Re: international cuisine; was Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Mike Schwab
I just got in 4 tins of Surströmming from Sweden to try for the first time. Fish is about 6 inches long, height about 1 inch, quarter inch thick after gutting. Put into cans with low salt brine. Looked like smoked salmon, tasted very salty like anchovies. Just touching it with a fork and the meat

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Ed Gould
On Jul 8, 2014, at 7:06 PM, John McKown wrote: In another shop, and all my previous employers, I did as you said. No unsupported "freebies". In this shop, saying no is to be placed at the top of the RIF list for not being a "team player". And "not supportive". Hopefully, if/when I get a new

Re: international cuisine; was Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Ron Hawkins
I love pork chitlins, or chicheron baboy is great with a beer. Used to buy Haggis in Hong Kong that came in a vacuum sealed plastic pouch. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Gross, Randall [PRI-1PP] > Sent: Tuesday,

Re: TSO Test does not support 65-bit (actually 64-bit) debugging?

2014-07-08 Thread Micheal Butz
Not the actual values Only the form L AED8. Ar(4) But you cann't display the Alet Sent from my iPhone On Jul 8, 2014, at 7:09 AM, Bob Shannon wrote: >> Why cann't you display the values of access registers> > > I can. If you read the manual you can too. > > Bob Shannon > Rocket Software

Re: TSO Test does not support 65-bit (actually 64-bit) debugging?

2014-07-08 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 07/08/2014 at 11:09 AM, Bob Shannon said: >>Why cann't you display the values of access registers> >I can. If you read the manual you can too. To be fair, you have to read between the lines. Or have they added a chart of suffixes for register numbers in the LIST subcommand? --

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <008c01cf9aa4$70193d10$504bb730$@mindspring.com>, on 07/08/2014 at 05:02 AM, Lizette Koehler said: >Over time, there was never an 8 Char TSO ID. Instead several >alterations were made that allowed the TSO ID to "look" like 8 >chars. In the past when you submitted a job in TSO it had to be

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 07/08/2014 at 10:17 AM, Kirk Wolf said: >It seems as if some on this thread assume that there are only two >kinds of software: 1) closed-source; paid license and support 2) >free without support (sometimes with source). 3.) Closed source; paid license but no support[1] 4.) Free wi

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <02fa01cf9aaf$b9ddd130$2d997390$@mxg.com>, on 07/08/2014 at 08:22 AM, Barry Merrill said: >Not sure if this applies to this issue, but I recall that TSO >commands that issue TPUT will simply stop the rest of the >commands in a Batch TSO job, They don't stop anything, but the TPUT also doe

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread John McKown
In another shop, and all my previous employers, I did as you said. No unsupported "freebies". In this shop, saying no is to be placed at the top of the RIF list for not being a "team player". And "not supportive". Hopefully, if/when I get a new employer, I can do things the proper way. On Jul 8, 2

Re: "Freebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Eric Chevalier
On 7/8/14, 9:57 AM, Dave Salt wrote: > I hear you, and I've heard that same argument many times. But it > makes absolutely no sense to me. If we take the example of a > company that spends 10 million dollars a year to employ 100 > mainframe developers, and that company licenses a tool that > impr

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Ed Gould
On Jul 8, 2014, at 4:18 PM, John McKown wrote: -- SNIP Well, unfortunately, I am tasked to do things. So it is use what I have available to me because we _aren't_ going to get supported products which cost real money. And z/OS i

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread John McKown
On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Ed Gould wrote: > You are in a difficult situation (much like all of Texas). > > Personally I hope you don't get awakened at 0030 with an issue and > production is now broken. Ah. I was unclear. My use of Co:Z is only in a non-production run (not even controlled b

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Ed Gould
On Jul 8, 2014, at 7:15 AM, John McKown wrote: On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Ed Gould wrote: Shane: That an issue... wondering minstrel... I have been an 4 shops where wondering minstrels have left their "tools" and I have to clean up and listen to 30 (or so people) complain about this

