Re: publibz-infocenter-knowledgecenter

2014-12-19 Thread Steve Comstock
that include z/OS V2R1. -Steve Comstock --gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: publibz-infocenter-knowledgecenter

2014-12-19 Thread Steve Comstock
On 12/19/2014 8:33 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:08:21 -0700, Steve Comstock wrote: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/library ? OS390? Seriously? But did you follow the link? Browse Shelves takes you to a list of pdf bookshelves that include z/OS V2R1

Re: Regular Expressions in ISREDIT z/OS 2.01

2014-12-11 Thread Steve Comstock
a discussion of using picture strings, which have been around a long time, but it has not been updated to include a discussion of regular expressions: http://www.trainersfriend.com/TSO_Clist_REXX_Dialog_Mgr/a633descrpt.htm Kind regards, -Steve Comstock Regards, Alan. -Original Message- From

Re: Regular Expressions in ISREDIT z/OS 2.01

2014-12-11 Thread Steve Comstock
of the distinction between 'c' and 'C'. There is none; that's a false statement. And there's the obsolescent t'string' construct; still tolerated but no longer documented AFAIK. Huh. What was it for Paul? -Steve Comstock But can one control the case-sensitivity of picture strings? Something

Re: Batch cycle JCL standard... CEEDUMP or SYSUDUMP

2014-12-03 Thread Steve Comstock
...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN If you do not code a SYSUDUMP DD statement, you can't get a sysudump output. LE, on the other hand, will dynamically allocate a CEEDUMP DD statement if needed. -Steve Comstock

Re: SOC1 and SYSUDUMP and CEEDUMP

2014-11-25 Thread Steve Comstock
the culprit. -jc- If you want to see the environment before clean up, look at these LE runtime options for TERMTHDACT: UADUMP, UAONLY, UATRACE, UAIMM. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: How declare in C++ a constant in an assembler module?

2014-11-19 Thread Steve Comstock
are implemented in C on those platforms and others. How many in HLASM? There are candidates to supersede C. I don't count HLASM among them. PL/I might be more likely, but a very long shot. Paul: it was humor / sarcasm. [At least that's how I read it.] -Steve Comstock -- gil

Re: DFSORT/ICETOOL pondering

2014-10-23 Thread Steve Comstock
in Stockholm again. :-) http://www.trainersfriend.com/JCL_courses/B625descrpt.htm (also pointed at from: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0uid=isg3T782 ) -Steve Comstock (I wonder how many work hours the help here at IBM-MAIN have saved?) Best Regards, Thomas Berg

Re: Specify RLSE but omit SPACE values?

2014-10-21 Thread Steve Comstock
'(' there? I'm used to coding SPACE=(TRK,pri,(sec,dir)) but that seems to say it should be SPACE=(TRK,(pri,sec,dir)). Is that right? Yes, the latter is correct. -Steve Comstock And the optional [...] don't seem to be nested right. Could be a fun RCF. I hope they don't just say, Ignore

Re: Upgrade to Enterprise COBOL v5.1

2014-10-08 Thread Steve Comstock
example, if no statement mentions any of the names Field-01, sub-field-02, or sub-field-03 then the structure might not be included in the object code at all. But that's not what you seem to be trying to say. -Steve Comstock Valid COBOL programs work well with COBOL 5 but edge cases can be tricky

Re: COBOL 5 compile options

2014-09-27 Thread Steve Comstock
binary arithmetic strikes me as absurd. Now that it is available TRUNC(OPT) has everything to recommend it. TRUNC(OPT) has been available since VS COBOL II R3 or R4, somewhere around 2000 or earlier. -Steve Comstock It is faster, more accurate, and yields results that are more perspicuous

Re: COBOL 5 compile options

2014-09-26 Thread Steve Comstock
has never documented the rules, claiming they are 'proprietary' or at least subject to change from release to release. Recommend: binary fields should be defined with the maximimum number of nines (such as PIC S for halfword) and compile with TRUNC(OPT). -Steve Comstock If that's the case I

Re: COBOL 5 compile options

2014-09-26 Thread Steve Comstock
+000123451 +3451 +000123451 +3451 +000123451 TRUNC(OPT) results +00 123451 -21 123451 +51 123451 + +000123451 -7621 +000123451 +3451 +000123451 From: Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 12:06 PM

