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Thank you all for the valuable insight, information, and often entertaining commentary. This listserver has been a daily activity for many years. Some of the members seem like old friends. Others have, well, let's just say, we have different opinions on various topics. There is a lot of valuable

Re: Someone has training manuals or notes that can help me

Smiles everyone... Smiles... Mike Wilkins Accenture Best Buy Technology Group 612.291.3191 mike.wilk...@bestbuy.com ___ This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private informa

Linux/X86 as a started task?

I seem to recall a few years ago running across a link to a product that would run Linux in z/OS as a started task. Can't find it, if it existed at all. Anyone know of a z/OS product like this? And no, we cannot carve out an lpar to play on. Or, run z/VM. Several years ago we were ready to b

Re: IBM FLASHCOPY interface ( is there a no cost solution)

Here's a ISPF Rexx/Panel that I've coded for 'Snapping' a dataset via a DSLIST by entering 'SNAPD', or the Rexx name, in the command columns to the left of the dataset name. The Panel is after the Rexx. This generates a DFdss copy job and submits it in batch (No forground, but that could also

Re: Consolidate Storage Groups

Defiantly no stand alone time is needed to consolidate SMS Storage Groups (SG), and, dataset sets do not have to be moved. You are correct. Move the volumes from SG C, D, and E, to SG B, then change the SG ACS routine to assign those SG's to B. You've got it! All the work can be done ahead of ti

Re: SIGNIFICANCE OF (+0),DISP=OLD

Actually, (0), (+0), and, (-0), all work the same. When I've code JCL and used a relative GDG like (-1), when changing it to use the current gdg, it's easier to change it to (-0). Perhaps it's a similar leftover. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m..

Re: FTP's

Your best bet is to probably manage the conversion on the mainframe after the ftp. A translation table will work, but is a hassle. Run the file thru a Sort, or, a Rexx, to reformat the file. That way you have full control if it changes in the future. Mike Wilkins Accenture Best Buy Technolog

Re: Downloading IBM manuals

I do basically the same as Bruno. I save the r9pdf.htm page, replace the hyperlinks with the dir path containing the manuals, then download all manuals into the same dir keeping the original name. Works great, AND, you can search the entire (r9pdf.html) page to look for what you want. Also, depen

Re: 1.9 and PDF's EDIT hide function

Here's a rexx edit macro that displays only recs of a member that contain search criteria. /* REXX ** Title: SHOW Usage: show searchtext Disc: Show only lines containing search criteria. By: Mike Wilkins, Acc

Re: explicity coding for STORCLAS & DATACLAS

In my shop I've coded... - an SMS StorClass of 'NONSMS' to specifically NOT SMS manage a dataset (if so desired). - that only a known list of UserID's can alter the StorClass. In my case, these are SMS admins. - a dataset node position #3 of 'NONSMS' will cause the dataset to be non-SMS managed.