VOLUME=jesv01) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 8:02 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: JES2 Commands I have the percentage and I know the volume

TCPIP Resolver Question

2011-07-22 Thread Anson Ye
Hi All, I'm reading some tcpip document about resolver.. I'm curious what system will do if I don't configure the resolver settings explicitly.  According to the IBM book library, if I don't specify the resolver process in the BPXPRMxx, the system will start up the resolver address apce with

Re: Health CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_IMBED_REPLICATE)

2011-07-22 Thread Barbara Nitz
HC needs read access to all catalogs for this check. Any RACF messages in syslog? Yes Absolutely clear from rc64, rsn8, right? Thanks for pointing it out, that appears to be the problem. I have asked the racfadmin to authorize HC. Now, where was this action described? Believe me, I have

RES: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO
I agree. We had some problems in the past where ISPLLIB didn't help. Dynamic STEPLIB solved it, and yes, if you change it by a newer version it will work. Atenciosamente / Regards / Saludos Ituriel do Nascimento Neto BANCO BRADESCO S.A. 4254 / DPCD Engenharia de Software Sistemas Operacionais

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Juergen Keller
hello Andy, but it does NOT work for us :-( If you use for example Connect:Direct (which is now an IBM product) and you don't have defined a STEPLIB you will receive S806. An ISPLLIB is also defined with LIBDEF but does not help. And there are some more examples ... Juergen (sorry I've missed

Re: TCPIP Resolver Question

2011-07-22 Thread Don Poitras
Anson, Normally it's at SYS1.TCPPARMS(TCPDATA), but you can name it whatever you want if you point to it via DD name or environment variable. See: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/f1a1b3a0/1.5.2.2 Anson Ye wrote: Hi All, I'm reading some tcpip document about

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Bielefeld
OK - I'll bite. What is thiotimoline? I saw it earlier and just ignored it, but now I'm curious. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: David Andrews d...@lists.duda.com Tells you something about a

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread McKown, John
Google is your friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiotimoline quote Thiotimoline is a fictitious chemical compound conceived by science fiction author Isaac Asimov and first described in a spoof scientific paper titled The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline in 1948. Asimov

Re: Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint?

2011-07-22 Thread Schumacher, Otto
Look in the sys1.parmlib(bpxprmxx) where the xx is the parm member activated on your LPARA. Regards Otto Schumacher   HP Enterprise Services Infrastructure Specialist Ahold Account CICS Capacity Technical Support P.O. Box 6462 2000 Wade Hampton Blvd. LC1-302 Greenville,  South Carolina,

Serena Changeman SSM Software

2011-07-22 Thread Mary Elwood
Hi All, Are any companies using the Serena Changeman SSM component of Changeman? If you are, will you share how it is being used? Do you use for system level software in regards to deployment of maintenance to z/OS and smp/e environments? Thank you, Mary IT Services Information Services

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Jim Thomas
Perhaps not the same as intended but ... it's a fictitious compound chemical... there were multiple papers written ... but don't think that the 'actual compound' was ever exposed. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res)

Re: TCPIP Resolver Question

2011-07-22 Thread Doug Fuerst
The final library he looks for if you do not specify additional libraries in the resolver startup is TCPIP.TCPIP.TCPPARMS. This is documented in the IP reference manual under resolver setup. Doug -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On

Re: Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint?

2011-07-22 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Eells Chase, John wrote: Hi, All, I'm tailoring a CICS ServerPac and need to change one of the zFS mountpoints, but cannot seem to find the magic incantation to do so anywhere in the Modify System

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld OK - I'll bite. What is thiotimoline? I saw it earlier and just ignored it, but now I'm curious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiotimoline -jc-

Re: TCPIP Resolver Question

2011-07-22 Thread Doug Fuerst
Excuse me, the last default library is TCPIP.TCPIP.DATA. Look in SC31-8775 Page 19. Understanding Resolvers. Defining the search order is documented there. Also, how to actually set up the Resolver Address Space. Doug -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint?

2011-07-22 Thread John Eells
Chase, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Eells Chase, John wrote: Hi, All, I'm tailoring a CICS ServerPac and need to change one of the zFS mountpoints, but cannot seem to find the magic incantation to do so anywhere in the Modify

Re: Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint?

2011-07-22 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Eells Chase, John wrote: snip Not exact instructions, but close: Go into View and Change, and select Mount Point. Select the desired file system's mount point. Select the data set. Page ahead to p.

Re: Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint?