Re: SORT JCL

2014-09-15 Thread Steve Comstock
=isg3T782 we can teach this, or arrange to have it taught, or you can buy a license for the course for internal teaching. -Steve Comstock Thanks Kolusu -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: How tell if have OMVS Segment

2014-09-11 Thread Steve Comstock
in C. And I don't have any examples here at home. typedef void (*mydnamcl) (int *, int *, int *); mydnamcl callptr; ... callptr = (mydnamcl) fetch(BPX1DQB); (callptr) (ret_val, ret_code, ret_reason); Worth a shot. -Steve Comstock

Re: Rexx Idiom (was: FTP of EBCDIC file)

2014-09-10 Thread Steve Comstock
. Aww geez! Now I got coffee everywhere. -Steve Comstock -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: How tell if have OMVS Segment

2014-09-10 Thread Steve Comstock
. typedef void (*mydnamcl) (int, int, int); mydnamcl callptr; ... callptr = (mydnamcl) fetch(BPX1DQB); (callptr) (ret_val, ret_code, ret_reason); Worth a shot. -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Is Lorem Ipsum a code hiding in plain sight [OT}

2014-08-18 Thread Steve Comstock
-- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN That _is_ interesting. Thanks. -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: INITILAIZE COST

2014-08-11 Thread Steve Comstock
PIC S9(9)V99 COMP-3. Thanks Ron T Put a VALUE clause on each elementary item. -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: INITILAIZE COST

2014-08-11 Thread Steve Comstock
know. -Steve Comstock On Aug 11, 2014 6:37 PM, Ron Thomas ron5...@gmail.com wrote: Hello. We have a array like this , what would be best way to initlaize this array in terms of performance ? 01 EXAMPLE-TABLE. 05 MY-TABLE. 10 TABLE-ENTRY OCCURS TIMES. 15

Re: another question about TSO edit command

2014-08-10 Thread Steve Comstock
the ISPF-docs for 2.1 I could not find any hint in this direction. Arthur -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: using TSO edit command

2014-07-28 Thread Steve Comstock
On 7/28/2014 4:06 PM, John Norgauer wrote: For the seasoned sysprog: Can TSO edit command be used against a PDS. If so, what is the format of the command. I was experimenting with the command and can not edit a member in a PDS. Thanks.,

Re: using TSO edit command

2014-07-28 Thread Steve Comstock
On 7/28/2014 4:36 PM, John Norgauer wrote: Thanks... emode got me into the edit You're welcome. We actually have a short lecture and lab on TSO edit in our CLIST class (but not our REXX class): http://www.trainersfriend.com/TSO_Clist_REXX_Dialog_Mgr/A650O.HTM -Steve Comstock

Re: TSO EDIT COMMAND - BOUNDS

2014-07-25 Thread Steve Comstock
. This is where you set and . -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Freebie software

2014-07-08 Thread Steve Comstock
?) customers assumed it was more expensive to bring us in from Denver than to use local people. Kitty showed them that even though we included travel and living in our charges, we were less expensive than most local vendors. That actually got us into one customer in Seattle. -Steve Comstock

Re: PDSE member profile

2014-06-27 Thread Steve Comstock
there. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock When one browses the PDSE, views the member and enter PROFILE on the command line of the member, it brings up some attributes. How are these attributes determined: Eg. DECKS (FIXED - 80)RECOVERY OFF WARNNUMBER OFF... CAPS

Re: Any need? DFSORT interface to C language

2014-06-08 Thread Steve Comstock
', 'as', and 'ld' in various combinations. -Steve Comstock It is annoying to have source with suffix like .asm and have to store it in a pds without it. Bleh!! Rob Schramm On Jun 8, 2014 11:11 AM, Paul Gilmartin 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 10:00:38

Re: Friday Puzzler

2014-05-23 Thread Steve Comstock
correct the situation by specifying DISP=(OLD,PASS) in STEP2 or simply removing STEP3. My question is why does the dataset get deleted in STEP2? Is it because you have no ddname on the F00.DUMMY DD statement? -Steve Comstock

Re: Redbook on z/OS V2.1

2014-05-21 Thread Steve Comstock
in the list at least two or three times. I find this no-charge facility a great way to keep up in many areas. -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: DFSORT SVC

2014-05-21 Thread Steve Comstock
-255. There are no 'extra' values there. -Steve Comstock -- Richard -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Customizing ISPF panel

2014-05-17 Thread Steve Comstock
On 5/17/2014 8:17 AM, Lizette Koehler wrote: You should review the Manuals for ISPF. They have good examples of how to build applications/panels in ISPF. You will need to add the ISPF Panel displays in your REXX to do this well. Start with the ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference.

