Re: PC Interference from shredder Was: Kinda fun

2023-11-12 Thread Lloyd Fuller
When I was at Orange Coast College in the mid-70s, we had a 370-155 that had non-IBM memory.  The College had a microwave link between the Costa Mesa campus and the Huntington Beach campus.  The microwave link was at the campus library, and they fired it up about 9AM each week-day.  The computer

Re: Two related member generation questions

2023-05-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
I can answer one part of this.  GDGs can be members of PDS or PDSE.  This has been true for a long time.  The actual generated member name is different than for a GDG dataset. Lloyd Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Monday, May 29, 2023, 5:56 PM, Charles Mills wrote: 1. Is there any sup

Re: ADRDSSU DUMP PATH

2022-08-11 Thread Lloyd Fuller
I usually use pax either via the command line or batch to an MVS file and then DFSMS the MVS file. Lloyd  Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Thursday, August 11, 2022, 8:39 AM, Mark Jacobs <0224d287a4b1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: I'm trying to use ADRDSSU to backup a direct

Re: AT-TLS & FTP troubles - cannot get very simple setup working

2022-05-25 Thread Lloyd Fuller
You are misusing things here.  SFTP does not equal FTPS. SFTP is overlaid onshore which is using an encrypted interface itself.  FTPS is what the FTP server can support. WinSCP can do both but not FTPS on port 22. Lloyd Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 11:20 AM, Mi

Re: ISPF edit, file tagging and ASCII conversion

2022-02-08 Thread Lloyd Fuller
The 037 code page square brackets are not ASCII compatible brackets.  That is part of the reason for 1047. Regards. Lloyd Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 7:45 PM, David Crayford wrote: On 8/2/22 11:06 am, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >>    ... >> The characters are

Re: S/360-50 emulator

2022-01-27 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Did they ever hear of the original VM/360?  According to what I understood from people who worked at Lincoln Labs, that was exactly what it was supposed to do.  It was developed to train 360 CEs. Regards. Lloyd Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Thursday, January 27, 2022, 12:13 PM, Pew, C

Re: PAX/TRS zFS

2021-10-12 Thread Lloyd Fuller
I do this, but I allocate the pax file before trying to write it.  I also specify -x OS390 to be sure to get links and other attributes. Lloyd Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Monday, October 11, 2021, 4:00 PM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Mo

Re: ICSF Hash with a certain seed (Key)

2021-09-15 Thread Lloyd Fuller
You are dealing with ASCII and EBCDIC.  So you will not get the same answers unless both use one or the other. Lloyd  Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 1:59 PM, Isabel wrote: Hello!! We are still doing tests with our ICSF. Our scenario: We have the foll

Re: IBM Encryption Facility for OpenPGP

2021-04-19 Thread Lloyd Fuller
The issue is probably EBCDIC vs ASCII for the pass-phrase.   Lloyd Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Monday, April 19, 2021, 6:52 AM, Beesley, Paul wrote: Hi Does anyone use IBM Encryption Facility for OpenPGP (FMID HCF7740), specifically to encrypt files on z/OS and decrypt them on Win

Re: Is there a vertical split in ISPF?

2021-04-16 Thread Lloyd Fuller
1 connection 4 addresses on 3274 according to the data sheet.  So three LPARs plus VTAM screen would be possible. Lloyd Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, April 16, 2021, 7:53 PM, Tom Brennan wrote: Interesting!  So now I'm wondering how consoles from 3 different LPARs appeared

Re: How best to copy all UNIX files one z/OS to another

2020-10-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
And nobody has mentioned that pax will write or read an MVS file so you are not restricted to Open MVS for the intermediate files. Regards. Lloyd Sent from my iPad > On Oct 29, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Charles Mills wrote: > > *Size* (disk space) might be a constraint so compression is good. > >

Re: Multi-channel OSA-ICC routing and TCP port behavior

2020-07-21 Thread Lloyd Fuller
z/VM and z/VSE allow 3215s as their consoles. z/OS does not. z/OS requires a 3270 full screen console. Regards. Lloyd -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Multi-

Re: AZD messages?

