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

2013-09-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
You're an enthusiastic prosletisor of the panacea you believe in! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Timothy Sipples sipp...@sg.ibm.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013

Re: SORT? need.

2013-09-09 Thread Ted MacNEIL
submitted a job, much less to where, and AFAIK has no facilities to track and report the results or behavior of such jobs. CA7, at least, has the capability of tracking 'non-scheduled' jobs through a reporting utility the job must invoke. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Searching for a SUBMIT and WRITER tool

2013-09-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Cancelling a job due to lines exceeded is, generally, bad practice. Who are you to determine the needs of the user (whom you are [supposedly] supporting). I know there is the potential of a looping job; that doesn't sound like the case, here. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter

Re: Syncsort v1.4 doesn't support Tape sorting - Need help !

2013-09-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I hope there's still some sort of centralised control and/or library. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Roger Steyn roger.st...@yahoo.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013

Re: UNIT=SEP still alive (?)

2013-08-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
It seemed to work. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:38:57 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply

Re: UNIT=SEP still alive (?)

2013-08-29 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I started as a JCL jockey in Prod Support, under MVS. It was still supported, then (pre-XA). - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: Rexx Execio to PDS

2013-08-26 Thread Ted MacNEIL
04A data set opened for output used all space available to or on the current volume, and no more volumes were available. Change the JCL to specify more volumes. Won't work for a PDS(E). They can't span volumes. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Rexx Execio to PDS

2013-08-26 Thread Ted MacNEIL
PDS cannot spanned volumes, PDSE maybe??? (I forget but maybe not) Neither. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: SCRT question

2013-08-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
are not too many. But, teto! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:39:42 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply

Re: SCRT question

2013-08-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
That is why I fill the first track with directory blocks, as I said. If there is no space on the first track, how can a member occupy any part of it? Or, did you not read my post? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru

Re: SCRT question

2013-08-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Why overkill? 45 blocks fill a track, and I'm anal enough to like the first member to start on a track boundary. PS: I'm too anal retentive to have OCD! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Richards, Robert B. robert.richa...@opm.gov

Re: SCRT question

2013-08-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I have NO idea what your point is! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 20:56:52 To: IBM-MAIN

Re: SCRT question

2013-08-21 Thread Ted MacNEIL
o Were the SCRT report and the zFS file on the same system? If so, why not use IEBGENER? Or OCOPY? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: RACF Database protection

2013-08-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
password is used to re-encrypt the userid. If matched sign-on is successful. There arw more details, but I did say 'simple'. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: mmjuma mmj...@yahoo.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: RACF Database protection

2013-08-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
to brute-force mine! In my case, the term 'word' in password is a misnomer. I won't even tell you how I come up with mine, but letters in my case are rare, even in 'long' ones? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Nested Clists

2013-08-15 Thread Ted MacNEIL
You can call CLIST from CLIST with %clist. Or EXEC from, etc. Just with REXX it must be: %EXEC (or, %CLIST). - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: C issue - 'struct stat'

2013-08-14 Thread Ted MacNEIL
are SYSPROGs! Which means they facilitate apps. NOT set arbitrary rules! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: C issue - 'struct stat'

2013-08-14 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I understand. But, that's why there are standards. You backed down when you shouldn't have. My complaint is the dictatorial SYSPROG. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com Sender: IBM Mainframe

Re: determine sysplex name in use

2013-08-09 Thread Ted MacNEIL
IIRC, one of the 'Z' variable in ISPF contains the active SYSPLEX name and another the current SYSID. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Peter Relson rel...@us.ibm.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: PRINTOFF TSO command from File 325

2013-08-02 Thread Ted MacNEIL
What does this have to do with anything? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Micheal Butz michealb...@optonline.net Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:14:17 To: IBM-MAIN

Re: BLKSIZE=3120

2013-07-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Maybe they are keeping current; NOT worrying about differences that are moot? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: DASDBILL2 dasdbi...@comcast.net Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Thu, 25

Re: Blame the COBOL, how cliché

2013-07-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Yes, but the article blames COBOL. There are two kinds of fools: 1. Those who say This is old, therefore bad. 2. Those who say: This is new, therefore better. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Grinsell, Don dgrins...@mt.gov Sender

Re: Old usercatalogs with IMBED and REPLICATE

2013-07-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Not all of us are, though. If we wish to stay employed, we must follow their directives. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date

Re: Old usercatalogs with IMBED and REPLICATE

2013-07-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
The last shop I worked at shelved all plans as soon as IBM changed direction. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Skip Robinson jo.skip.robin...@sce.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date

Re: Old usercatalogs with IMBED and REPLICATE

2013-07-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
-- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Old usercatalogs with IMBED and REPLICATE

2013-07-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
That, in a nutshell, was the issue in the two places I worked that was considered unacceptable before IBM shelved it. Totally unpalatable, afterwards. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com Sender: IBM

Re: Old usercatalogs with IMBED and REPLICATE

2013-07-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Two places I worked at, since the whole overblown issue came up had the same response by management: If it ain't broke Plus, there are always other things to do. Now, that IBM has backed off ... - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From

Re: Old usercatalogs with IMBED and REPLICATE

2013-07-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Preach all you want. It's management who sets priorities. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:15

Re: Style (was: Announcing PCRE 8.33 ...)