Re: Beyond the EC12

2014-04-30 Thread Steve Comstock
On 4/30/2014 12:50 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: Ron Hawkins wrote: Reminds me of a Hong Kong building I was living in. The floors went 11, 12, 12a, 14, 15... Weird. If you truly believe in God, you really don't need all those superstitions. If you think God is also a superstition, you

Re: Compiler error in z/OS C compiler

2014-03-31 Thread Steve Comstock
/Language_Environment_courses/m520descr.htm -Steve Comstock b) we are somehow concerned about parameter addresses having the high order bit on ... we regularly put the high order bit on on all parameter lists built by our PL/1 routines for the last parameter (we have ASSEMBLER interface modules

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Steve Comstock
On 3/31/2014 4:54 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Clist calling Rexx works But isn't your example REXX calling CLIST? That doesn't work. -Steve Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 6:53 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: Try EXEC'ing your CLIST, maybe exec 'library

Re: Rexx calling clist

2014-03-31 Thread Steve Comstock
On 3/31/2014 6:36 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Right !!! So, did you try my suggestion? -Steve Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2014, at 7:03 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: On 3/31/2014 4:54 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: Clist calling Rexx works But isn't your example REXX

Re: Ever see automatic 30-day trials for mainframe software?

2014-03-27 Thread Steve Comstock
really don't like the idea of an expiry date relative to first execution. Implementation could get messy. Also, what about the shop that tries to locate the end date and zap it? You may say it doesn't happen but I have heard tales... -Steve Comstock

Wrapping it up

2014-03-25 Thread Steve Comstock
for a more detailed description of the sale and each course See http://www.trainersfriend.com/SpecialSale/LicenseOrderForm.html to order courses or just to get a price estimate. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend

Re: IBM assembler copybook

2014-02-23 Thread Steve Comstock
Really? I didn't think Assembler supported VSAM library source for copy files. Oh, wait. Are you z/OS or z/VSE? -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Xmitting file between disconnected systems

2014-02-18 Thread Steve Comstock
you RECEIVE is the XMITted file from step 1 above): from tso READY or ISPF 6: receive inda('fully_qualified_name_of_uploaded_file') -Steve Comstock *If the CBT tape can transfer files in this manner, it must be manageable, but I must have missed something. What am I missing? Mike Myers

Re: Performance question - adding

2014-02-16 Thread Steve Comstock
: L Rx,CURRENT LAA R0,Rx,SUM if you have z196 or later machine -Steve Comstock -- Binyamin Dissen bdis...@dissensoftware.com http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect

Re: Need a DB2 DBA under z/OS

2014-02-07 Thread Steve Comstock
On 2/7/2014 12:09 PM, Cosby, Bob - OCFO wrote: We just hired a 70 year old COBOL Programmer. Ah! The Renaissance begins! -Steve Comstock, Founder The Trainer's Friend, Inc. www.trainersfriend.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN

Re: DCB for load library

2014-02-06 Thread Steve Comstock
a correction off-list that a PDSE must not contain load modules. Well, technically, yes: it can, however, contain program objects which are the PDSE analogy of load modules in a PDS. I'll echo the sentiment that the OP needs to clarify his objective. Yup. -Steve Comstock -- gil

Re: Compiled rexx program runs native in OMVS but not as CGI

2014-01-29 Thread Steve Comstock
the load module / object module will run. Or you can write your own. Might be worth investigating. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock On 29.01.2014 16:30, jan de decker wrote: Hi list, I am trying to set up a zOS HTTP server that uses compiled Rexx programs as CGI. Example: A Rexx program runs