2020-06-08 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Is localhost defined? Sent from my iPad > On Jun 8, 2020, at 8:16 AM, Sean Gleann wrote: > > Thanks for the hint about thoroughly checking output, Michael. > I went back and studied all the saved outputs, hoping to find something > that might be helpful. > In the event, there were no indicatio

Re: PARM= vs PARMDD= and symbol substitution

2020-03-31 Thread Lloyd Fuller
I do not know about VISAM, but 360 FFS used variable length QISAM and BISAM in the late 60s and early 70s. The DOD used a lot of it. Been there and learned assembler to support applications using it. Lloyd Sent from my iPad > On Mar 31, 2020, at 8:42 PM, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > There wa

Re: Merge Tool for git for z/OS?

2019-12-03 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Yes. 😊 Use XEDIT and CMSUPDTE. They work well, but are VM only, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of ITschak Mugzach Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2019 9:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Merge Tool for git for z/OS? Lionel, Many years ago

Re: QWS3270 - Numbers are not recognized

2014-04-11 Thread Lloyd Fuller
In addition to all of the other suggestions.  Check which terminal type you are emulating.  Some of the emulators allow you to specify older terminal types that do NOT have numerics.  Also check what the terminal type is on screen 0 of ISPF.  Maybe you are defaulting to one of the 3277 types or

Re: Metal C vs. HLASM - for C callable subroutine?

2014-03-26 Thread Lloyd Fuller
How much cross-platform C code do you do?  With Metal C, it is possible to use cross-platform code in z/OS environments that do not allow LE.   In my opinion Metal C is VERY useful.   Lloyd > > From: Gord Tomlin >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Sent: Tuesday, Marc

Re: Metal C vs. HLASM - for C callable subroutine?

2014-03-26 Thread Lloyd Fuller
The problem getting addressed by Metal C is the capability of doing things in C that do not require the LE anchor to be used.   And the dual source is not a problem when many of our C routines are already multi-compiled.  We just use #ifdef/#ifndef with the appropriate system flags to bypass cod

Re: building text messages with substitutions

2014-03-14 Thread Lloyd Fuller
You can call a Metal C program with just a simple stack.   If you want to use the library (like sprintf), you need to do the __cinit and __cterm calls.  There is a C structure file that you need to fill out to call __cinit and I believe the only parameter is the address of that structure.  I did

Re: Checking Years( was - Re: Storage Obtain .....)

2014-02-14 Thread Lloyd Fuller
brecht >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 8:29 AM >Subject: Checking Years( was - Re: Storage Obtain .) > > >Lloyd Fuller wrote: > >>Actually in some products quite a lot. > >Some other applications like your example: > >1.

Re: Storage Obtain .....

2014-02-12 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Actually in some products quite a lot.  A product that I worked on in the past is used by several banks including people who regularly post here and on the VM list.  Many of those banks used the product for various things including escrow accounts which are VERY long lived.  In several cases tha

Re: Disposal of storage devices/media

2014-01-21 Thread Lloyd Fuller
In addition to the possibility of decryption, there is the issue that you need to get the disks from the array back into the same order they were in the original array with the same type and level of the disk controller.  This may be less of a problem with mainframe disk arrays, but it can reall

Re: pax, ddnames and _BPX_SHAREAS

2014-01-17 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Why do you need to use DD:... for pax?  If you are going to use a REXX variable in the DSN parameter, use the REXX variable in the pax command?  The use of a DSN in the pax command is documented and supported.  I have not tried to use it from REXX, but I have used it from the OMVS command line w

Re: pax, ddnames and _BPX_SHAREAS

2014-01-17 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Look at your DSName.  It is not a valid MVS dataset name:  too many characters without a period. Lloyd > > From: Elardus Engelbrecht >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 9:59 AM >Subject: Re: pax, ddnames and _BPX_SHAREAS > > >van der

Re: Exit interfaces and module attributes (was: Base-less ...)