2013-07-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
to be understood is an idiot! Do you understand? Voice from back of class: No Sir! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Question on how to debug S0C7 (data exception) abend

2013-07-04 Thread Ted MacNEIL
It's a bona fide US holiday, which trumps even Friday. I disagree. Many on the list are not Americans. You didn't hear any of we Canadians trumpeting our holiday on July 1st. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Question on how to debug S0C7 (data exception) abend

2013-07-04 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I don't like the Friday digressions! Sheesh. Insensitive Americans... - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 16

Re: I am getting a wait state during IPL

2013-07-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
INITSQA started as soon as 65-bit started -- OS/390 2.10. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Dennis Trojak dennis.tro...@radioshack.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 14

Re: Unix ID command and username value

2013-06-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I believe it's based on the first id retrieved from the RACF database that matches. Try asking on the RACF or MBS-OE lists. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Adam zosp...@outlook.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM

Re: Auditing vendor source code

2013-06-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
to understand your data? It would take the computer programme that ate Manhattan to have enough code to decode everything. Then, there's finding the data. How does a single vendor know enough to write code to interpret naming conventions of DataSets, then read and understand the data? - Ted

Re: Auditing vendor source code

2013-06-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
requirements. If it was just that I would not have responded. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: IBM commitment to academia (was:ataPower XML Appliance and RACF)

2013-06-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
There is only ONE (pseudo-)University from Canada on the list! Canadian colleges don't cut it! Therefore: there is NO commitment in Canada. And, no propaganda will change that. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Timothy Sipples sipp

Re: DataPower XML Appliance and RACF

2013-06-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I believe it is. In Canada DEFINITELY!! To the point the University of Waterloo stopped requiring COBOL for co-ops for their first academic terms in 1993 (ish). Then, all the CDN banks (I was employed at one, then) dropped out of the programme. If that's changed: BONUS! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: DataPower XML Appliance and RACF

2013-06-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
No Universities! Well one on the list. But, it's just a college on steroids. In Canada, a college is a MUCH lower level than universities are. Barely a step above occs. I know I responded to my own post. But, it's BOGUS! (I know it's also a little elitist; it is what it is). - Ted MacNEIL

Re: Storage paradigm [was: RE: Data volumes]

2013-06-11 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Perhaps you are keeping bad company. While humans are not perfect, there are methods to improve code reliability. In 30+ years, I've worked for 6 companies. Gee, they all must be bad company! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: I/O Optimization

2013-06-10 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. But, it's been over 30 years since I cared about that level of detail; I don't know if it's still true (or, really, ever was) - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Barry Merrill ba...@mxg.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: I/O Optimization

2013-06-10 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Easy for you to way! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Blaicher, Christopher Y. cblaic...@syncsort.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:31:31 To: IBM-MAIN

Re: Age of datasets in hours, not days?

2013-06-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I am a little weary of correcting misapprehensions. Who asked you to? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Multiple volume dataset question

2013-06-07 Thread Ted MacNEIL
software, not hardware. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: I/O Optimization

2013-06-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
-Toothpicks does that mean?) They did a similar thing with: PCB -- before I ever even became aware of IMS it meant (to me) Printed Circuit Board. ATM -- I thought it meant Automated Teller Machine. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: To recompile or not recompile, that's the question

2013-06-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Can't all that be forged, perhaps by a programmer who feels the need to make a last-minute tweak and feels unfairly burdened by the process? Isn't that what change these to be the same amounts to? Unfairly burdened by doing their job? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: To Backup or Not to Backup Data - That is the question

2013-05-31 Thread Ted MacNEIL
in Disaster Recovery Magazine. It's the unforeseen that crunches you in the butt! Nobody even thought about it until Katrina. Your technical plan may be perfect; it can all fall apart on people and logistical problems. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message

Re: HMC 2.9.2 (controlling z9BC) resetting passwords to a known state.