2011-07-22 Thread John Eells
Chase, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Eells Chase, John wrote: snip Not exact instructions, but close: Go into View and Change, and select Mount Point. Select the desired file system's mount point. Select the data set. Page

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html Al Staller | Z Systems Programmer | KBM Group | (Tel) 972 664 3565 | allan.stal...@kbmg.com snip Perhaps not the same as intended but ... it's a fictitious compound chemical... there were multiple papers written ... but don't think that the 'actual compound'

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Thanks. I was trying to remember if I've ever read anything by Isaac Asimov, but I can't remember. I think I would have remembered if I had read one of the stories about Thiotimoline. Jee - we are really getting off topic, and I'm not helping! Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Walt Farrell
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:45:24 +, Rob Scott rsc...@rocketsoftware.com wrote: Products that can be invoked under LIBDEF for ISPLLIB must be coded to recognize and support it - otherwise any bog-standard LOADs could be issued without awareness of the tasklib DCB requirements and you end up

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Bill Fairchild
I had to ask Mr. Google to find me a definition of it. Once there, I remembered having read the Asimov short story 55 or so years ago. I just didn't remember the name of the protagonist. :-) Bill Fairchild -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Rob Scott
I believe that as long as you invoke the program via ISPEXEC SELECT CMD(...) rather than ISPEXEC SELECT PGM(...) then the program does not need to worry about the LIBDEF for ISPLLIB Good point - I was blinkered by my own use of SELECT PGM() Rob Scott Lead Developer Rocket Software 275

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:46:56 -0400, Lizette Koehler wrote: Not every product that runs under TSO/ISPF can use LIBDEFs or ALTLIBs, or TASKLIBs. Not TASKLIB? I thought that once you ATTACH with a TASKLIB it would be in the search order for any child LOAD, LINK, ATTACH, or XCTL. Where does it

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Walt Farrell
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:26:00 -0500, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:46:56 -0400, Lizette Koehler wrote: Not every product that runs under TSO/ISPF can use LIBDEFs or ALTLIBs, or TASKLIBs. Not TASKLIB? I thought that once you ATTACH with a TASKLIB it would be

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Schumacher, Otto
The is a relatively inexpensive product called Tsoplus that provides a steplibx function to provide dynamic Steplib function for tso. Regards Otto Schumacher   HP Enterprise Services Infrastructure Specialist Ahold Account CICS Capacity Technical Support P.O. Box 6462 2000 Wade Hampton Blvd.

AUTO: C.D. Keltie is away. (returning 01/08/2011)

2011-07-22 Thread Colin Keltie
I am out of the office until 01/08/2011. Note: This is an automated response to your message Re: dynamic STEPLIB sent on 22/7/2011 4:38:55 PM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away. This e-mail is confidential and, if you are not the intended recipient,

SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread John Norgauer
I would like to accept all applied maintenance(except USERMODS) on my 1.9 system. What would be the command to do this. John Norgauer Senior Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Services University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:54:07 -0500, Juergen Keller juergen.kel...@deutsche-boerse.com wrote: hello Andy, but it does NOT work for us :-( If you use for example Connect:Direct (which is now an IBM product) and you don't have defined a STEPLIB you will receive S806. An ISPLLIB is also defined

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Starr, Alan
Good morning John, I believe the following would be a good beginning: ACCEPT PTFS FUNCTIONS APARS GROUPEXTEND BYPASS(ID) CHECK . Greetings from Sacramento... Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf

Re: Custompac Dialog -- Change a Mountpoint? NO, and here's why

2011-07-22 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Eells Chase, John wrote: [ snip ] Do you know if the PMR (ETR) process applies for the Custompac Dialog? If so, I'll open a PMR for it. Yes, it does. For completeness, here's the response to my PMR:

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Chase, John
Do you really want to ACCEPT APARS? -jc- -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Starr, Alan Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 11:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SMPE accept command Good morning John, I

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread John Norgauer
No, just the PTF's. John Norgauer Senior Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Services University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004

Re: TCPIP Resolver Question

2011-07-22 Thread Chris Mason
Anson You will find the greatest concentration of expertise with the IP component of z/OS Communications Server (CS) in the following list: For IBMTCP-L subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO IBMTCP-L There are also

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Chase, John
I may be a bit paranoid, but I always explicitly specify NOAPARS and NOUSERMODS in an ACCEPT command. -jc- -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Norgauer Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 11:36 AM To:

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2011-07-22 19:01, Chase, John pisze: I may be a bit paranoid, but I always explicitly specify NOAPARS and NOUSERMODS in an ACCEPT command. Well... It is paranoid *or* it proves you're simply unsure about the syntax. For the second case RTFM could help, for the first case only some

JCL enhancement ideas - your thoughts.