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread John Eells
Paul Gilmartin wrote: Why only 10? Up to 36 should have been practical. Your guess is as good as mine, Paul. Since the original TSO (no "/E") product was available in 1971 what is now TSO/E is at *least* 43 years old. As UADS was a pretty basic part of the overall implementation the desi

Re: "Freebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Steve Comstock
On 7/8/2014 8:57 AM, Dave Salt wrote: You say "save". Management, at least here, would translate this into "real savings" this by firing nine or ten developers. That is true "saving". "Saving" money by not hiring a new employee is not "saving" in their world view. "Saving money" is "reducing cost

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2014-07-08 16:04, Lizette Koehler pisze: What do you consider an 8 character TSO ID? Please explain your statement. My understanding is TSO IDs are maximum of 7 Chars. A batch job can be the 7Chars + 1. So what may look like an 8 Char TSOID may just be a batch 8 character name. I c

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014 13:24:33 -0400, John Eells wrote: >TSO/E does not support user IDs with more than 7 characters. The reason >for this is a historical one. TSO/E user ID information was originally >stored in the user attributes data set, UADS. A PDS, UADS has an >8-character limit on member na

Re: SVC 99 APF Authorized Library

2014-07-08 Thread Micheal Butz
Hi All I wish to make a comment regarding bypassing IBM intentions Yes I have worked for a few vendors And durning that time I have worked On products that • replace the FLIH for PGM checks • front ended SVC • front ended the DB2 SQL engine It's common practice for ISV to do Non vanilla non

Re: international cuisine; was Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
Which interestingly enough is barred from import to the USA see http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC0QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fmagazine-21128089&ei=zi68U671AYOgyAT5uYAY&usg=AFQjCNHt-MdOQd89mSltxv02OjYpX0aFqg&sig2=uejYWrvcuvKJJ_Yq2f

Re: international cuisine; was Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Gross, Randall [PRI-1PP]
Don't forget chitlin's & grits -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken Porowski Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 1:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: international cuisine; was Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; wa

Re: international cuisine; was Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Ken Porowski
I have heard tell of a dish they call haggis. CIT | Ken Porowski | VP Mainframe Engineering | Information Technology | +1 973 740 5459 (tel) | ken.porow...@cit.com This email message and any accompanying materials may contain proprietary, privileged and confidential information of CIT

Re: SVC 99 APF Authorized Library

2014-07-08 Thread Walt Farrell
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014 08:03:19 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: >Walter Farrell wrote: > >>I really wish we knew what ISV he works for so everyone could avoid their >>products, or perhaps contact their management and tell them he's a seriously >>dangerous programmer. > >>And yes, I wish no one w

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread John Eells
TSO/E does not support user IDs with more than 7 characters. The reason for this is a historical one. TSO/E user ID information was originally stored in the user attributes data set, UADS. A PDS, UADS has an 8-character limit on member name length. To save space (remember that 2314s and cor

international cuisine; was Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread DASDBILL2
Biltong is interesting, monkey gland is way too bland.  I prefer Peri-peri on mine, thanks.  Maximum strength, of course. Bill Fairchild - Original Message - From: "David Crayford" To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 8:48:56 AM Subject: OT:  Re: Freebie softwar

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PRINT

2014-07-08 Thread esmie moo
Thanks Peter. It worked. On Wed, 7/9/14, Peter X. DeFabritus wrote: Subject: Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PRINT To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Received: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 4:42 AM If you are at least z/OS 1.13, so that you don't have to know the nu

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PRINT

2014-07-08 Thread Peter X. DeFabritus
If you are at least z/OS 1.13, so that you don't have to know the number of tracks: //DFDSSEXEC PGM=ADRDSSU //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //DISK DD UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=SER=SMTS01,DISP=SHR //SYSINDD * PRINT INDD(DISK) TRACKS((0,0,X'FFF

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PRINT

2014-07-08 Thread Pommier, Rex
I think your print command should be PRINT TRACKS(,00,10017,14) INDDNAME(DASD) You are printing cylinder/track, so the last track would be cyl 10017, track 14 within that cylinder. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf O