2013-05-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
How does this help discovering an already changed, yet forgotten, password? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: George Mitjans george.mitj...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date

Re: SMS Space override

2013-05-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
was introduced. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Ken Deering/TBS Software Inc. kdeer...@tbssoft.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 13:19:41 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
-fits-all, magic bullet, I guess your needs weren't met. After all, all of the suggestions required some work on your part. Don't ever expect any suggestions from me anymore. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
is this documented? Or, am I misreading this post and it only applies to DB2's allocations? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Blaicher, Christopher Y. cblaic...@syncsort.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date

Re: How to Tally Logrec Records vs. UCB

2013-05-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
and since machines went beyond 300 MIPS/CP. Also, how can you discuss performance and REXX in the same sentence? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. Or, the delay in problem solving due to under-resourced staff. Or, ... ... But, it's not my shop! TETO! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Thomas Berg thomas.b...@swedbank.se Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Then why do the answers to my diatribe looks like they don't see this as a problem ? It's not that it's not a problem. It's just that there is 35+ years of prior art that your shop seems to be ignoring. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
stuff address TSO FREE FI(ISPFILE) SUB dsn DEL dsn - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Thomas Berg thomas.b...@swedbank.se Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:33:40

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Way too complicated! Just dynamically allocated/de- as needed for each file tailoring dialogue. That way you can control the dsn sizes any way your lil ol heart desires. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Lizette Koehler stars

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Windows make work until the disk is full. And that is what we want! I don't think so. Windows, in general, is a dedicated single user system. This philosophy is fine in that environment. But, in a shared system, you are NOT the only one affected by full disks! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
, therefore better. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Why complicate your logon PROC? I prefer just the ISPCTLx. And, just allocate and de-allocate as your file tailoring requires. But, teto. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Ed Finnell efinnel...@aol.com Sender: IBM Mainframe

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Yes, there is the presumed overallocation with release solution. But many (if not most) allocations don't work with release at allocation. In most cases this causes waste of space and still x37's. Whoa! I'd like to see some examples of such broad (if not, exaggerated) statement! - Ted

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
They couldn't care less. They couldn't care less? About doing their job? You have a bigger problem than x37 abends! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: B37 för FTINCL in ISPF for userid.ISPnnnnn.SPFTEMPn.WORK datasets

2013-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
At least space management is Space Management's job. Production support is Production Support's job. Or else, what are they doing? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Thomas Berg thomas.b...@swedbank.se Sender: IBM Mainframe

Re: Business politics and software development

2013-05-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Zed [in Canada, after all). - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: ANTMAIN takes a lot of CPU

2013-05-13 Thread Ted MacNEIL
ANTMAIN is one of the tasks IBM automatically assigns to SYSTEM, iirc. So, if this is (still) true, the answer is YES. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Gibney, Dave gib...@wsu.edu Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: Return codes

2013-05-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
But does not catch values that are not multiples of 4. I suppose it's slightly more plausible that a future extension introduce RC=20 than that it introduce RC=3. ISPF functions do return RC=20. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From

Re: Duplicate Batch Job

2013-05-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Perhaps we all should consider a better use of our time than worrying about inconsequential things such as duplicate jobs being submitted? (8-{]} I, for one, do not understand what the problem is. (8-{[} - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From

Re: Duplicate Batch Job

2013-05-07 Thread Ted MacNEIL
How is this a problem. The jobs can only use one initiator at a time. The waiting jobs only tie up some SPOOL space. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Jake anderson justmainfra...@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: Duplicate Batch Job

2013-05-07 Thread Ted MacNEIL
As I have said previously, just use TYPRUN=HOLD. That will solve your problem. How since only one initiator is in use? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Duplicate job names (Was: Check whether job still running)

2013-05-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
: - job sequencing - job user identification Just my opinion. Frank From: Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 10:01 PM Subject: Re: Duplicate job names (Was: Check whether job still running) Sorry. No insult

Re: Duplicate job names (Was: Check whether job still running)

2013-05-02 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Sorry. No insult intended. But, you've been z/OS for what 3 years? How would you feel if a bunch of MVS'rs came and b*tched about 40+ years of VSE practices that I'm sure are just as ingrained? How can you know where I'm at if you ain't where I've been? Understand where I'm coming from? - Ted

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
How much does an initiator cost? Nothing until you run short of them But, it's still inelegant. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Which shops allow test/development jobs under control of a scheduler? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Wed, 1 May

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Because what's past is prologue. Until 10-12 years ago, you couldn't do it in a JES2 shop. Now, it's ingrained and too many people/processes depend on it. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Frank Swarbrick frank.swarbr...@yahoo.com

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Management. Territorialism. Because? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 23:48:08 To: IBM-MAIN