Re: POSIX(ON) costs or disadvantages

2014-01-27 Thread Steve Comstock
) and not a subroutine. -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: POSIX(ON) costs or disadvantages

2014-01-27 Thread Steve Comstock
On 1/27/2014 12:27 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:33:25 +0100, Bernd Oppolzer wrote: ... (if you manage to LINK between LE modules with the help of MVS LINK or similar mechanisms, which is possible - for example: we do all linkage between our LE modules, no matter which

Re: System Symbols Question

2014-01-27 Thread Steve Comstock
On 1/27/2014 9:03 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:10:04 -0500, Gerhard Postpischil wrote: On 1/27/2014 8:03 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: A matter of opinion, of course. If I had cautiously coded PARM='WOMBAT._1', I would be protected from the hypothetical change, but get a

Re: XMITMGR

2014-01-26 Thread Steve Comstock
On 1/25/2014 1:37 AM, Brian Westerman wrote: If you send me your Email address, I'll send you the modules and the directions for installing the old XMITMGR under Windows 8 and 8.1 Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: XMITMGR

2014-01-26 Thread Steve Comstock
Replying to my own post (and top-posting at that): found the problem. Needed to install 64-bit java. Done. Works. -Steve On 1/26/2014 1:46 PM, Steve Comstock wrote: On 1/25/2014 1:37 AM, Brian Westerman wrote: If you send me your Email address, I'll send you the modules and the directions

Re: System Symbols Question

2014-01-24 Thread Steve Comstock
, too, using reference modification). On the other hand, COBOL also does 'silent padding' to fit, too: character moves are padded on the right with spaces; numeric moves are padded to the left and right of the decimal point with zeros. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock, founder The Trainer's

Re: Dataspace versus common area above the bar

2014-01-22 Thread Steve Comstock
On 1/22/2014 12:57 AM, Itschak Mugzach wrote: 64 bit addressing execution is faster if less access to real memory is required to fetch the next instruction. This is what quadword promise, is'It? the performance gain is also depend on the logic of the program (if commands sequenced well with less

Re: How to order HTTP Server (Appache)

2014-01-15 Thread Steve Comstock
On 1/15/2014 7:59 AM, Jousma, David wrote: Kirk, Very timely post. I wasn't finding the doc anywhere. Would be really nice if someone had a migration doc to get from the old to the new. Interestingly on the IBM z/os internet library, they list IBM HTTP server, but it is still the old

Re: How to order HTTP Server (Apache)

2014-01-15 Thread Steve Comstock
applications running on the old HTTP Server for about a year before I convinced them to upgrade to IHS 7...), what is it about Domino that you prefer to Apache (or IBMs implementation thereof)? Thanks; Nathan Pfister zOS Systems Programmer AES\PHEAA - Tech Services From: Steve Comstock st

Re: Subject Unicode

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Comstock
On 1/10/2014 10:28 AM, zMan wrote: Cute. Notepad still exists in current Windows, btw. And it handles utf-8 fine. -Steve On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.comwrote: On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:36:32 -0500, Harry Wahl wrote: ... Windows Notepad is

Re: Subject Unicode

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Comstock
On 1/10/2014 3:52 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:44:10 -0700, Steve Comstock wrote: On 1/10/2014 10:28 AM, zMan wrote: Cute. Notepad still exists in current Windows, btw. And it handles utf-8 fine. SIGH Notepad handles UTF-8 fine (on a scientific sample of 1). But it's

Re: zOS server REXX CGI problem

2014-01-07 Thread Steve Comstock
On 12/28/2013 5:42 AM, Steve Comstock wrote: On 12/28/2013 4:42 AM, jan de decker wrote: Hi list, I corrected the errors that Steve found but to no avail. The structure of the file system on the HTTP server is /jedsp/web/pub underneath are directories for cgi, css and images The HTML

Re: zOS server REXX CGI problem

2013-12-28 Thread Steve Comstock
On 12/28/2013 4:42 AM, jan de decker wrote: Hi list, I corrected the errors that Steve found but to no avail. The structure of the file system on the HTTP server is /jedsp/web/pub underneath are directories for cgi, css and images The HTML is beneath /jedsp/web/pub The link is pppa

Re: zOS server REXX CGI problem

2013-12-27 Thread Steve Comstock
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Re: zOS server REXX CGI problem

2013-12-27 Thread Steve Comstock
: jeds.web/cgi jedsp/web/cgi So, if your directory is actually jedsp/web/cgi, change your config file to contain: Exec /CGI/* /jedsp/web/cgi/* - Let us know if that helps. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock

Re: Curiosity: TCB mapping macro name - why IKJTCB?