2013-12-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
The problem with using LE programs in exits is the environment in which the exits run.  Many run in cross-memory and/or SRB mode so SVCs are not allowed and LE functions use SVCs instead of instructions in many cases (i.e., the date and time routines). Lloyd >

Re: Has anyone measured CPU savings using external SORT's vs internal (COBOL) SORT's?

2013-11-25 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Note that my COBOL sort days are long ago so what I am saying may no longer be true.  What used to happen with E35 is that SORT did NOT create the final sortout file:  the program was given the sorted records from the last merge set.  So you saved, at a minimum, that set of I/O.  Each COBOL retu

Re: using ./Configure to generate listing files

2013-11-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
That is part of why I use a separate shell script to do this.  I parse the parameters and pull the filename into a variable using sed options.  Then I can build a listing file name and specify it in the actual c89/xlc command. For example, this builds a C listing filename:   sname3=`echo $argshif

Re: using ./Configure to generate listing files

2013-11-05 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Janet,   When I have some options that are not part of the normal, I specify a different shell script for compiling (like xlc64.sh for example), and specify that as the "compiler" in ./configure or make or whatever.  Then that shell script calls the compiler once it has set up things like I want

Re: Google F1 was: Re: MongoDB

2013-10-17 Thread Lloyd Fuller
And this product is called NOMAD from Select Business Solutions.  It has only been available since 1976 or thereabouts.   And you can even MIX hierarchical and RDBMS if you want.   Geez.  Another wheel reinvented.   Lloyd > > From: David Crayford >To: IBM-MAIN@LI

Re: Quote on Slashdot.org

2013-09-30 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Actually in some circles ADA is the ONLY language.  Talk to the embedded systems people.  Unless things have changed quite a bit in the past 6 years or so, ADA is heavily used in airplanes, etc. Lloyd > > From: John McKown >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Sent:

Re: ICSF Without Crypto Card?

2013-09-20 Thread Lloyd Fuller
No.  The crypto cards preceded the z machines.  They were available as part of the 9672s.  There are several different ones with slightly different capabilities.  They are all on the I/O bus so they are slightly slower than the CPACF hardware for the same operation, but they may be more secure d

Re: Greenbar

2013-07-19 Thread Lloyd Fuller
It depends upon the manufacturer of the paper.  Most did not, but I saw a few boxes that did.   Lloyd > > From: Phil Smith >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 5:31 PM >Subject: Greenbar > > >Settle a debate: did greenbar paper have the

Re: Auditing vendor source code

2013-06-21 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Actually, US companies have also stolen software.  I will not go into details, but it has happened at a company that I worked for.  One of their customers stole the software for at least a couple of years until we changed how our license key was generated.   Lloyd - Original Message -

Re: Business politics and software development

2013-05-17 Thread Lloyd Fuller
You have to look at where C was originally designed to run. It was designed for the DEC PDP8. Those were SMALL in resources machines. Later versions of C were built on the PDP11s, but Richie and crew started out on the PDP8. And, yes, C was designed to be a middle-level language. During t

Re: XMIT Manager

2013-05-17 Thread Lloyd Fuller
The problem is not the executable. The real 64-bit problem is in the installer. The installer that is used with XMIT only installs to 32-bit based Windows. If someone updated the installer to a newer version, things would be fine. So copying the XMIT directory works except you don't get al

Re: OT - What is the proper term for "K" notation?

2013-05-08 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Lloyd - Original Message From: Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 4:28:58 PM Subject: Re: OT - What is the proper term for "K" notation? In <1367845369.9745.yahoomai...@web181401.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>, on 05/06/2013 at 06:02 A

Re: Return codes

2013-05-08 Thread Lloyd Fuller
And then you have C / C++ that uses RC=1 as the good return code. Any other is bad. Lloyd - Original Message From: Gerhard Postpischil To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 2:41:51 PM Subject: Re: Return codes On 5/8/2013 2:14 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: > Another

Re: OT - What is the proper term for "K" notation?