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
on that (possibly poor) behaviour. Sea change is not an option. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I've worked for 8 shops in the past 32 years and not one has allowed test/development use the scheduler. Production? Yes. Productivity? No. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl Sender: IBM

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. How many of your staff were new to z/OS? They're used to a specific idiosyncracy! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Changing Service Class

2013-04-02 Thread Ted MacNEIL
...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message

Re: Changing Service Class

2013-04-02 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Why do it that way? If you know enough about the job to create a rule to change the job at submission, you know enough to create a WLM classification rule. You also won't have to worry about timing. When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems look like nails! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: Dataset DELETE question : IEBFR14 vs IDCAMS

2013-03-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
DSN not Catalogued. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Ducky duke ndt@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:49:46 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply

Fw: Query for Destination z article -- mainframes back to the future

2013-03-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
- Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Don Williams donb...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:18:10 To: eamacn...@yahoo.ca Reply-To: donbwms+re...@gmail.com Subject: RE: Query for Destination z article -- mainframes back to the future Great

Re: Paging Behaviour; was: Re: DFSORT Weirdness

2013-03-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
That's what I said. You'd get a message along the lines of: ... paging already active on volume pp ... - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Vernooij, CP - SPLXM kees.verno...@klm.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: Paging Behaviour; was: Re: DFSORT Weirdness

2013-03-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
almost lost his job. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Vernooij, CP - SPLXM kees.verno...@klm.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:38:38 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: Paging Behaviour; was: Re: DFSORT Weirdness

2013-03-04 Thread Ted MacNEIL
your case I would hypethosis it tries the first page dataset on a volume and only uses the second if the first one is still busy. I don't know how it works post-PAV. But, before that you could only have one active PAGE D/S per pack. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: REFRPROT History Question

2013-03-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
to your largest user base? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: DFSORT Weirdness

2013-03-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
then. 3290's not so much. Anybody remember String-Switching and Fixed-Head 3350's? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: SAVE macro

2013-03-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU ReplyTo: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: Re: SAVE macro Sent: 1 Mar 2013 08:37 Ted MacNEIL wrote: Customer: The example on page 666 is wrong! IBM: So what? It's only an example! Customer: How do I ... ? IBM: See the example on page 666. When you write this without a 'grin' I must

Re: DFSORT Weirdness

2013-03-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
and the one-cylinder double up of PLPA (because I couldn't convince management to do something new). And, I couldn't convince them to exploit PAV to put more on the same pack. Oh, and I did go with 'full pack' locals -- within the size constraint of max PAGED/S size. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca

Re: SDSF Rexx Issue - to copy SYSOUT into PDS

2013-03-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
/add stats. No need to invest in another product. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO

Re: DFSORT Weirdness

2013-03-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
your point regarding functionality. Unfortunately, functioning and performing are some/many times walking in different directions. But, they are converging in z/OS, more every year. I think the two best things in the last 15 are WLM PAV! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: SAVE macro

2013-02-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Customer: The example on page 666 is wrong! IBM: So what? It's only an example! Customer: How do I ... ? IBM: See the example on page 666. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: DFSORT Weirdness

2013-02-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
to change these thresholds, but I don't know when it dropped. Either at ESA, or when the manual became two. And, I can't recall what happens if you PAGEADD differing sizes, especially smaller. But, enough digression: ALL Page D/S should be the same size. Including contingency. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: Reading Active SMF dataset

2013-02-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
IFASMFDP with OPTIONS(DUMP). Just check the SMF Manual for exact syntax. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Mod-9 vs. Mod-27 vs. mixed

2013-02-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
If I remember correctly, there is also an issue of the number of paths available; fewer, larger volumes = fewer paths = more I/O contention. (This may be an old issue that is no longer relevant.) Pretty well with PAV HIPERPAV. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Dualcase vs monocase. Was: Article for the boss...

2013-02-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
had a similar epiphany about 8 lustra ago Wow! You're almost as pretentious a Gilmore! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

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

2013-02-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I must be a dummy. I read it -- I entered the University of Waterloo in 1976. And, I NEVER understood the bennies of readahead. To me, there is no major difference in the coding. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Wayne Bickerdike wayn

Re: User Internal

2013-02-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
SDSF/SYSVIEW vs CONSOLE/Operator commands. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: גדי בן אבי gad...@malam.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:25 To: IBM-MAIN

Re: How do people lock down the compilers inside CA Endevor?

2013-02-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
are they doing the job they're hired for? I, as a rule, do my job and leave the complex work arounds alone. I think you're giving your programmers too much credit. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: JESJOBS jobclass control

2013-02-06 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: My Last Days as a Sysprog

2013-02-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. Npt confuse. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Bill Fairchild bfairch...@rocketsoftware.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:16:35 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

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