2013-12-22 Thread Steve Comstock
, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN That can't be right. MVT had ATTACH/DETACH. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out of business effective 30 December, 2013 * To purchase

Re: APF authorization and JOBLIB DD card

2013-12-20 Thread Steve Comstock
is not that the JOBLIB is ignored. But that searching stops if the module is found in the STEPLIB Lizette Well, carry on with your experiment. But my understanding is if a step contains a STEPLIB then JOBLIB is ignored, and it's been that way for decades. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock

Re: IBM Knowledge Center beta

2013-12-19 Thread Steve Comstock
/ archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Instead of HTML 5 it looks to me to be XHTML 1.0. Look at the DOCTYPE statement. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We

Re: Intercept USS calls

2013-12-17 Thread Steve Comstock
acronymn: Universal Semen Sales 'struth! -Steve Comstock . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Rob Schramm rob.schr...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN

Re: SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER and Internet Delivery Questions

2013-12-14 Thread Steve Comstock
is really quite minor in the overall scheme of things. Especially if you are a 'retired mainframer', I suspect. ;-) -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out of business effective 30 December, 2013 * To purchase a set

Re: Lookat

2013-12-13 Thread Steve Comstock
gave me and it went right there! -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out of business effective 30 December, 2013 * To purchase a set of our training materials at terrific prices, check out our Going Out

Re: Lookat

2013-12-13 Thread Steve Comstock
On 12/13/2013 6:57 AM, Steve Comstock wrote: On 12/13/2013 6:43 AM, Staller, Allan wrote: What URL are you using. I used www.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/lookat/ And got re-directed to http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/library/bkserv/index.html which *IS NOT* the LOOKAT I

Re: Lookat

2013-12-13 Thread Steve Comstock
article) Re-directs w/Firefox 25.0.1 Al Staller | Z Systems Programmer | KBM Group | (Tel) 972 664-3565 | allan.stal...@kbmg.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 8:01 AM

Re: OMVS UID display

2013-12-13 Thread Steve Comstock
. For example, anyone can issue LU (LISTUSER) for oneself, but getting info for another user requires at least AUDIT authority. Skip, Did you notice this is for OMVS? The commands 'id', 'whoami', and 'who' are part of z/OS UNIX. -Steve Comstock . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California

Re: Something to Think About - Optimal PDS Blocking

2013-12-09 Thread Steve Comstock
- From: Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2013 10:00:49 AM Subject: Re: Something to Think About - Optimal PDS Blocking On 12/8/2013 8:58 AM, Jon Perryman wrote: With the exception of DISP=MOD with multiple open/writes

Re: Something to Think About - Optimal PDS Blocking

2013-12-09 Thread Steve Comstock
On 12/9/2013 8:10 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:58:32 -0700, Steve Comstock wrote: On 12/9/2013 7:54 AM, DASDBILL2 wrote: I believe an application can create a short FB block in the middle of an output data set with the TRUNC macro. Ah, maybe. I forgot about that macro. I

Re: Something to Think About - Optimal PDS Blocking

2013-12-08 Thread Steve Comstock
situation that allows the possibility. -Steve Comstock Jon Perryman - Original Message - From: nitz-...@gmx.net nitz-...@gmx.net To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Cc: Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2013 10:55 PM Subject: Re: Something to Think About - Optimal PDS Blocking Yes, however FBS

Re: OT? Opinion article on software design being deliberately unfriendly

2013-11-27 Thread Steve Comstock
who should work hard so that the user doesn't have to. So, yes that means more effort (cost) on the design side. But, hey, that's why they pay us the big bucks, right? :-) -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out

Last notice of Trainer's Friend training kits sale

2013-11-27 Thread Steve Comstock
here: http://www.trainersfriend.com/SpecialSale/SpecialDeal.html The sale is going well so far, but we just wanted to put in a gentle reminder before it is no longer available. Sale ends December 30, 2013. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock, founder The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752

