Re: Anyone Know of a Good Pocket Calculator Like HP with Hex capabilities

2009-05-01 Thread Alan Schwartz
This made me remember a cartoon from Datamation. There are three guys in a hallway. One says "Fred, I'd like you to meet Harry. Harry, this is Fred. He's our hexadecimal expert". And when you looked closely you say that Fred had eight fingers on each hand. > Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 14:45:45

Can't find HFS Reason Code

2009-06-09 Thread Alan Schwartz
We had a daemon fail after an ipl last night. The daemon was up prior to the ipl. The return code was 0157 and the reason code is 5B1B0100. My manual goes from 5B11 to 5BC0. I've found the routine involved is GFUAINIT but that's about it. IBMLINK and Google came up empty. An ETR has

Re: Can't find HFS Reason Code

2009-06-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
the new error code ( Google > for 5B1B0100 ). > > > Regards > Paul > > -Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Alan Schwartz > Sent: 10 June 2009 04:01 > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Can'

Re: Can't find HFS Reason Code

2009-06-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
I did that sometime after I spent time looking for 5B1B in the USS Msgs and Codes where I couldn't find it. Alan > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:33:51 -0700 > From: edja...@phoenixsoftware.com > Subject: Re: Can't find HFS Reason Code > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > Ala

Re: Can't find HFS Reason Code

2009-06-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
I wish I could be specific. During the various startups after the ipl a number of BPXAS tasks start. For this one I got: STC12832 0281 $HASP100 BPXASON STCINRDR STC12832 0285 $HASP373 BPXASSTARTED STC12832 0281 IEF403I BPXAS - STARTED - TIME=1

Re: Can't find HFS Reason Code

2009-06-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
n't find HFS Reason Code > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > What does the ABENDAID report show? > > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf > Of Alan Schwartz > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10

Re: Can't find HFS Reason Code

2009-06-11 Thread Alan Schwartz
The PS2AFPD daemon is back. Per IBM's direction I issued a S AOPSDTO,OPTIONS='-D XFD'. This is supposed to stop any active daemons. Next do S AOPSTART and all stopped daemons should start. It took a bit until it showed in SDSF but it did appear. Alan > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:49:26 +0200

Is ECS Safe?

2009-04-24 Thread Alan Schwartz
Back in 2007 there was a problem with either ECS or Catalog Autotuning or both causing catalog corruption. My recollection is that Autotuning was the primary culprit. I've done some searching and it looks like OA22246 is the end of the apar list. Is ECS safe for use again? Have a good

Printing PDF's on INFOPRINT 4000 Printers

2008-08-21 Thread Alan Schwartz
I'm trying to print pdf's (and spreadsheets) on our high-speed mainframe printers. I've downloaded the AFP Printer Driver for Windows and the Infoprint Port Monitor that IBM provides. So far I have been unable to get these tools to communicate with a printer. I suspect part of the problem may

Re: Printing PDF's on INFOPRINT 4000 Printers

2008-08-21 Thread Alan Schwartz
PD_SOCKET > may be required as well.> > > Len Rugen> > "In theory, there is no difference > between theory and practice. But in> practice, there is." > - Yogi Berra > > > > -Original Message-> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [m

Trsmain Unpack

2008-09-25 Thread Alan Schwartz
I'm testing the process to upload a PSP bucket of ptf's using an uploaded CSI to only get the ptf's I need. Everything seems to be working and I've got the bin files on the mainframe. But when I try and unpack them I run into two problems. 1. The job is abending with 878-08. Here is the ful

DB2 8.1 and Console Authority

2008-10-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
We recently migrated to DB2 8.1 and are almost complete in converting all subsystems to New Function Mode. There was an issue where a developer terminate all DB2 utilities in one of the DB2's. This is a known documented change in DB2 8.1 (here is a link describing it: http://it.toolbox.com/b