2011-07-22 Thread McKown, John
This is a bit different from the other discussion about JCL. I don't want to replace it. Good heavens! Imagine trying to develop something like CA-11 restart for a UNIX shell script. But I do wonder if there are some enhancements that other would like. I have a few myself that

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Matthew Stitt
From SDSF, enter command SP to display the spool volumes. From the Spool volume list, type J next to the desired entry. SDSF will issue the command: $DJOBQ,SPL=V=(H8SPL3) - Try: $DJOBQ,SPOOL=(PERCENT0,VOLUME=jesv01) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Skip Robinson
OP's motivation is to find the remaining individual items on the volume so that they can be purged. In my experience, it's nigh impossible to completely drain a spool volume without an IPL. There are fragments of forever-running tasks scattered across all spool volumes. Of course you want to

Who?

2011-07-22 Thread David Andrews
So I'm riffling the SHARE Orlando agenda and I find *this* guy: Dave Andrews is the IBM Development Director of the CICS product family based in Hursley, UK. My reputation can only improve. -- David Andrews A. Duda Sons, Inc. david.andr...@duda.com

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 7/21/2011 7:19 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: In4e24b31c.5080...@phoenixsoftware.com, on 07/18/2011 at 03:26 PM, Edward Jaffeedja...@phoenixsoftware.com said: Absolutely! There is a multi-stage pipeline that allows the processor to get ahead of the current instruction's execution

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Tom Marchant
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:01:50 -0700, John Norgauer wrote: I would like to accept all applied maintenance(except USERMODS) on my 1.9 system. What would be the command to do this. You might want to REPORT SYSMODS INZONE(target) COMPAREDTO(dlib) . SMPPUNCH will contain the apply statements that

Re: Who?

2011-07-22 Thread Schneck.Glenn
Guess you haven't met the other Dave yet.. :) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of David Andrews Sent: Fri 7/22/2011 2:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Who? So I'm riffling the SHARE Orlando agenda and I find *this* guy: Dave Andrews is

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Agreed. I am at that point! snip OP's motivation is to find the remaining individual items on the volume so that they can be purged. In my experience, it's nigh impossible to completely drain a spool volume without an IPL. There are fragments of forever-running tasks scattered across all spool

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Way Cool! Thanks... snip From SDSF, enter command SP to display the spool volumes. From the Spool volume list, type J next to the desired entry. SDSF will issue the command: $DJOBQ,SPL=V=(H8SPL3) - Try: $DJOBQ,SPOOL=(PERCENT0,VOLUME=jesv01) /snip

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Dazzo, Matt
WE do, ACCEPT GROUPEXTEND(NOAPARS,NOUSERMODS) BYPASS(HOLDSYSTEM) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Norgauer Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Bill Fairchild
Where do you find such detailed descriptions? Patent application? System journal? NDA material? You can tell me, but then you'ld have to kill me? Bill Fairchild Rocket Software -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Edward

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Jim Mulder
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 07/22/2011 08:46:56 AM: Not every product that runs under TSO/ISPF can use LIBDEFs or ALTLIBs, or TASKLIBs. I think there is a Share requirement out there (for ages I think) for IBM to address this issue. So far, there is still

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 7/22/2011 9:20 AM, Starr, Alan wrote: I believe the following would be a good beginning: ACCEPT PTFS FUNCTIONS APARS GROUPEXTEND BYPASS(ID) CHECK . APARS? BYPASS(ID)? Are these standard parameters used in customer environments? -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Bob Rutledge
Edward Jaffe wrote: On 7/22/2011 9:20 AM, Starr, Alan wrote: I believe the following would be a good beginning: ACCEPT PTFS FUNCTIONS APARS GROUPEXTEND BYPASS(ID) CHECK . APARS? BYPASS(ID)? Are these standard parameters used in customer environments? No! Bob

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Edward Jaffe wrote: On 7/22/2011 9:20 AM, Starr, Alan wrote: I believe the following would be a good beginning: ACCEPT PTFS FUNCTIONS APARS GROUPEXTEND BYPASS(ID) CHECK . APARS? BYPASS(ID)? Are these standard parameters used in customer environments? No! Bob /snip

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread McKown, John
What about a driver program which OPENs a DD name then ATTACHes the actual main routine with the DCB=. This driver has an API such that a subtask can request the driver program, in its TCB, do a CLOSE / DEALLOCATE / ALLOCATE / OPEN of the DCB which it used in the ATTACH? Granted, this is likely