DFDSS QUESTION - PRINT

2014-07-08 Thread esmie moo
Hallo Gentle Readers, I would like to use the PRINT command to print all the contents of a 3390-9 volume. I tried the following : PRINT TRACKS(,00,10017,150255) INDDNAME(DASD) I get the error message : ADR136E (001)-RI01 (01), CONSTANT '150255 ' IS NOT WITHIN VALUE RANGE I used the value

Re: "Freebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread John McKown
On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Dana Mitchell wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 12:48:05 -0400, Dave Salt wrote: >> But many companies would rather waste millions than spend a few thousand on >> tools that improve productivity. >> >>Dave Salt >> > > Shops such as John's and others that I am familiar

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Ed Gould
The max length of a UID in UADS is 7 characters. Ed On Jul 8, 2014, at 2:24 AM, nitz-ibm wrote: IKJ56644I NO VALID TSO USERID, DEFAULT USER ATTRIBUTES USED IKJ55353I THE CONSPROF COMMAND HAS TERMINATED.+ From what I have read in the FM and in the archives of this forum, I tend to concl

Re: "Freebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Dana Mitchell
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 12:48:05 -0400, Dave Salt wrote: > But many companies would rather waste millions than spend a few thousand on > tools that improve productivity. > >Dave Salt > Shops such as John's and others that I am familiar with, that have either a stated, or un-stated implied goal of

Re: "Freebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread DASDBILL2
How much are top executives of companies willing to spend on themselves to improve their own productivity?  If it makes sense for them, it should also make sense for the "individual contributors". I once had a manager who, when I asked for company-paid business cards with my contact information

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Kirk Wolf
I'm not sure that I understand all of the arguments in this thread. Welcome to IBM-MAIN :-) Outside of the z/OS realm, people mostly understand that various aspects of software can be decoupled: - license to use - (free or paid). Commercial licenses often include warranties, indemnities, etc. -

Re: "Freebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Dave Salt
> You say "save". Management, at least here, would translate this into > "real savings" this by firing nine or ten developers. That is true > "saving". "Saving" money by not hiring a new employee is not "saving" > in their world view. "Saving money" is "reducing cost". It is not > "eliminating futu

Aw: Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Peter Hunkeler
> What do you consider an 8 character TSO ID? I never talked about an "8 character TSO ID", did I? I always wrote (or meant to write) "8 character userid". And by "userid" I mean a userid as understood by MVS, and this has always been allowed to be 8 characters in length. (I'm sure someone will

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Lizette Koehler
What do you consider an 8 character TSO ID? Please explain your statement. My understanding is TSO IDs are maximum of 7 Chars. A batch job can be the 7Chars + 1. So what may look like an 8 Char TSOID may just be a batch 8 character name. Please provide some examples. Next, do you have any e

Re: OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
David Crayford wrote: >Food snob! Of course. ;-) >But you mob don't mind chewing on biltong or dolloping monkey gland on your >sausages! :) As long it is Kudu biltong, not some lame cattle or ostrich biltong. ;-D Now, I can't post anymore because you made me hungry ... ;-D Groete / Greeti

OT: Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread David Crayford
On 8/07/2014 9:43 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: DANGER! OFF-TOPIC POST! Read on at your own risk!... David Crayford wrote: Having said that, a true aussie favorite is a meat pie with tomato sauce dolloped on top! Tomato sauce? Yuck, for me at least, to pour tomato sauce on food is a ghastly

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
DANGER! OFF-TOPIC POST! Read on at your own risk!... David Crayford wrote: >Having said that, a true aussie favorite is a meat pie with tomato sauce >dolloped on top! Tomato sauce? Yuck, for me at least, to pour tomato sauce on food is a ghastly insult to the poor chef or anyone who kindly pre

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread David Crayford
On 8/07/2014 9:13 PM, John Gilmore wrote: Shane is entitled to explicate his own references or indeed not to do so, and local connotations may anyway vary: (Here in the Boston, Massachusetts, area where French food of any sort is usually mediocre we have a bistrot, Mistral, that serves high-qu

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Barry Merrill
That should have been PUTLINE works fine. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Barry Merrill Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 8:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CON