Re: $HASP443 message

2007-05-09 Thread Alan Schwartz
There's a SHARE requirement, currently open for voting, that is requesting this exact functionality. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Mark Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 05/09/2007 01:2

Re: Questions to the list

2007-06-01 Thread Alan Schwartz
I agree that a physical book is easier to learn from. PDF's or HTML's or Bookmanager's (especially Bookmanagers) are good for quick searching but for a longer session I prefer to lean back and turn pages. The information seems to stay in the brain longer. Just one mans opinion. I think part

Utility to print tracks

2007-06-26 Thread Alan Schwartz
I'm scratching at some dead brain cells. I'm thinking there was some utility, IBM or ISV, I had at some point that I could supply a TTR address for some volume and print what was at that address. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Le

Re: Utility to print tracks

2007-06-26 Thread Alan Schwartz
n List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Utility to print tracks AMASPZAP or ADRDSSU both can print the contents of tracks. Mark Jacobs -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Schwartz Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 6:00

Damaged Catalog Alert

2007-06-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
looking at why that might have happened. Our Storage group worked with Dino Software and we were able to get the catalog fixed. We also disabled ECS until we can get the fix installed Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer

Re: Damaged Catalog Alert

2007-06-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
appen? ____ From: Alan Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 6/27/2007 8:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Damaged Catalog Alert We had a catalog break a little yesterday. First symptoms w

Dynamically Disabling ISV Products

2007-06-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
ables ABEND-AID, FCOPYOFF disables PDSMAN's fast copy. Please contribute towards this initiative. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer ** This e-mail message and all a

Re: Dynamically Disabling ISV Products

2007-06-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
I had searched the archives going back to 2004 and didn't find anything. It occurs to me that I used DD DUMMY. Perhaps I should also have tried DD DUMMY (two spaces instead of one). Alan Eric Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 06/27/2007 09:42 AM Please re

Re: Dynamically Disabling ISV Products

2007-06-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
me to mind. Alan Steve Comstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 06/27/2007 09:57 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Dynamically Disabling ISV Products Alan Schwartz wrote: > I had searched the

Re: An apology

2007-06-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
M Mainframe Discussion List 06/27/2007 11:10 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject An apology I would like to go beyond my off hand little apology a few minutes ago and apologize to the list for my post responding to Alan Schwartz. The post was in ba

Re: Dynamically Disabling ISV Products

2007-06-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
Will do. So far I have eleven products plus 54 DD's for the ASM2 variations. Alan "Mark H. Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 06/27/2007 01:57 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Dynamically Disabling

Re: Damaged Catalog Alert

2007-06-28 Thread Alan Schwartz
100% assurance. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer Patty Mabie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 06/28/2007 11:08 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Damaged Catalo

File to PDF Product

2007-06-29 Thread Alan Schwartz
s the same thing? Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer ** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential inform

Re: Dynamically Disabling ISV Products

2007-06-29 Thread Alan Schwartz
Contributions have dried up so I closed the list and sent to CBT. As I've seen bigger posts here's the list. If you're not an ASM2 client it's quite manageable. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer //ABNLIGNR DD DUMMYABENDAID

Re: CA Support problems?

2007-07-02 Thread Alan Schwartz
Happens to me from time to time. I've developed the habit, here and in IBMLINK, of cutting my updates and pasting it into a text document so if the updates fails I don't have to retype everything. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer "O

Re: SHARE meeting

2007-07-05 Thread Alan Schwartz
Is the glass half empty or half full? This is one of the times I like to quote my father: "I'm not getting bald. The problem is that my brains are growing faster than my hair." Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology Rick Fochtman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> S

Re: IBMLink 2000/ServiceLink

2007-07-09 Thread Alan Schwartz
I have but I didn't want to get the group all riled up again. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology "Gorman, [EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 07/09/2007 11:54 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IB