2013-05-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Actually, Univac played with it back in the 1960s/1970s. I believe they were working with someone from OSU. As far as I know, they never marketed a product with it, but it was at least researched. Lloyd - Original Message From: Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: "as" OpenMVS assembler always gives ASMA935U

2013-05-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Or just specify the "GOFF" (-mGOFF) option which forces OBJECT and is MUCH more useful when combining things with C. Lloyd - Original Message From: J R To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Mon, May 6, 2013 7:13:13 AM Subject: Re: "as" OpenMVS assembler always gives ASMA935U SYSPUNCH i

Re: Crypto Facility performance.

2013-04-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Scott, The newer version of z/PDT support crypto cards. I am not sure which version added it, but I know that the last two or three versions support them. They have to be configured in the zPDT device map. Lloyd - Original Message From: Scott Ford To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sen

Re: Crypto Facility performance.

2013-04-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Yes, but not protected key. Lloyd - Original Message From: Scott Ford To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Sat, April 27, 2013 2:27:59 PM Subject: Re: Crypto Facility performance. Guys, I have a question , can a vendor use crypto services on Z without the crypto Card ? Scott ford ww

Re: Linking to MVS standard linkage function from Rexx

2013-04-01 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lloyd Fuller Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 4:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Linking to MVS standard linkage function from Rexx If he is careful, he can even compile C1 for

Re: Linking to MVS standard linkage function from Rexx

2013-04-01 Thread Lloyd Fuller
If he is careful, he can even compile C1 for normal C calls and compile it a second time with Metal C for calling from Rexx. I agree with Charles, calling from Rexx to Metal C is probably simpler than calling a standard C routine. We have several routines that we compile both ways: for some th

Re: Linking to MVS standard linkage function from Rexx

2013-04-01 Thread Lloyd Fuller
lthough I don't think I intend to. I like static linkage in general. My perception is that it leads to fewer surprises, although I am also aware of the drawbacks. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lloyd Fuller S

Re: Linking to MVS standard linkage function from Rexx

2013-03-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
nd not, for example, assembler? I read through the Metal C doc. Yes, it is C, not C++. For example, the STL does not exist. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lloyd Fuller Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 5:19 AM To: IB

Re: Linking to MVS standard linkage function from Rexx

2013-03-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Charles, Before you get to far, unless things have changed, Metal C does not handle C++. C only. I have not looked specifically at z/OS 1.13, but I do know that in 1.12 and earlier, C only. Lloyd - Original Message From: Charles Mills To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thu, Mar

Re: Lost datagrams on z/OS 1.12?

2013-03-20 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Charles, Where was the routine compiled? Under which version of z/OS? If z/OS 1.12 or newer, make sure that you check the updates to the compiler and the library. They were significant. Lloyd - Original Message From: Charles Mills To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Wed, March 20

Re: Where current HLASM doc?

2013-03-07 Thread Lloyd Fuller
y and not Greg's way. Lloyd - Original Message From: Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thu, March 7, 2013 9:24:34 AM Subject: Re: Where current HLASM doc? In <1362595274.25094.yahoomai...@web181403.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>, on 03/06/2013 at 10:41

Re: Where current HLASM doc?

2013-03-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
And you could get the SLAC mods for H Assembler which made it MUCH more usable. Thanks, Greg. :-) In fact many of the feature upgrades from H Assembler to HLASM came from the SLAC mods descriptions as we wrote SHARE requirements for those features. Lloyd - Original Message From: Jo

Re: Article for the boss: COBOL will outlive us all

2013-02-15 Thread Lloyd Fuller
This is also a great way to hide files from casual users: make the name unprintable characters and they do not see the file. Or make it read only on a writable disk: use lower case or unprintable characters in the name. Without a program it is difficult to overwrite, read, or delete the file

Re: RACF on an ADCD system

2013-01-03 Thread Lloyd Fuller
As several other people have pointed out, the ADCD systems are mainly used by software vendors, mostly for zPDT systems, but sometimes others. And many of us HAVE to support old software: we still have customers that have not migrated for one reason or another. I agree that ADCD as delivered