Re: [slightly] off topic: SPFPRO on Win 8.1

2013-11-27 Thread Steve Comstock
[top posting] Got it. Had to set emulation to Windows 95, not Windows XP. Thanks for the suggestions. -Steve On 10/28/2013 8:11 PM, Steve Comstock wrote: On 10/28/2013 7:28 PM, Lance D. Jackson wrote: Steve, It runs just fine on my Win 8.0 machine. What issues are you having

Re: USS Callable Assembler Services

2013-11-18 Thread Steve Comstock
X'' Which is, of course, -1. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out of business effective 30 December, 2013 * To purchase a set of our training materials at terrific prices, check out our Going Out

Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-06 Thread Steve Comstock
regards, -Steve From: Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, Date: 11/05/2013 21:39 Subject:Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On 11/5/2013 5:26 PM, David Crayford wrote

Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-06 Thread Steve Comstock
no translation of non-printable characters to blanks (e.g., if you have packed decimal or binary data fields) you can also add the option 'line(start:end)' to copy a subset of the source file. Kind regards, -Steve From: Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, Date

Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-06 Thread Steve Comstock
On 11/6/2013 8:45 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:14:04 -0700, Steve Comstock wrote: Ah. In the TSO Command Reference you will see: If the source and target of the copy request are both data sets, (SYSOUT or QSAM), you do not have to be logged on under the Session Manager

Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-06 Thread Steve Comstock
it now. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 11:36:19 -0800, Jon Perryman wrote: I don't know if IBM still maintains session manager. When they acquired Candle, they had CL/Supersession which provides different but similar functionality. They need CL/Supersession for OMEGAMON so

Re: How can I write this program to a load library

2013-11-05 Thread Steve Comstock
On 11/4/2013 8:59 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 20:21:38 -0700, Steve Comstock wrote: To do that has nothing to do with COBOL: it's JCL you need to brush up on. Point LKED.SYSLMOD to a PDS/PDSE that contains load modules or program objects. Be very careful doing that! When I

Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-05 Thread Steve Comstock
perspective that might help you meet your need. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock, founder The Trainer's Friend, Inc. ES10AGB http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/gb/en?pageType=c ourse_descriptioncourseCode=ES10AGB ES34GB http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning

Re: How can I write this program to a load library

2013-11-05 Thread Steve Comstock
On 11/4/2013 8:21 PM, Steve Comstock wrote: On 11/4/2013 7:49 PM, Cameron Seay wrote: All: I am a re-newbie to COBOL (learned it years ago but it's very rusty). I am teaching it to my students because it's a great job skill now. Below is job that contains the source code inline and runs great

Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-05 Thread Steve Comstock
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Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-04 Thread Steve Comstock
the pun: 'mainfarmers', not 'mainframers' ~~~ -Steve Comstock We in south Florida were thinking of offering the same programs... *George Rodriguez* *Specialist II - IT Solutions* *IT Enterprise Applications* *PX - 47652* *(561) 357-7652 (office)* *(561) 707-3496

Re: How can I write this program to a load library

2013-11-04 Thread Steve Comstock
PHY IGOR ISBETTER IVANA GOHOME COB OL HUGH LESS GARY MORE PAULA PANTHER //GO.PRNT DD SYSOUT=*  What compiler are you using? What version of the operating system? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: [slightly] off topic: SPFPRO on Win 8.1

2013-10-29 Thread Steve Comstock
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:04 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [slightly] off topic: SPFPRO on Win 8.1 Has anybody gotten SPFPRO to run on Windows 8.1 (or even 8.0, for that matter)? Looks like I'll have to give up one of my favorite tools. Kind

Re: [slightly] off topic: SPFPRO on Win 8.1

2013-10-29 Thread Steve Comstock
On 10/28/2013 11:42 PM, Brian Westerman wrote: Steve, I realize that this isn't exactly the answer you wanted, but While I can get my copy to work on Windows 8.1 (I run it in compatibility mode by right clicking on the executable and choose the compatibility option), I have (as of a couple