Re: File to PDF Product

2007-07-09 Thread Alan Schwartz
I hadn't but it's a thought. Someone else responded privately (don't know why) and said that SAS PRINT ODS can do so. We're also looking into that. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer Thomas Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by

Re: File to PDF Product

2007-07-16 Thread Alan Schwartz
We are a SAS customer and this has been suggested. So far we haven't found where it's documented. If you know this or have an example it would be appreciated. Alan Schwartz Assurant Corporate Technology z/OS Lead Systems Programmer Scott Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent b

All Lpar ipl this morning

2007-01-16 Thread Alan Schwartz
esolve this issue. ++APARs are expected to be available no later than Jan 19,2007 Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 ** This e-m

Re: All Lpar ipl this morning

2007-01-16 Thread Alan Schwartz
Yep. We can use one sysres for all lpars so everything is at 1.7 at the same maintenance level. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 "Chase, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Dis

Re: CICS interface to CA-7

2007-01-17 Thread Alan Schwartz
#x27;) MOVE +48 TO CA7-COMMAND-LENG MOVE COMMAREA-COMMAND-JOBN TO U7DATA-DMD-JOBN MOVE U7DATA-DMD TO CA7-COMMAND GO TO 5000-CALL-U7SVC. : : 5000-CALL-U7SVC. CALL 'U7SVC' USING CA7-COMMAND-AREA. GO TO 9000-GOBACK. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Service

Re: CICS interface to CA-7

2007-01-18 Thread Alan Schwartz
#x27;) MOVE +48 TO CA7-COMMAND-LENG MOVE COMMAREA-COMMAND-JOBN TO U7DATA-DMD-JOBN MOVE U7DATA-DMD TO CA7-COMMAND GO TO 5000-CALL-U7SVC. : : 5000-CALL-U7SVC. CALL 'U7SVC' USING CA7-COMMAND-AREA. GO TO 9000-GOBACK. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business S

Re: CICS interface to CA-7

2007-01-19 Thread Alan Schwartz
7's SVC directly from CICS and when they went to 11.0 could not do this because some of the areas used by the SVC are different for 11.0 than with past releases. As long as you are using the U7SVC, this should not be a problem." Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems

CA7 XXBT Table

2007-02-09 Thread Alan Schwartz
es welcome. Thanks to all. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 ** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may conta

Re: Disposition of Log data in ISPF Panel

2007-02-14 Thread Alan Schwartz
Depending on the size initially allocated these files will reach 16 extents quickly. What are you prepared to do to save and reallocate? Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Jacky Bright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Warning on IBM APAR OA17011

2007-02-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
plied?" We've always looked at the hold info for all ptf's needing a bypass although I admit that DOC holds were not included until a year or so ago. Have we simply been lucky? Just curious. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services **

Re: Warning on IBM APAR OA17011

2007-02-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
tape retention and SMS. To protect our data centers are we forced to check all ptf's that apply AND all superseded ptf's? I don't have any great answers, just great concerns. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Mark Zelden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM

Print Dataset List with Last Date Referred

2007-02-28 Thread Alan Schwartz
ne have another utility I can try? Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services ** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information inte

Re: Print Dataset List with Last Date Referred

2007-02-28 Thread Alan Schwartz
Works in 1.7 also, Thanks Dave. Does anyone else remember this appearing in the past via just printing the dataset list on option 3.4 or am I experiencing a more senior moment than usual? Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Dave Salt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent b

Re: Print Dataset List with Last Date Referred

2007-02-28 Thread Alan Schwartz
12/12 Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Jack Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 02/28/2007 03:51 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Print Dataset List with Last Date Referred

Re: SMP/E packaging for RECEIVE ORDER?

2007-03-07 Thread Alan Schwartz
I would and tried it with a vendor that said they could in their doc but the function had been removed from the website (supposed to be back sometime). For smaller packages such as maintenance the current options are fine but I like FROMNETWORK for products. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared

Edit Macro for DDDEF's?

