Question about a NAME/TOKEN pair restriction

2007-12-26 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
For both the IEANTCR and IEANTRT name/token pair service macros, the documentation states: Restrictions --- Do not use the IEANTCR callable service in a RESMGR resource manager routine unless one of the following is true: . . . - The resource manager is running for

Re: Question about a NAME/TOKEN pair restriction

2007-12-27 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
That sounds logical. Thanks, Jim! Jerry On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:10:45 -0500, Jim Mulder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 12/26/2007 >01:10:14 PM: > >> For both the IEANTCR and IEANTRT name/token pair service macros, the >> documentation states: >> >>

OT - Recommendations for issue/problem tracking software

2008-01-10 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Please forgive me for posting to the list but I need suggestions from people with similar backgrounds and experiences. Please please please reply back directly to my email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and do NOT reply back to the IBM-MAIN list. We're a small mainframe software development shop. W

SVC routine in AMODE31 being called by an AMODE64 program

2008-01-13 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Can this be done? If so, any special pointers/gotchas as far as SVC coding? Is everything I need to know already covered in this thread from last August: "Calling a AMODE 31 program from AMODE 64" http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0708&L=ibm-main&D=0&I=1&X=- &P=181834 TIA, Jerry ---

Re: SVC routine in AMODE31 being called by an AMODE64 program

2008-01-15 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Anyone? On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:16:05 -0600, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Can this be done? If so, any special pointers/gotchas as far as SVC coding? Is >everything I need to know already covered in this thread from last August: > >"Calling

Re: SVC routine in AMODE31 being called by an AMODE64 program

2008-01-15 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Peter, thanks for responding. I'm familiar with coding SVCs, the different types and RBs. This is an existing AMODE31 user SVC routine that needs to be updated to start tolerating AMODE64 addresses. So my question still is whether everything I need to know about coding such AMODE64 to AMODE31

Home (address space) level name/token pair question

2008-01-23 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
The manual states: "Home-address-space-level name/token pairs are owned by the job step task of the home address space that created them and are deleted when the job step task, rather than the creating task, in the address space terminates" Does that mean that a home level token pair is automat

Re: Home (address space) level name/token pair question

2008-01-23 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Thanks Chris. Yep, APF auth, SP255 and under rock are already familiar to me. It's the rock I'm trying to avoid. Why do I ask? Because it's there. :-D Jerry On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:00:45 -0500, Craddock, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Does that mean that a home level token pair is autom

WLM for toddlers

2008-02-06 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Besides reading a RedBook or 2, how can I get a little "Hello World" progam executed through WLM on our ADCD installed z/OS 1.8 system? I've zero WLM experience. Or is life a lot more complicated than I wish? TIA, Jerry -- For

Re: WLM for toddlers

2008-02-07 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
OK, let's take this example of DB2 stored procedures. When you say "controlled by WLM", what does that mean? How does that work? I read this DB2 Magazine Q&A article: http://www.db2mag.com/qanda/040817.shtml At the end of the article, the last paragraph states: "When a program calls EAST.MANY_

Re: WLM for toddlers

2008-02-07 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
It's me, the guy who started this thread. I'm not actually sure I got an aswer to my original question. Maybe this will help. We have a customer who says they have a: "compiled/linked COBOL load module invoked from a DB2 sp that runs in the WLM address space." That's what I need to understand.

Where can I find the C compiler JCL procedure?

2008-03-01 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Running ADCD z/OS 1.8. Not sure which member of ADCD.Z18.PROCLIB is the C compiler procedure or if the compiler JCL is in another library altogether. TIA, Jerry -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: Where can I find the C compiler JCL procedure? SELF-ANSWERED.

2008-03-02 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Library CBC.SCCNPRC. On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:53:48 -0600, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Running ADCD z/OS 1.8. Not sure which member of ADCD.Z18.PROCLIB is the C >compiler procedure or if the compiler JCL is in another library altogether. &g

Is PSATOLD always zero when in SRB mode?

2008-03-05 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Always? Sometimes not? If the latter, is there a sure-fire way to test for running in SRB mode? TIA, Jerry -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Re: Is PSATOLD always zero when in SRB mode?

2008-03-05 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Asked and answered. Thanks Tom and Binyamin. Jerry -- 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/a

Re: Is PSATOLD always zero when in SRB mode?