Re: RACF on an ADCD system - was: Re: DFSMRCL0 usermod

2013-01-03 Thread Lloyd Fuller
And the DB2s are separately down-loadable from IBM-Dallas. So you can have DB2 V8 on 1.13. I agree that ADCD does not come with it directly, but it is available. Lloyd - Original Message From: Scott Ford To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thu, January 3, 2013 8:05:43 AM Subject: R

Re: dsf to write over entire volume

2012-12-14 Thread Lloyd Fuller
At my previous job, when we had to retire the P390 systems, the IT administrator had some problems to work off. So he took the 3.5 inch drives home and used his splitting ax on them over a couple of week-ends. Cheap and therapeutic. He brought one back in and they were very nicely destroyed

Re: Usefullness (or not) of STOC/LOC instructions?

2012-11-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
: Usefullness (or not) of STOC/LOC instructions? On 29 November 2012 07:29, Lloyd Fuller wrote: > The latter can also run into issues in AMODE 64. The index register is always > 32 bits, not 24, 31, or 64 depending upon AMODE. Waste the extra nano-second, > use the comma. It is meani

Re: Usefullness (or not) of STOC/LOC instructions?

2012-11-29 Thread Lloyd Fuller
- Original Message From: "McKown, John" To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Wed, November 28, 2012 4:06:00 PM Subject: Re: Usefullness (or not) of STOC/LOC instructions? > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Kir

Re: Check out AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile Offer Statements On Hurricane Netwo

2012-11-01 Thread Lloyd Fuller
I live in a coastal town, but not near the water. Unfortunately most of the cell towers that are near my home were also much nearer the water so even backup generators/battery backup did not help. I have been told that several of them are not even standing anymore. With previous storms, even

Re: zEC12, and previous generations, "why?" type question - GPU computing.

2012-09-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
There were two: the PC/370 and the AT/370. I am not sure that many PC/370s got distributed as they were real SLOW. My old company had both for awhile. Lloyd - Original Message From: zMan To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thu, September 6, 2012 8:54:25 AM Subject: Re: zEC12, and

Re: zEC12, and previous generations, "why?" type question - GPU computing.

2012-09-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
- Original Message From: zMan To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Wed, September 5, 2012 5:17:37 PM Subject: Re: zEC12, and previous generations, "why?" type question - GPU computing. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) < shmuel+...@patriot.net> wrote: > In , > on 0

Re: GUIfication of tn3270 screens

2012-08-10 Thread Lloyd Fuller
You can do at least part of this with 3270. The Nomad2 product does part of it, but it drives the 3270 itself basically using alternate screen stuff. Only one piece of the screen is allowed to input and the rest can have scrolling data in multiple pieces that are driven by the Nomad2 applicat

Re: [z390] Anyone want Source code listing of last VSE program product Supervisor?

2012-08-07 Thread Lloyd Fuller
It used to (late 1980s and early 1990s. At some used book dealers you used to find the cover-less books available. I do not know if it happens anymore. Lloyd - Original Message From: Ken Brick To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Mon, August 6, 2012 6:08:07 PM Subject: Re: [z390] Any

Re: COBOL packed decimal

2012-07-23 Thread Lloyd Fuller
The original 1108 was Univac, not Unisys. Hence Unisys inherited it when the merger was done to create Unisys. Lloyd - Original Message From: Scott Ford To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Fri, July 20, 2012 8:08:18 PM Subject: Re: COBOL packed decimal Shmuel, Who did the inherit t

Re: Off topic

2012-07-07 Thread Lloyd Fuller
Yes. I do not remember the name of the malware, but it redirected DNS to a hijacked one. The US FBI set up a clone of the hijacked DNS server and have been running it to take away the malware power for better than a year. The reason for the Monday deadline is that is when the FBI is shutting

Re: Secure Encryption Keys vs Protected Keys

2012-07-06 Thread Lloyd Fuller
>Consider the cost of a CEX operation as ((ICSF call CPU)+I/O) and the cost of >a >CPACF operation as ((ICSF call)+(some >CPU cycles for the operation)). So the >difference is I/O vs. CPACF cycles. The I/O cost doesn't change (much) with >larger >blocks; the CPACF cycles do. This statement