2006-01-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
ing from that Friday disease called constant interruptus. Anyone have something like this or an idea where else I can look? Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax

Re: Edit Macro for DDDEF's?

2006-01-27 Thread Alan Schwartz
Exactly Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 "Roach, Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 01/27/2006 02:51 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion Lis

Re: JES2 proclibs allocated???

2006-02-08 Thread Alan Schwartz
not need to be defined to JES2. This should force JES to rebuild it's proclib allocation. Given this, dynamic proclibs is the way to go. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Christian Blesa <[EMAIL PR

Re: FW: Mainframe Jobs Going Away

2006-02-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
Meet me at the Eagle? Alan Schwartz Gary Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 02/10/2006 02:02 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: FW: Mainframe Jobs Going Away Gimbels... Now there is a name

Re: FW: Mainframe Jobs Going Away

2006-02-14 Thread Alan Schwartz
Worked in two stores in Pennsylvania after college; one in Valley Forge and one in Northeast Philly Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625

RACF Structure and Performance

2006-02-28 Thread Alan Schwartz
ments discussing this? Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 ** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain le

Changing Cobol Default Options

2006-03-29 Thread Alan Schwartz
Has anyone ever made these changes? I'm more scared about INTDATE; TRUNC is more easily explained. Thanks Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625

Re: Changing Cobol Default Options

2006-03-29 Thread Alan Schwartz
ding over somebody from IBM Global Services at $$$/hour. Ah, remember SE's? Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Schwartz Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Changing Cob

Re: Fw: Changing Cobol Default Options

2006-03-29 Thread Alan Schwartz
've had in reserve the plan to have our Endevor processes pass the sending lpars parms to their compiles but that won't help compiles done outside of Endevor. More analysis to come. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax:

Re: Changing Cobol Default Options

2006-03-30 Thread Alan Schwartz
share them with the rest of the MVS staff. Got to get some consensus. Thanks. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 03/29/2006

REXX Question

2005-11-18 Thread Alan Schwartz
or Datatype. On lthat line the test fails and it Iterates but to the first Do not the second. I'm continuing to look at this but I welcome all help. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems

Re: REXX Question

2005-11-18 Thread Alan Schwartz
I didn't include the area of code not used yet. There are two END's plus other code not pasted in the original message Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Roberto Halais Kareh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

Re: REXX Question

2005-11-18 Thread Alan Schwartz
t; "*TOTALS*" >O> "0" 39 *-* If Datatype(timesused.b) ¬= 'NUM' >C> "TIMESUSED.1520" >V> "" >F> "CHAR" >L> "NUM" >O> "1" 40 *-*

Re: REXX Question Answered

2005-11-18 Thread Alan Schwartz
That one worked! Thanks Don. My Rexpert is on vacation and I couldn't find anything in his previous EXEC's that matched. On to the next problem. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 "Imbriale, D

IBMLINK News

2005-11-29 Thread Alan Schwartz
land has a sense of humor. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 ** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it

Re: IBMLINK News

2005-11-29 Thread Alan Schwartz
watch for wrapping: http://www-306.ibm.com/ibmlink/link2/news/NewsServlet.wss?referrer=newsMain&command=Get&news_item_id=1462 ** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally priv

Re: IBMLINK News

2005-11-30 Thread Alan Schwartz
Personally I think it's great. Big Blue with a smile. The new post if better than the old one Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Paul Dineen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion

REXX Books

2005-11-30 Thread Alan Schwartz
e TSO Environment by Gabriel Garguilo Any opinions on the relative merits of these books? I'm looking for expanded explanations of functions, lots of examples, coding recommendations, etc. Perhaps there are other good references that Amazon doesn't carry. I'll accept those sug

Re: REXX Books

2005-11-30 Thread Alan Schwartz
I know that Mike wrote REXX. Being an originator does not necessarily make one a good author or educator. Hence his inclusion in the list. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 John Hamman <[EMAIL PROTEC

