Re: Heads Up: Possible Data Loss for Temporary Data Sets starting 2010

2010-01-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
m here. Eventually it boils down to skills shortage and lack of commitment on their part. Most of the times I'm very happy to work with vendors, because we (and other datacentres) are the reason for their existance. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht

Re: Heads Up: Possible Data Loss for Temporary Data Sets starting 2010

2010-01-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
eeves... ;-D Now let us hear from YOUR pet peeves about vendors... ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GE

Re: Heads Up: Possible Data Loss for Temporary Data Sets starting 2010

2010-01-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
nd I could care less. Good that you survived them. These unnamed vendors are probably bored or clueless... :-D Now, if I could get at least some common basic *service* from vendors to start with, but that is another gory topic for other rainy day... Groete / Greetings Elardus E

Re: What happened to Eric Loriaux' web site

2010-01-06 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
working: http://www.ping.be/~ping1475/adds.html Google came up with references by other people/sites to his website, but addresses are the same as stated above... Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / sign

Re: Movin' on Up!

2009-12-23 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
stomers too to pay for that ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search th

Re: RACF and OMVS disagree

2009-12-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
David G. Schlecht wrote: >Bingo! Thanks, John. The problems were the root / attributes. The messages in the syslog had me looking in the wrong place. Look at II12593 for guidelines to handle such ICH408I messages. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbre

Re: S306-30

2009-12-15 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
y good/bad results? >When this all works I'll be glad to share it in case anyone is interested. Yes, please if you can. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access inst

Re: S306-30

2009-12-14 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ou found the solution. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http:/

Re: S306-30

2009-12-14 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
d for RESTRICTED ids. Also check that the id or it's group(s) are also defined in EVERY resources access list it requires to perform it's tasks. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: New Academia.edu feature for IBM-Main

2009-12-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Chase, John wrote: >Enroll in a "tele-course" at UCLA. That should get you "affiliated". :-) Good (and really desperate) suggestion... ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht Friday Joke: What do you call a pregnant air hos

Re: New Academia.edu feature for IBM-Main

2009-12-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
embers, what research area do you recommend? I think 'Computer Science' or 'None' could be suitable, but ... TIA! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht >From hot and sunny South Africa! -- For IBM

Re: file definition

2009-12-07 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
SYS1.PEST.RODENT SYS1.PEST.MICE SYS1.PEST.HUNGRY SYS1.PEST.EAT Output from it: //JOB12345 JOB ( ...),CLASS=A // EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //DATA DD DISP=(NEW,CATLG),DSN=X.X // DD DISP=(NEW,CATLG),DSN=SYS1.PEST.RODENT // DD DISP=(NEW,CATLG),DSN=SYS1.P

Re: How to subscribe to the Assembler List

2009-12-03 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Paul D'Angelo wrote: >Can some one post the instruction for subscribing to the assembler discussion list. Look at http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/asm370.html There on that page is a hyperlink 'Join or leave the list (or change settings)' HTH! Groete / Greetings E

Re: WLM Imp1

2009-11-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
rather than five. This gives you less flexibility and there is NO reason for it. Interesting. Thanks for mentioning this. I will bookmark this. >Too busy driving to stop for gas! Go slowww ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---

Re: Reentrant Programs and Protected Storage

2009-11-18 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
What are the AC, AM, RM of the module in both libraries? Is the module perhaps written so that it not expecting to be run as NON- authorized? If nothing else helps, then you could try a SLIP. HTH Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -

Re: Edit Attributes in SDSF "SJ"

2009-11-16 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
good reason for this choice of attributes? WAG. Probably because of BLNKTRNC=YES in JES2? The lines are truncated at last non blank character. But then it is still WAG on my side... ;) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- Fo

Re: OT: New/Improved Website

2009-11-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Doc Farmer wrote: >you check my Twitter page ( http://twiter.com/DocFarmer ) take a look at my background image! Hey Doc, be a nice tweet and correct that spelling error.. ;-D It must be http://twitter.com/DocFarmer Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbre

Re: OT: New/Improved Website

2009-11-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Doc Farmer wrote: >Thakns four corectign mi afwul speing... My chell specker said your speling is/are/maybe correct... ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acc