2008-03-06 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Eyes wide shut. Thanks. Jerry On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:44:47 -0500, Peter Relson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >There is a small case in z/OS that we call "pseudo-SRB mode" where a task >was running (had PSATOLD non-zero) and the system zeroes PSATOLD and >continues for a while. This can happen in mem

Cloning a RACF user profile

2008-03-17 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I'm using the RACF ISPF interface under z/OS 1.8 on our ADCD system. Duplicate all the settings from the system's main default user and I still get this: --- TSO/E LOGON -- IKJ56487I THE ACCOUNT NUMBER ACCT# HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR THI

Re: Cloning a RACF user profile

2008-03-17 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
David, That did the trick. A big thanks and a virtual beer to you. And thanks to the other responders, as always. Jerry On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:25:48 -0400, David Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 17:26 -0500, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS L

Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-19 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Are there any control block fields or flags within these address spaces that indentify them as being started by a fork or spawn action? Are there different indicators for forked versus spawned address spaces? TIA, Jerry -- For

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-19 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
address spaces with both indicators off? Jerry On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:11:10 -0500, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Are there any control block fields or flags within these address spaces that >indentify them as being started by a fork or spawn action? Are there di

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
It's the Blue Meanies!!! :-) On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:39:05 -0400, Peter Relson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As the ASSB fields mentioned are not programming interfaces, no additional >information will be provided as to their meaning and use. > >Peter Relson >z/OS Core Technology Design -

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
John, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Nobody else has asked, so I will. Why do you want to do this? I'm just >curious. I could tell you but I would have to kill you. ;) Actually, I need to be able to determine what the original job name is. Is the rule correct that every case - with no exceptions

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
All you need is love. On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:08:28 +1000, Shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I wouldn't have included the smiley. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
So is there any way to determine the original parent address space's name from within the child's address space? TIA, Jerry On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:04:44 +, Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Is the rule correct that every case - with no exceptions - of a forked/spawned address space

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Edward, Thanks. Will have to look into that method. Jerry On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:04:41 -0700, Edward Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. wrote: >> So is there any way to determine the original parent address space's name >> from within

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-21 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Tony, >Keep in mind that UNIX allows the parent process to go away without >the child ending. In that case there will be no parent jobname. (Well >obviously there *was* one at one time, but its control blocks may be >long gone, and the address space reused. I don't need the parent around any long

Re: Can forked/spawned address spaces be identified as such?

2008-03-21 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Thanks, Walt. After receiving all responses here, at the end of the day, it looks like we cannot rely on obtaining the parent's jobname anyway. Referencing the RACF user ID through conventional methods looks like the way to go. More lessons learned. Thanks all! Jerry -

SLIP sliding away

2007-10-08 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I'm trying to trap DB2's processing of a SELECT CURRENT TIMESTAMP request. This request goes through DB2's DSNDBM1 region. The STCK instruction which retrieves the current timestamp is located in DB2 load module DSNXGRDS, in CSECT DSNXVCTS. I did an AMBLIST to locate the offset of CSECT DSNXVCT

Re: SLIP sliding away

2007-10-08 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Lizette, Thanks for replying. No, it's the DBM1 region. Anyone who's ever used a Y2K date simulator knows that's where the simulator's support zap code has to be executed. On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 08:30:33 -0400, Lizette Koehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Why not use the DB2 Addresses Spaces like

Re: SLIP sliding away

2007-10-08 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Lance, I don't think so. I displayed all the existing SLIPs in the system, all defaults of IBM (the Xnnn SLIPs). All of them are non-PER. I did find the following, however, in the MVS System Commands manual: -- SLIP allows specification of NUCMOD, PVTMOD, and LPAMOD on the trap. Howev

Re: SLIP sliding away

2007-10-08 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Mark, can you copy and paste the SLIP command you used? This is driving me nuts! On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:34:13 -0500, Ediger Mark - medige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >Just to let you know, your slip does trigger on my system after a SELECT >CURRENT TIMESTAMP FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1, but it is marke

Re: SLIP sliding away

2007-10-08 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Problem resolved, everyone. I wasted a day because I had inadvertantly specified the ASID's in decimal instead of their hex values. That's why the SLIP was marked inactive, because load module DSNXGRDS, specified in the PVTMOD parameter, was nowhere to be found in those wrong address spaces. Th

Zapping HFS files

2007-10-17 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
How is it done? Any pitfalls/limitations? Examples will be greatly appreciated. TIA Jerry -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO S

Where can I find the /JRE/ directory?