Question on IDCAMS Delete and dynamic Allocation

2005-12-05 Thread Alan Schwartz
USER IDC0551I ** ENTRY RH92819.TSO.ISPCLIB NOT DELETED Please let us know if you have an answer to this one. We've been thinking about it for a while and have discussed with IBM to no avail. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax

PSP Buckets for new z/OS

2006-01-12 Thread Alan Schwartz
) and this mainly has release numbers. Assuming this is the correct location for the information I'm looking for where would updates go if new fixes were discovered after the manual is published? Just a little confused. Thanks. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems

Re: PSP Buckets for new z/OS

2006-01-12 Thread Alan Schwartz
I've looked in there. These items are the various products that are installed in the z/OS zone. Is there a subset I've overlooked? Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 "Toole, Michael" <[

Re: PSP Buckets for new z/OS

2006-01-12 Thread Alan Schwartz
You're right. Perhaps this oversight was caused by the simplification of being able to click on one link to order all fixes. You may think each bucket doesn't need to be reviewed. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax:

Slower run time with DATA(31) COBOL Option

2006-06-01 Thread Alan Schwartz
increase in cpu utilization by changing the DATA option? Does this sound reasonable? I'll be out this Friday so I won't be able to respond to subsequent questions asked tomorrow. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phon

Re: Slower run time with DATA(31) COBOL Option

2006-06-01 Thread Alan Schwartz
-PAID-REINS (ACCUM-R) 17497WS-LOSS-EXP-REINS (ACCUM-R) 17498 END-PERFORM 17499 SET ACCUM-R TO 1. We don't see why the DATA option would cvause this block to use that much cpu, It's still being looked at by all. Ta. Alan Schwartz Assurant Share

Re: Slower run time with DATA(31) COBOL Option

2006-06-01 Thread Alan Schwartz
Good idea. We'll see if this applies. Thanks Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Kirk Talman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 06/01/2006 02:29 PM Please respond to IB

Re: Slower run time with DATA(31) COBOL Option

2006-06-05 Thread Alan Schwartz
We are running SWA=ABOVE for all entities. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Brian Westerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 06/03/2006 01:15 AM Please respond to IBM Mai

Slower run time with DATA(31) COBOL Option

2006-06-07 Thread Alan Schwartz
sults, with the CPU usage dropping to around 2 seconds." This gives our applications group enough to work with to correct the performance problem. Thanks for all your suggestions. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-36

Re: Compilers supported by CA-Optimizer?

2006-06-15 Thread Alan Schwartz
There was a separate product for COBOL II (not surprisingly called CA-Optimizer II). Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 06/15/2

COBOL Working Storage being reset

2006-07-06 Thread Alan Schwartz
ontrol from the Cobol program is returned to the Assembler program via GOBACK. I'm hoping for some suggestions as to why the UPDATES-SWITCH field is being reset to N. I'm still researching and if I find anything myself I'll let the list know. Thanks. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared B

Re: COBOL Working Storage being reset

2006-07-06 Thread Alan Schwartz
Exactly. Been in this section. The subprogram has no 'cancel' and there is no LOCAL-STORAGE-SECTION. I haven't seen anything proving the INITIAL attribute one way or the other. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax

Re: COBOL Working Storage being reset

2006-07-06 Thread Alan Schwartz
same between runs. Just changing invoking program name. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Steve Comstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 07/06/2006 02:58 PM Please respond

Re: COBOL Working Storage being reset

2006-07-06 Thread Alan Schwartz
Brian (and John), I've been reading the Cobol and LE books for ILC information. In my z/OS 1.7 LE Writing ILC Applications topic 14.3 there's "Table 61. What Occurs When Non-Language Environment-Conforming Assembler Invokes an HLL Main". for invoking options LOAD and BALR, when LE is up, it