Re: Of interest to Developers

2009-10-29 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
e software working without the dongle (and secret things on the floppy). Another pet peeve: I hate games which require you to download missing components and passwords before you can start playing. :-D Example: Half Life 2. ;-D Groete / Greetings E

Re: OFF TOPIC - DELL CUSTOMER SUPPORT

2009-10-21 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
, get another vendor. >I will call them to register my anger ... Uh, oh, I better check my testament... :-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, sen

Re: OFF TOPIC - DELL CUSTOMER SUPPORT

2009-10-21 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
/support/topics/topic.aspx/ca/shared/support/dellcare/e n/contact_technical_support?c=ca&cs=cadhs1&l=en&s=dhs Above contains Canada's contact details... HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For

Re: IBM book prices - Printer?

2009-10-16 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ions. What suppliers are in your area? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archi

Re: IBM book prices

2009-10-15 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
newspaper or junkpaper to light a fire for a nice barbeque, some old obsolete manuals are just fine for that purposes...) ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instruction

Re: Long parms ... again

2009-09-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Paul Gilmartin wrote: >Not really. Rexx, supplied by IBM, supports at least 3 different linkage conventions: Thanks for your kind reply. Does interpreted Rexx and compiled Rexx support these 3 different linkage conventions? Just curious... Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbre

Re: Long parms ... again

2009-09-26 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
BNE NEXT WTO ' No Parms supplied, processing continues...' B NOPARM NEXT CLC 0(2,R2),=X'0007'CHECK FOR LENGTH BNE PARMERR * WTO ' Date was supplied.' ... ETC ...

Re: SDSF question

2009-09-15 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
look what group you're in. You may need some changes in RACF to put you in the correct GRPNAME. HTH Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to l

Re: Carrier Pigeon beats Internet Speed

2009-09-15 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
adband&A=BRO&O=FRGN (Watch the wrap!) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: How often IPL a production LPAR (any good practice)

2009-09-03 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
you can. Creepy, isn't it? ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the ar

Re: How often IPL a production LPAR (any good practice)

2009-09-03 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
v1.9 and v1.10. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bam

Re: RIP "snubbing"

2009-08-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
erb: to insult (someone) deliberately 4. Noun: a deliberately insulting act or remark Merriam-Webster: 'to treat with contempt or neglect' >This old joke once had a point, but now it simply is old and not very funny. True! What is so funny about being insulted/ignored? Gr

Re: It's Official: z/OS Now 110% Modern

2009-08-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Tom Marchant wrote: >The linkage conventions are not in the POO. They are in the Assembler Services Guide, Chapter 2. Thanks. I forgot to mention this book. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscr

Re: It's Official: z/OS Now 110% Modern

2009-08-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
y LA 15,0 followed by another instructions to be 'sure' ;-D Time to enlarge that program by a factor of 50% at least! ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access ins

Re: Console Logon timeout?

2009-08-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
bility is to reroute console messages to another alternate console upon logoff? Am I asking too much? :-D Thanks for soliciting requests via IBM-MAIN. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: DFHSM and Encrypting ML2 tape issue RESOLVED

2009-08-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ype. As a HSM/SMS admin in a previous life in a galaxy far far away, I would like to say Many Thanks for this info! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send em

Re: moving RACF profiles to a new system

2009-08-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
se. I did saw that. ;) Thanks for kindly mentioning this. I once accidently swapped INDDn with OUTDDn with *predictable* results. ;) It was one of the longest 5 minutes in my life to fix things... 8-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engel

Re: moving RACF profiles to a new system

2009-08-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ne set of commands to add profiles [from existing RACF DB] to the new RACF DB. Look in : http://www- 03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/downloads/dbsync.html Watch the wrap of above URL! HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -

Re: DFHSM and Encrypting ML2 tape issue RESOLVED

2009-08-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
arting with 'The 3592-1'? Thanks in advance. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

Re: FW: Training

2009-07-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
cts on IBM- MAIN... I could name a lot, but I don't want to offend them... Please be kind to keep your private e-mails private. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access i

Re: CA Mainframe 2.0

2009-07-23 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Robert B. wrote: >As always, this email will self-destruct in 5 seconds. Your self-destruct mechanism isn't working! ;-D It is now 16:28 (GMT 14:28) and I had to destroy your mail. Feel free to destroy my email... ;-D -- Fo

Re: Bulletproof (was Re: Mainframe hacking (getting back on topic))

2009-07-22 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ing, but getting compensated is another thing. Oh, btw, I'm not a lawyer and does not play one on tv or youtube... ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructio

Re: NVAS error "explanation" RESOLVED

2009-07-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
with smaller RUSIZEs), the "relay mode" logons within NVAS work but I'm "stuck with" a 24x80 screen size. Good! Better! Excellent! ;-D Does this also explain this 'I am the "only one in the building" who has this problem'? I forgot about the logmodes. I

Re: NVAS error "explanation"

2009-07-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
out and let us know, please. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 htt

Re: NVAS error "explanation"

2009-07-15 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
body "in the building" can identify. Can anybody here provide a more sensible explanation, and/or pointers where to look and for what? Check you NVAS major node and work down with every child LUs and cross- check with your list of applications defined for system (nvas). HTH Gr

Re: S222 abends and Reason Codes

2009-07-02 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bama.ua.edu/archiv

Re: How to convince not to over initiate?

2009-07-01 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ideration. So, in short and of course IMHO, 'work on behalf of the job' does increase beside the usual increase of wall-clock time. Just a curious question: does it matter if you have one or many CPUs? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: Mainframe Express Software

2009-06-22 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Please let this thread die and let us go back to serious and honest work. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu wit

Re: Security problem with SMTP

2009-06-04 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
trick could work. Put that output in other class and place it again in your class for reselection by SMTP. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht >Thanks > >Jorge García Juanino >Técnico de Sistemas Z/Os >DGTP Departamento de Técnica de Sistemas >MAPFRE >Crtra. De Pozu

Re: TSO/E Exits

2009-05-14 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
st on IBM-MAIN and RACF-L. Leave him alone please. Just for once someone from IBM do requests something via informal channel and for that he gets ridiculed! :-( Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: How to display Stars for Password in ISPF

2009-05-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
fProcess ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: RACF Newbie question

2009-05-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
you need to type in "LOAD ICHRDSNT" (without quotes), not "BROWSE". Then you will see that it was loaded from Linklib dsn x.y.z (Lib nn) where nn is the number of the dsn in the concatenation list. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---

Re: SMF LOGGER - Not Ready for Prime Time

2009-05-06 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
I 062-086 in other clothes? You get this always at IPL, which is expected because the MANx datasets aren't properly closed during 'Z EOD' Anyway, thanks for this 'just in time' heads-up! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht

Re: relationship between directory blocks and the number of members in a PDS ?

2009-04-30 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
the directory is expressed in 256-byte blocks. Each block contains from 3 to 21 entries, depending on the length of the user data field. If you expect 200 directory entries, request at least 10 blocks." HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht

Re: Using FTP to send loadlib

2009-04-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
I value and appreciate your posts. Please keep them coming. ;-D PS: After all those replies, I have nothing to add to the original topic of FTP and loadlibs... Sorry for this topic drift. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -

Re: Using FTP to send loadlib

2009-04-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
o sense. No repair is needed at all for this. Hope this clears up any misunderstandings. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.

Re: insane thought - SMF reformatter?

2009-04-21 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
wo tick marks for the 'To:' fields - one for List and another for Poster. One of these days I need also to test out that tick marks... 8-[ Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / sign

Re: insane thought - SMF reformatter?

2009-04-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
>Back to my hole. No! Come back! If you can market your 'reformatter', you will get rich! :-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lis

Re: Mass Updates to JOB Cards for Account Code Changes

2009-04-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
t link to a text document (reachable by above link anyway) with documentation and JCL, but I think this above page is the correct page to start, because of terms and conditions. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- F

Re: Mass Updates to JOB Cards for Account Code Changes

2009-04-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
then let Endevor pick it up as usual. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN I

Re: $HASP308 message - Solution

2009-04-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
en changes on a sandbox need a proper formal change control. We are now big, serve big customers countrywide and our machines must be available 24 hours, all days of the year plus confirmed regular DRP testings. So, funny things like this are a thing of the past. PS: I did not get into any trouble.

Re: $HASP308 message - Solution

2009-04-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ce logon... big fun... Bigger fun when after so 4 cancels, I disabled the rule and told *them* the next day the truth... Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructio

Re: ICETOOL - date subtraction?

2009-03-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
So it seemed to me REXX or other program is needed to parse IRRDBU00's output and calculate the duration in days. Sorry, John, for jumping upon you, but I clearly remembered that October 2008 thread and even that 90 days... Please accept my apology... Groete / Greeting

Re: ICETOOL - date subtraction?

2009-03-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
-MM-DD, character format, from today's date with the result being a simple number? >I doubt it, but ... You have already gotten your answers in October 2008! Search the IBM-MAIN Archives. Search for your thread 'DFSORT date question&

Re: How to protect with RACF an XCF group ?

2009-03-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
e on a test system, put in a temporary backstop profile ** with WARNING on. Then you can search the SYSLOG or SMF for any clues. Maybe you'll discover a profile used by that macro. Remember to remove that backstop profile. Or write your own RACROUTE service. HTH! Groete / Greeti

Re: How to protect with RACF an XCF group ?

2009-03-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Mauri Kanter wrote: >I want to emphasize ... I'm not asking for a XES strucuture but an XCF group ... In assembler language, IXC* services rather than IXL* Oops, my bad. Try looking for profile MVSADMIN.XCF.CFRM in FACILITY class. As I understand that variable is used by IXCCFCM according to 'M

Re: How to protect with RACF an XCF group ?

2009-03-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
IXLSTR.structure-name in the FACILITY class. There may be others too... HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the

Re: COBOL and dynamic allocation (my two cents)

2009-03-18 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
etings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: COBOL and dynamic allocation (my two cents)

2009-03-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
the 'parameter' dataset on as needed base. Any better ideas? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET

Re: Splitting files into a variable number of cataloged files

2009-03-13 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
: Beware! ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: Splitting files into a variable number of cataloged files

2009-03-13 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
off all your dynamic alloc/write/close of output datasets with one run with no headache of empty outputs. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: Pedantic Tape Analyzer?

2009-02-26 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Paul Gilmartin wrote: >Can this be written in Rexx? IANASP. IANAHLASMP. Ok, you've got me in a corner in a round room... :) What are these acronyms actually? I think the first one is : I Am Not A System Programmer. TIA! Groete / Greetings Elardus Eng

Re: Passw protection out RACF rules with z/OS resources for userid.

2009-02-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
exposure to Beta88. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bama.u

Re: Foreign Key

2009-02-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
e your solution will 'Material'ise before a 'user' 'locates' you on a 'Rack'! ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: How "Official" are Supplied Sample Exits? (was Assembler Question)

2009-02-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Other side note of exits: Due to lack of resourceful people, usage of exits are not that recommended because of maintenance issues... PS: I don't have at the moment any documentations to reinforce what I said here, but if you can disprove anything I said, I would be glad to hear (o

Re: DFSORT statement sequence

2009-02-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
said a pic is worth 1000 words? ;) >Note that OUTFIL INCLUDE is processed after SORT so that would be less efficient than using an INCLUDE statement which is processed before SORT. Thanks about the note about OUTFIL INCLUDE. It is really kind of you for helping out here. Groete / Gre

Re: PROGxx, linklist, LLA and fetch performance

2009-02-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
What is so difficult to understand this one... ;-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Re: DFSORT statement sequence

2009-02-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
intended... ;D ) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: DFSORT statement sequence

2009-02-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
my COPY and using INCLUDE statements and then do this two stage method: COPYFROM(INPUT) TO(TEMP1) USING() COPYFROM(TEMP1) TO(TEMP2) USING() Will this work better for large input datasets? >Have a nice day, The same to you! ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engel

DFSORT statement sequence

2009-02-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
LDS=(1,8,CH,A) is better over this SORT FIELDS=(1,8,CH,A) INCLUDE COND=(1,8,CH,EQ,C'ABCDEFGH') for very LARGE input. Is this true or false? (If false, I can always do a COPY with INCLUDE and then do my SORT FIELDS) Thank you in advance. Gro

Re: Syncsort vs competitors

2009-02-03 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
To all those flamers, STOP your junk! PLEASE. Come on, be a nice sport, get a beer and relax, boys and girls... Please get IBM-MAIN back to its professional level... It does not cost you at all any way, ok? I for myself will stay neutral, even if that gets me in trouble... ;-D

Re: RACF InactiveUser Issue

2009-02-02 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
KED. You can always revoke them yourself. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Se