2007-10-21 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Running z/OS 1.8 on a Flex-Es ADCD installed system. Anyone know the default path for the Java /JRE directory? Is there an easy way to globally search for directories? TIA, Jerry -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive ac

Out of space uploading to a UNIX directory

2007-10-25 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Be nice to novices. :) I tried FTP'ing a large file to directory /u/ on our z/OS system. This failed because there was not enough space. However, the DASD volume itself has plenty of free space. What needs to be done to allow more volume space to be allocated for directory /u/, a.k.a., dataset

Re: Out of space uploading to a UNIX directory

2007-10-25 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
ystem onto /u >6 try the FTP again. > > >I know that somebody will correct this if something isn't right. :-) > >Rex > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. >Sent: Th

Re: Bruce Black passed away

2007-11-06 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Several times over the years, Bruce's posts have helped me one way or the other. Any person who contributes their time and effort to help others, as Bruce did, deserves much respect. The best way to do this, I think, would be to try and mimic his helpfulness and courtesy. I'm a big talker and o

Lifespan of NAME/TOKENs

2007-11-09 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I want to use NAME/TOKEN pairs as an independent anchor to a storage address on a per-subtask (TCB) level. Is this a good way to go? If so, are these automatically deleted when the subtask is terminated, leaving no accumulation behind? TIA. Jerry --

Forcing a userid and password prompt on session connect

2007-12-06 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Hi, Running z/OS 1.8 from ADCD on a FlexEs box. We are about to enable remote external access to our z/OS system. Security is lousy as it is. The network router does port forwarding for Telnet to our z/OS system. That brings up the ADCD default login screen, which on its own offers no security

Re: Forcing a userid and password prompt on session connect

2007-12-06 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Our old Cisco router does not contain VPN functionality. As for changing application names, or, John Chase's suggested CICS modifications, we want a universal solution above logging in to applications. On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:48:09 +0200, Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Why not activa

Re: Forcing a userid and password prompt on session connect

2007-12-06 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
-- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Support, DUNNIT >> SYSTEMS LTD. >> >> Our old Cisco router does not contain VPN functionality. >> >> As for changing application names, or, John Chase's suggested >> CICS modifications, we want a univers

Re: Forcing a userid and password prompt on session connect

2007-12-09 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Yes, I found the short reference to it in the IP Configuration Guide but I'm not sure as to exactly what needs to be changed and where and what the consequences are in contrast to our current use of the default USSTAB. Helping this knucklehead out appreciated at all times. We've also contacted

Re: Forcing a userid and password prompt on session connect

2007-12-10 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
To Terry, we're a very small shop. The first problem is non-existant by us. I assume the 2nd problem won't occur if we're strict about logging in immediately. Still my main problem is setting up the Telnet Solicitor in the first place. The 1 page of IBM documentation is sparse and I don't know

Re: Forcing a userid and password prompt on session connect

2007-12-11 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Thanks, Johnny. I now get the solicitor screen. It works for logging on to CICS (APPLID=CICS) but I'm getting the following error messages on the SYSLOG when attempting to logon to TSO: LOGON IST663I BIND FAIL REQUEST RECEIVED, S

Re: Forcing a userid and password prompt on session connect

2007-12-11 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
TED]> wrote: >My tcpip profile is similar to yours and there is no problem for me. Maybe >you can try to separate the problem by logging to TSO from a local/non- TCPIP >terminal? > >BTW, if you want to protect TSO you should code: > >RESTRICTAPPL TSO* > >On Dec 12

After enabling the Telnet Solicitor, another minor problem

2007-12-12 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Now every 5 minutes, there's a PORTMAP job starting and finishing. Even though the output on the JES spool is trivial, I would like to avoid these accumulating as we keep our system up for long terms. This automated job running of PORTMAP wasn't occurring prior to my enabling the Telnet Solicito

Re: After enabling the Telnet Solicitor, another minor problem

2007-12-12 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Then I'll go with commenting it out for the time being. Thanks. Jerry On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:12:42 -0600, McKown, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -Original Message- >> Is the solution to comment out PORTMAP under the AUTOLOG >> statement? Is >> that safe? > >It is safe unless you are

(Hopefully) simple SMPE question

2007-05-20 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I have a CSI dataset with many different target and dlib zones defined for different products and different versions of those products. Can the following datasets be shared between all the zones? SMPPTS, SMPLTS, SMPMTS, SMPSDS, SMPSCDS Specifically, I'm dealing with a skeleton JCL job that allo

ISPF Panel Definition Question

2008-05-22 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
It's been years since I edited an ISPF panel. I need to add some lines to a panel but there are no more lines left if the panel is displayed on a 24 row 3270 screen. What's the simplest way to convert a panel that is currently static in size to becoming scrollable in size, in order to accomodat