Re: AW: [slightly] off topic: SPFPRO on Win 8.1

2013-10-29 Thread Steve Comstock
On 10/29/2013 3:18 AM, Michael Knigge wrote: Steve, I don't know what's wrong with SPFPRO on Win 8, but maybe it is time for a change. You may want to have a look at SPF/365 (well known as SPF/SE) that is now selled at a much more reduced price. The subscription for one year is at 25 $ US

[slightly] off topic: SPFPRO on Win 8.1

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Comstock
Has anybody gotten SPFPRO to run on Windows 8.1 (or even 8.0, for that matter)? Looks like I'll have to give up one of my favorite tools. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: [slightly] off topic: SPFPRO on Win 8.1

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Comstock
On 10/28/2013 7:28 PM, Lance D. Jackson wrote: Steve, It runs just fine on my Win 8.0 machine. What issues are you having? -Original Message- From: Steve Comstock [mailto:st...@trainersfriend.com] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 06:04 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [slightly

Re: John Dvorak explains why the z is doomed (indirectly)

2013-10-22 Thread Steve Comstock
.). On January 1, 2014 we are closing our doors. Now is a good time to visit http://www.trainersfriend.com/ which links you to http://www.trainersfriend.com/SpecialSale/ with tons of details, special deals, etc. /ad Kind regards, -Steve Comstock, founder The Trainer's Friend, Inc

Re: John Dvorak explains why the z is doomed (indirectly)

2013-10-22 Thread Steve Comstock
On 10/22/2013 10:16 AM, Lou Losee wrote: Is it truly required for *everyone* to be computer literate? In the early days computers were not so widespread the few that used them were those that understood them and how they worked. This was necessary as the systems themselves were crude with

Re: John Dvorak explains why the z is doomed (indirectly)

2013-10-22 Thread Steve Comstock
sources of information. In the good old days IBM had Customer Service Reps and Field Engineers that assisted in the Education. The best we can hope for now is Web presentations. Excellent points, Gerhard. Some things are better, some are worse. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock, Founder

Re: Best Desktop 3D Printers | Digital Trends

2013-10-14 Thread Steve Comstock
/ archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Do you suppose you can use a 3D printer to manufacture a 3D printer? -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out

Re: Best Desktop 3D Printers | Digital Trends

2013-10-14 Thread Steve Comstock
On 10/14/2013 1:20 PM, Bass, Walter W wrote: Steve Comstock said: snip Do you suppose you can use a 3D printer to manufacture a 3D printer? /snip Certainly. Google REPRAP. Bill Bass United HealthCare Greenville, SC Very cool. Thanks for the suggestion. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock

Re: PDS/E, Shared Dasd, and COBOL V5

2013-10-09 Thread Steve Comstock
module. How to do this is covered in our three day course Developing Applications for z/OS UNIX. See http://www.trainersfriend.com/UNIX_and_Web_courses/u520descr.htm for details on the course. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com

Re: Determining number of Parameters passed to a COBOL program

2013-10-02 Thread Steve Comstock
Communication in z/OS we include some discussion on how to pass and receive a varying number of parameters / arguments in Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, and C. See: http://www.trainersfriend.com/Language_Environment_courses/m520descr.htm -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc

Re: Determining number of Parameters passed to a COBOL program

2013-10-02 Thread Steve Comstock
On 10/2/2013 10:47 AM, Roberts, John J wrote: This is of course for a COBOL BATCH MAIN program. Whar do you mean by 'This'? Are you refering to your original question or to the answer below? -Steve -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: UNICODE to EBCDIC

2013-09-23 Thread Steve Comstock
and Reference, SA22-7649-14 -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out of business effective 30 December, 2013 * To purchase a set of our training materials at terrific prices, check out our Going Out Of Business Sale

Re: Very large tables/ records in COBOL was Re: Unused variables

2013-09-23 Thread Steve Comstock
supports table sizes up to 999,999,999 bytes. But folks are unlikely to change existing code to work with this unless a program is having some other maintenance done too. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out

Re: UNICODE to EBCDIC

2013-09-23 Thread Steve Comstock
, on a field basis by using the TRAN=ALTSEQ phrase in an INREC or OUTREC FIELDS= command. Too bad there isn't an easy way that I can see to just use UNICODE System Services. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * We are going out

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