Re: COBOL Working Storage being reset

2006-07-07 Thread Alan Schwartz
This got sent to Gilbert only. Reposting for the list. Good idea. I'll give it a try. We also created the worlds shortest Cobol program that does something. It calls the Assembler program thereby also creating an enclave. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Sy

Re: CA7 Slowdown after 1.7 implementation

2006-08-03 Thread Alan Schwartz
We did not notice any slowdowns after installing 1.7 in two lpars each with their own CA7 (release 3.3) Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Casey Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussio

Re: SHARE bound air traveler's TSA change liquids prohibited in carry on and new security nationwide

2006-08-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
Still better than being in England. Computerworld says their banning laptops being carried on planes. Who trusts their machines will be bootable after the baggage handlers get hold of them? Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax

Re: SDSF Question

2006-09-22 Thread Alan Schwartz
accumulating. Soon enough it terminated with an 878 abend. Bye-bye Autoupdate. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Robert Bardos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 09/22/2006 03:24 AM

How do I get a Logo into PSF Valid Format

2006-09-26 Thread Alan Schwartz
One of our business units has a new logo that they want to use on some PSF forms. Last time we did this was too many years ago and we mailed the logo to some company that returned it to us on a tape which eventually got into PSF. How do I get this done in this modern era? Alan Schwartz

Mainframe News

2006-10-30 Thread Alan Schwartz
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/biztech/10/30/reviving.mainframes.ap/index.html Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 ** This e-mail

Re: Extended Catalog Sharing PROBLEM

2006-11-16 Thread Alan Schwartz
n-of-a-gun published them just before he called me on the phone. He started laughing and I joined in. An IBMer with that good of a sense of humor is priceless. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Robert Justice <[EM

Re: JES2 performance problem - z/OS 1.7

2006-12-12 Thread Alan Schwartz
mmand into smaller chunks. First thing you should do is specify a range of couple thousand jobs at a time. We have increased the time between issuing the $TOJQ commands and JES2 cpu utilization has dropped but still not to where it was prior to 1.7 Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services

Searching for Graphing Vendor

2005-05-31 Thread Alan Schwartz
endors who provide this service. Thanks in advance, Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 ** This e-mail message and all attachments t

Re: Searching for Graphing Vendor

2005-05-31 Thread Alan Schwartz
Lance and Sam (for an earlier reply) For our own purposes we have two people doing Performance Management and two doing Capacity Planning (they all work closely together and are overworked). We also happen to be in the midst of a general performance study being done by a respected consultant.

Can we measure cpu use of a JES2 Exit

2005-06-08 Thread Alan Schwartz
We have JES2 exit 6 active on two lpars and have the approval to disable it. This exit, among other things, does a number of svc 26 lookups. We would like to be able to quantify how much cpu utilization is reduced by turning off the exit. Can this be measured? Thanks again. Alan Schwartz

JES2 Exit cpu utilization

2005-06-09 Thread Alan Schwartz
Thanks for all the responses. There were a number of interesting ideas but I think I'll pass on them. Many would involve coding routines we don't currently use and require changing the production lpars to get the measurements. I'm scheduling the exit to be disabled on 6/20 so the effort isn'

Re: IBMLINK

2005-07-25 Thread Alan Schwartz
I don't use TN3270 but IBMLink has a new look today. Most of us here think it's an improvement. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 "Alan C. Field" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mai

Re: Making smaller ptf packages

2005-08-01 Thread Alan Schwartz
store. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 Thomas Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 08/01/2005 12:41 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAM

Re: You might be a mainframer if... :-) V3.8

2005-08-10 Thread Alan Schwartz
Darren must still be on vacation. ** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If

Re: How to easily render a system unIPLable/IPLable

2005-08-22 Thread Alan Schwartz
Specifying an IODF that doesn't exist will put you in a wait state when you ipl. So a simple member edit should suffice. Alan Schwartz Assurant Shared Business Services Lead Systems Programmer Phone: 651-361-4758 Fax: 651-361-5625 "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECT