Re: IMS 10 - psb not defined

2020-11-17 Thread Mike Stramba
one an ACBGEN into the ACBLIB that is in use by that IMS region? > IMS thinks that you have not :) > Also not relevant to your problem but the /DIS PSB and /DIS PGM commands > are different and you probably wanted /DIS PGM. > > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 12:29 PM Mike Stramba wrot

IMS 10 - psb not defined

2020-11-02 Thread Mike Stramba
I'm trying to add a new database in IMS ver 10. I've got to the point where a /dis db mike01 shows it up. But a /dis psb mike01pb is showing : 15.21.30 JOB00052 DFS000I MIKE01PB NOT DEFINED IN IMS IVP1 15.21.30 JOB00052 DFS000I *20307/152130* IVP1 *15.21.30 JOB00052 *05

Re: ispf save / restore swapbar ?

2020-05-06 Thread Mike Stramba
On 5/6/20, Bob Bridges wrote: > Ok, stupid question: What's a swapbar? It sounds familiar, so maybe it's > something I'm familiar with but have just forgotten momentarily. But...? I guess you're not using "bare / }green screen" 3270 emulation ( ISPF) to access your mainframe? Is anybody

ispf save / restore swapbar ?

2020-05-05 Thread Mike Stramba
Is there a way to save the current swapbar contents, and restore it on next logon ? Mike -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: z/os d,a,l --- What does "owt" mean ?

2020-05-05 Thread Mike Stramba
Thx David. Mike On 5/1/20, David Spiegel wrote: > Swapped out, waiting, not ready to run. > (waiting for user to enter a command) > > On 2020-05-01 15:09, Mike Stramba wrote: >> When running the z/os console display command : d,a,l --- What >> does "owt" m

z/os d,a,l --- What does "owt" mean ?

2020-05-01 Thread Mike Stramba
When running the z/os console display command : d,a,l --- What does "owt" mean ? Seems to be associated with TSO processes ? Mike -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Getting COBOL training on an actual mainframe

2020-04-13 Thread Mike Stramba
Mark, You can sign up to use the "Learning System" here : https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/education/master-the-mainframe It's running z/os 02.03.00 and has Cobol, Pli, and db2. Mike On 4/13/20, Mark Regan wrote: > My wife has been out of the workforce for several years, she had to

Re: About the "hello world" program

2020-04-12 Thread Mike Stramba
t; assembler. Mike On 4/12/20, Seymour J Metz wrote: > say 'What is your birthday?'; > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf o

Re: About the "hello world" program

2020-04-11 Thread Mike Stramba
> After "Hello World!" maybe the next step would be "99 Bottles of Beer"! After "Hello World" (output only ...obv), I like an "age" program : /* rexx */ say 'What is your name ?' pull name say 'What is your age ?' pull age yb = 2020 - age say 'You were born in the year ' yb Mike

Hercules - learn the hardware

2020-04-11 Thread Mike Stramba
I've had the most fun with Hercules, poking around with "bare metal" programs. Something I'm not likely to be able to do (especially these days) in the for seeable future. I started with the simplest 370 I/O (output) (see below), then did some "raw" dasd channel programming, then

Re: Saving job output

2019-10-10 Thread Mike Stramba
On 10/10/19, Rob Scott wrote: > The most recent link : https://www.share.org/d/do/17301 > > You *might* need a Share login. > Got it, thank, no login req ;) >Depending on the level of z/OS you are at, in SDSF there is a REXX Tutorial. Thanks Lizette. Mike

Re: Saving job output

2019-10-10 Thread Mike Stramba
Rob, On 10/10/19, Rob Scott wrote: > See Share session 24671 "Learn to use SDSF Rexx" that I gave in Phoenix Do you have a link ? google is not finding anything. Mike -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Displaying raw disk data

2019-07-17 Thread Mike Stramba
ZZSA on a "scratch / playground" LPAR ? http://www.cbttape.org/~jjaeger/zzsa.html Mike On 7/17/19, Mark Jacobs <0224d287a4b1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Here's two possibilities > > AMASPZAP with the CCHHR and ABSDUMPT control statements > ADRDSSU with the PRINT TRACKS control

Re: PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap X33E / X13E

2019-05-22 Thread Mike Stramba
Behalf Of > Seymour J Metz > Sent: 20 May 2019 21:17 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap > X33E / X13E > > I'd say that the first step is to run a trace and find out what your > terminal simulator is

Re: PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap X33E / X13E

2019-05-22 Thread Mike Stramba
send ATT or PA1 Mike > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of > Mike Stramba > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 2:11 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSER

Re: PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap X33E / X13E

2019-05-21 Thread Mike Stramba
Also tried these variants : CALL 'MYLOGIN.LOAD(PLINT)' 'TRAP(ON)/123456789012' CALL 'MYLOGIN.LOAD(PLITSO)' 'TRAP(ON)/123456789012' CALL 'MYLOGIN.LOAD(PLIMVS)' 'TRAP(ON)/123456789012' Same results ( ATTENTION kills program back to TSO READY, PA1 no effect) Mike On 5/21/19, Mike Stramba wrote

Re: PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap X33E / X13E

2019-05-21 Thread Mike Stramba
the aid for PA1, exactly one time, but life is full of > surprises. > > Does your ATTENTION key work as expected with other applications? > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > From: IBM Mainfram

Re: PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap X33E / X13E

2019-05-21 Thread Mike Stramba
ping in T. Brennan's Vista 3270. (Well it works after I edited to skip the parameter get/check, which for some reason is not working) (i.e hardcoded to a 60 sec time out). So something going on with the PL/I program and/or the way I am compiling / running it. Mike > > Joe > > O

Re: PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap X33E / X13E

2019-05-20 Thread Mike Stramba
No, it's not a "good call". I do have the INTERRUPT option enabled. At least that's what the compiler listing says. What code does the INTERRUPT option generate ? Mike On 5/20/19, Steve Smith wrote: > Good call... the INTERRUPT option is the likely culprit (the O.P. can say > for sure).

PL/I TSO Interrupt - Attention handling - SLIP trap X33E / X13E

2019-05-19 Thread Mike Stramba
I'm trying to compile and run the PL/I ON ATTENTION interrupt example from the PLI prog guide ver 4 r4 (pg 542 / GI11-9145-03) The code contains an ON ATTENTION handler with a simple message and prompt : and the main line is a simple endless loop. The goal was just to write an extremely

Re: ind$file - omvs copy equivalent

2019-05-12 Thread Mike Stramba
I had "thought" that ftp was an omvs / unix command. ... Didn't even look for it in "TSO Help" :/ Mike On 5/13/19, Mike Stramba wrote: > Because I didn't know that was possible ;) > > That's is now how I'm doing it :) > > Mike > > On 5/12/19, Tim Hare

Re: ind$file - omvs copy equivalent

2019-05-12 Thread Mike Stramba
Because I didn't know that was possible ;) That's is now how I'm doing it :) Mike On 5/12/19, Tim Hare wrote: > I don't understand why the OP wants to receive it to USS and then copy it to > an MVS dataset when they could run FTP under TSO and receive the XMI file > directly? > >

iplinfo (Mark Zelden CBT434) - how to save edit

2019-05-11 Thread Mike Stramba
I've been using Mark Zelden's IPLINFO rexx script from CBT 434 on both a z/os 1.10 and z/os 2.3 system. What is the procedure to save an 'edit' option set ? I issue ex 'me.cbt434(iplinfo)' 'all edit', the "editor" starts up. (actually PANELID - 'IPLINFOP' I then use 'cc' line commands at

Machine or O/S (z/os) instruction to recognize a zpdt ?

2019-05-10 Thread Mike Stramba
Is there a machine or z/os instruction / command to recognize "real iron" rather than a zpdt or "other" emulation system? I realize that emulating the real hardware is the point, and that maybe ??? there is no way the o/s can know "for sure" ? .. Or maybe not ? ;) Mike

Re: ind$file - omvs copy equivalent

2019-05-08 Thread Mike Stramba
on.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of > Mike Stramba > Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 3:59 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: ind$file - omvs copy equivalent > > Is there is an OMVS "copy-to-mvs-fb80" eq

ind$file - omvs copy equivalent

2019-05-08 Thread Mike Stramba
Is there is an OMVS "copy-to-mvs-fb80" equivalent to an "ind$file" upload ? Scenario : 1) While in OMVS : ftp (receive) an XMI file to the z/os system. (z/os 2.3) 2) Now copy (cp ?) to a FB80 file. I've tried "cp test.XMI '//user.FB80', but am getting an empty user.FB80 file. 3)

Re: Old hardware on e-bay

2019-04-09 Thread Mike Stramba
What does "puma" refer to ? google translate doesn't translate it to anything;) google "ibm puma" doesn't turn up anything. Mike On 4/9/19, scott Ford wrote: > Oh yes, I worked on 360/20s and up. In operations and systems programming. > > Scott > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 8:36 AM Doug

ickdsf Exec / IPLDD file format on vmEsa 2.4 / zvm 6.2

2019-03-22 Thread Mike Stramba
Does anyone here have any example code / links / info on writing ipltext with ICKDSF on z/vm 6.2 or vmEsa 2.4? I've read through GC35-0033-42 (ICKDSF Users Guide and Reference v 17), but it "stops short" on the details of how to include either the IPLDD or BOOTSTRAP text in an exec file. thx

Rexx/CICS format file pool - return code -4

2016-12-21 Thread Mike Stramba
Greetings all, System : ADCD - z/OS 01.10.00 running CICS Cicstslevel (030200) I'm trying to format the file pools for REXX/CICS I "sign on" to CICS (with "L CICS") I enter the REXX transaction, and the expected "Enter a REXX command or EXIT to quit" message is posted, and interactively