Re: Upcoming Mapping Alabama Communities Workshop

2009-02-01 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
New Urban Research wrote: >We're trying to get the word out regarding an [ ... lots of junk snipped ... ] You can 'try', but is this related to IBM mainframes, operating systems, software, hardware and applications? -- Fo

Re: CLIST/REXX Philosophy

2008-12-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ta set, it verifies that the block size of the data set is at least 4 greater than the LRECL. I am NOT joking. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instr

Re: A matter of perspective

2008-12-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
at emails are sent out? >And _we_ start worrying if CPU usage goes _below_ 60%. :-) Is it Friday already? ;-D Hehehe, thanks for this post anyway. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: CLIST/REXX Philosophy

2008-12-18 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
nges it to 259. IRRRID00 also verifies that the BLKSIZE is LRECL plus 4. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the messag

Re: State of Nevada Employment Opportunity

2008-12-18 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
after year... :-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 http://bam

Re: Health Checker questions

2008-12-09 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
the question. >When is the above untrue ? At least please give DOCUMENTATION, links, etc, if possible? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: Preventing allocation on non-sms volsers - THANK YOU!

2008-11-25 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Good day Many many thanks for supplying suggestions online and offline! You all are GREAT! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Preventing allocation on non-sms volsers

2008-11-20 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
datasets on HSM ML1 and reserved non-SMS volsers. Issue is to prevent, not to move them later. Thanks in advance! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: searching all members of a pds using wildcards

2008-11-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
EK Batch version (also from =3.15): //SEARCH EXEC PGM=ISRSUPC, //PARM=(SRCHCMP, //'') //NEWDD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=, //OUTDD DD SYSOUT=? //SYSIN DD * SRCHFOR 'SO'

Re: searching all members of a pds using wildcards

2008-11-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
solutions, REXX solutions and CBT and Vendor solutions in this thread. So little time to research all of them and educate my colleagues... >Thanks to all for their suggestions. IBM-MAIN is great indeed... :) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht --

Re: searching all members of a pds using wildcards

2008-11-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Now, I have a headache... :-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the ar

Re: searching all members of a pds using wildcards

2008-11-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
1 SOEK 2 SO1XXEK 3 SOAYYYEK 4 SOBZZZEK 5 SOC$$$EK 6 SOE#EK HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: Cancel tso id - IKJEFLN2

2008-11-19 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
orkstation and continue there, but not from 32x80 to 24x80. I can't say about custom terminal geometry, for example 54x132. Just like Paul Gilmartin, I also want to have that cool z/VM command on z/OS and automatic geometry reformatting on z/OS. Oh, well, I must stop dreaming and wish

Re: JCL to upload PS file from Mainframe to Local drive

2008-11-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
T1 DD PATH='...'". I already know that. I just replied first to get the wording straight. You are certainly aware that people don't always get their terminology correct in their first posts. I also don't want to post an example in

Re: JCL to upload PS file from Mainframe to Local drive

2008-11-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
properly. Check your antivirus and firewalls for blocking/allowing ports 20 or 21 or whatever you're using. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: JCL to upload PS file from Mainframe to Local drive

2008-11-17 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
ike PS file, on z/OS there are PS data sets) What Mainframe? (z/OS, OS/390, MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, OS360? ) Where is that 'Local drive'? (unix, windoze, as/400, dos?) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht PS: Thanks for the excellent hint, Radoslaw... :-D ---

Re: Logrec Viewer 1.1

2008-11-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
. Not that difficult, just a little reworking of that rexx programs. >More general question: >Anyone use it? Like it? Yup, if you are somewhat in a hurry, too lazy to submit a job with EREP, and you want a record about an event so about three and half nanoseconds back. ;-D Groete /

Re: appending userid in a file

2008-11-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
.2 SAY LINE.3 For my part I used your assignment lines and it is working including userid(). HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PR

Re: appending userid in a file

2008-11-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
tenating variables. NAME = "abc.inv.rpt" ID = "ID123" So you probably wanted something like this: RESULT = ID||"."||NAME >PUT “abc.inv.rpt” userid.txt PUT is a command for Session Manager. At least for TSO REXX. >Close Close what? :)

Re: http://zcandoit.com new web site System z can do it

2008-11-11 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
is is really second-hand cr*p. I wanted to say first-hand cr*p, but I don't want to insult them... :) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

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