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Barry Merrill
Not sure if this applies to this issue, but I recall that TSO commands that issue TPUT will simply stop the rest of the commands in a Batch TSO job, but commands using PUTLOG work fine. Barry Herbert W. “Barry” Merrill, PhD President-Programmer MXG Software Merrill Consultants 10717 Cromwell D

Aw: Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Peter Hunkeler
> Before any TSO commands may be entered, the LOGON command must be used with a > valid TSO User ID. This is not true if you run TSO in batch (EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01, etc.). You can definitely run TSO commands under an 8 char userid, although you cannot *logon* to TSO. I do understand that a userid

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread John Gilmore
Shane is entitled to explicate his own references or indeed not to do so, and local connotations may anyway vary: (Here in the Boston, Massachusetts, area where French food of any sort is usually mediocre we have a bistrot, Mistral, that serves high-quality provençal food.) More usually Le Mist

Re: SVC 99 APF Authorized Library

2014-07-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Walter Farrell wrote: >I really wish we knew what ISV he works for so everyone could avoid their >products, or perhaps contact their management and tell them he's a seriously >dangerous programmer. >And yes, I wish no one would give him hints about bypassing the integrity >checks. I agree wit

Re: Freebie software; was "Feebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread John McKown
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Ed Gould wrote: > Shane: > > That an issue... wondering minstrel... I have been an 4 shops where > wondering minstrels have left their "tools" and I have to clean up and > listen to 30 (or so people) complain about this used to work. Sorry BTDTGTS > I don't accept

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Lizette Koehler
In the beginning there was SYS1.UADS. In there the member name (and you can find this in the archives) could only be a maximum of 7 chars. This is because the last char (position 8 if using 7 chars) was the "chain" to the next entry for that ID. This thread from 2005 may be helpful https://listse

Re: "Freebie" software

2014-07-08 Thread John McKown
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Dave Salt wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 9:35 AM, DASDBILL2 wrote: >> > The loss of time is never "free." > > I couldn't agree more. If it costs $100,000 a year to employ a mainframe > developer (salary, benefits, premises, etc.), then for every 100 developers

Re: SVC 99 APF Authorized Library

2014-07-08 Thread Walter Farrell
I really wish we knew what ISV he works for so everyone could avoid their products, or perhaps contact their management and tell them he's a seriously dangerous programmer. And yes, I wish no one would give him hints about bypassing the integrity checks. Regards, Walt On Jul 7, 2014 6:36 PM, "Shm

Re: TSO Test does not support 65-bit (actually 64-bit) debugging?

2014-07-08 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Bob Shannon wrote: >>Why cann't you display the values of access registers> >I can. If you read the manual you can too. LOL! Good and subtle reply. ;-) Careful fella, you will cause us to die from laughter... ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht "The guy decides to have a haircut. H

Re: TSO Test does not support 65-bit (actually 64-bit) debugging?

2014-07-08 Thread Bob Shannon
>Why cann't you display the values of access registers> I can. If you read the manual you can too. Bob Shannon Rocket Software Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ■ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ■ +1 800.966.3270 ■ +1 781.577.4321 Unsubscribe From Commerc

AW: Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Peter Hunkeler
> No, I don't think there is a way to define a valid 8 character TSO userid. ... Yep, understand that. But that wasn't the question. The question is why some (most?) TSO commands are working fine under an 8 char userid, whereas some like CONSOLE obviously don't. It's mostly my own curiosity t

Re: Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread nitz-ibm
> IKJ56644I NO VALID TSO USERID, DEFAULT USER ATTRIBUTES USED > IKJ55353I THE CONSPROF COMMAND HAS TERMINATED.+ > From what I have read in the FM and in the archives of this forum, I tend to > conclude that there is no way to authorize an 8 character userid to use the > TSO CONSOLE command,

Authorizing 8 char technical userid to use TSO CONSOLE command

2014-07-08 Thread Peter Hunkeler
Initially posted on RACF-L (more by mistake tang by intention). Reposting here with emphasis on the TSO mechanisms I'd like to get some deeper insight. We're in the process of cleaning up our technical userids. There is a job running a REXX under IKJEFT01 that is issuing MVS commands via TSO CON