DB2 DDF "Hello World" setup for dummies

2007-01-16 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I'm the dummy here. No real DB2 experience. Running a Flex-Es system with z/OS 1.6 and DB2 8.1. We need to set up a DDF test that does nothing more than process any SQL statement whatsoever. Is there a way to run such a sample test via a batch job or must this come from somewhere on our network

Re: DB2 DDF "Hello World" setup for dummies

2007-01-21 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Thanks anyway, Terry. Can anyone else offer any practical guidance? Jerry On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:18:32 -, Terry Sambrooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Jerry, > >With regard to: > >"I'm the dummy here. No real DB2 experience. > >Running a Flex-Es system with z/OS 1.6 and DB2 8.1. We need

Need advice on implementing SCLM

2007-02-10 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Time to standardize our change management procedures. We're looking into SCLM to accomplish this. Let me describe the application system we wish to migrate to SCLM. This app system runs on z/OS. It has batch and online source, copybook and load libraries. The files have the following naming con

Re: Need advice on implementing SCLM

2007-02-12 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
t;http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SCLM/ > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. >Sent: 11 February 2007 06:52 >To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU >Subject: Need advice on implementing SCLM

SMPE packaging - load modules or CSECTs

2007-02-25 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I posted this question on the FLEX-ES list and got back 1 reply, which included a suggestion to also ask for responses here on IBM-MAIN. For a bit of background, our applications are all single CSECT load modules, with the only common exception being those running under CICS, that are linked wi

Re: SMPE packaging - load modules or CSECTs

2007-02-25 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
>Do you propose to supply them pre-linked with the CICS stub? Are >there no licensing problems with this? Just for argument's sake, let's assume there aren't. If anyone wishes to discuss this particular point, please do so under a new thread subject title. >You can supply full load modules and

Re: SMPE packaging - load modules or CSECTs

2007-02-26 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Why settle for CICS 4.1 when you can go back to CICS 1.7! DFHEAI CSECT ENTRY DFHEI1 DCC'DFHYA170' STUB IDENTIFICATION: * DFHY = READ-ONLY STUB * A= ASSEMBLER LANG *

ABENDS0C4-04 on storage in subpool 228

2005-11-02 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I have a storage area getmained in fixed Common ECSA system storage subpool 228. I have a cross memory routine that at times gets an ABENDS0C4- 04 when referencing this storage. How can I permanently make this storage non-swappable? I assume that's the cause of my problem. TIA. Jerry --

File 'cookiejar.bin' when viewing IBM HTML manuals on the WEB

2006-01-11 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
For years, I've been putting up with prompts to download a file named 'cookiejar.bin' every time I browse a page in one of IBM's online HTML manuals. Any way I can get rid of this anoying file download prompt? I've searched the archives but came up empty. TIA, Jerry -

Re: File 'cookiejar.bin' when viewing IBM HTML manuals on the WEB

2006-01-11 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Thanks for your help. Turns out my download manager software was handling BIN file types. I removed the BIN definition from its list, restarted my PC and the problem is gone. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access i

SMPE novice question - expanding and zapping a load module

2006-01-12 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
I know SMPE like the back of my shoulder. I know it's there but not much else. I need to prepare SMPE commands to expand and zap a single CSECT within a load module. Can I just place the EXPAND statement right after the ++ZAP's NAME statement? What about equivalents of linkage edit's MODE and EN

Obtaining current job step start date and time

2006-11-09 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Which fields in which control block contain the currently executing step's start date and time? Thanks, Jerry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.0/524 - Release Date: 11/8/2006

Re: Obtaining current job step start date and time

2006-11-12 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
ations programmer. The functions of these services are of such a nature that their use should be limited to programmers who write authorized programs." Is this intended to be a hint that someday I will be unable to use these services unless I am running authorized? -replying to- Fr

Mistakes in migrating - need to clear DASD volumes

2005-06-12 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Hello everyone. Busy weekend for some of us. We're migrating to a new z/OS system on a Flexes server. I've totally messed up migrating datasets to 2 new DASD volumes. In addition, the ALIASes I defined, which I though were defined in the USERCAT I had just created are cataloged in the master catal

Re: Mistakes in migrating - need to clear DASD volumes

2005-06-12 Thread Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Thanks, Jerry -----Original Message- From: Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 12:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN forum (IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU) Subject: Mistakes in migrating - need to clear DASD volumes Hello everyone. Busy weekend for some of us. We're