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Steve Conway
Nope. Not in my world. Steven F. Conway, CISSP LA Systems z/OS Systems Support Phone: 703.295.1926 steve_con...@ao.uscourts.gov From: Edward Jaffe edja...@phoenixsoftware.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/22/2011 03:13 PM Subject:Re: SMPE accept command Sent by:

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread John Baxter
For the z10: IBM J. RES. DEV. VOL. 53 NO. 1 PAPER 1 2009 (Design and microarchitecture of the IBM System z10 microprocessor), obtainable through IEEE by subscription. The z9 version may still be available via alternate internet sources. John Baxter ATCO I-Tek -Original Message- From:

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Jim Mulder
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 07/22/2011 03:38:55 PM: What about a driver program which OPENs a DD name then ATTACHes the actual main routine with the DCB=. This driver has an API such that a subtask can request the driver program, in its TCB, do a CLOSE /

Re: JCL enhancement ideas - your thoughts.

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea00afc0ed...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom, on 07/22/2011 at 12:32 PM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com said: This is a bit different from the other discussion about JCL. I don't want to replace it. Good heavens! Imagine trying to develop something

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 6165059911694373.wa.markmzelden@bama.ua.edu, on 07/22/2011 at 11:12 AM, Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com said: Yes, LIBDEF doesn't work for LINK, XCTL, LOAD, ATTACH. What's left? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 295ed806ab479944b1217cc84a173de012a2d...@nwt-s-mbx1.rocketsoftware.com, on 07/22/2011 at 12:45 PM, Rob Scott rsc...@rocketsoftware.com said: Products that can be invoked under LIBDEF for ISPLLIB must be coded to recognize and support it - otherwise any bog-standard LOADs could be issued

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 45e5f2f45d7878458ee5ca679697335502e25...@usdaexch01.kbm1.loc, on 07/22/2011 at 09:29 AM, Staller, Allan allan.stal...@kbmg.com said: http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html But DHMO is a real compound, and the dangers cited are real. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO

Re: U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers

2011-07-22 Thread Rick Fochtman
Probably. I maintain that *NIX security is a figment of an overactive imagination. It's at least 20 years behind *OS security, probably more. We need to get the *NIX types to understand that security is far more than just user ID's and passwords; it's a whole mindset that MUST include the

Re: REENTRANT vs THREADSAFE

2011-07-22 Thread Rick Fochtman
snip-- You're right, I don't suffer fools gladly. -unsnip But you must admit that sometimes they're mildly amusing. In rare instances, they're

Re: U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers

2011-07-22 Thread Rick Fochtman
---snip-- Obama-care was caring for you ... from a distance ... :-) -unsnip-- Don't get me started. :-) For my money, no distance is enough, even measured in parsecs. Rick

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 2FE099896A804AA4859582BC3A930C07@ericnbPC, on 07/22/2011 at 09:01 AM, Eric Bielefeld eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com said: OK - I'll bite. What is thiotimoline? A fictitious compound with four bonds at right angles to each other. It dissolves in water a fraction of a second before you add the

Re: restricting how I do things so that others understand?

2011-07-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea00afc0ed...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom, on 07/22/2011 at 07:37 AM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com said: Everybody in my group is __old__. FSVO. They're younger than me, and I learn new things as appropriate. Besides, I remember a few young fogies who

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:18:15 -0400, Jim Mulder wrote: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 07/22/2011 03:38:55 PM: What about a driver program which OPENs a DD name then ATTACHes the actual main routine with the DCB=. This driver has an API such that a subtask can

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread John McKown
OK. Now, suppose the initial module does a LOAD/LINK/XCTL/ATTACH after it totally loaded, but also after the parent task does a CLOSE on the DCB. What happens? I guess I could just run a job to find out. On Fri, 2011-07-22 at 16:18 -0400, Jim Mulder wrote: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Rob Scott
I have come across *many* software products and home-grown utilities that do not handle being invoked under LIBDEF very well - and, as Walt pointed out earlier, were invoked using SELECT PGM(foo). All works fine and dandy when load modules exist in normal search order - however the code has

RE : dynamic STEPLIB

2011-07-22 Thread Rob Scott
It is probably worth pointing out that one of the reasons for using SELECT PGM() instead of SELECT CMD() is the format of the parameter list received by the invoked program. Depending on how this program is coded and what environments it expects to be possibly invoked in, it might not be

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