On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:51 +0100, Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote:
>Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the
>usual PDF collection of documentation.
>
>I found it can be downloaded in zip form here, by selecting "IBM z/OS
>Indexed PDF/PDX Collection". This has
On Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:51:11 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:08:27 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:
>
>>In my tests, symlinks (mklink command) needs admin auth to create. That
>>would scare people I think.
>>
>??? Feels like a silly restriction. Is there a reason for it?
On Sun, 29 Oct 2023, at 20:51, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:08:27 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:
>
>>In my tests, symlinks (mklink command) needs admin auth to create. That
>>would scare people I think.
>>
> ??? Feels like a silly restriction. Is there a reason for it? Integrity?
On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:08:27 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:
>In my tests, symlinks (mklink command) needs admin auth to create. That
>would scare people I think.
>
??? Feels like a silly restriction. Is there a reason for it? Integrity?
I have one starting to work in Rexx, avoiding the VBS
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2023, at 06:12, Brian Westerman wrote:
> In fact, it works VERY well. I don't mind the dos boxes opening and
> closing, they are REALLY fast and if there wern't so many of them you
> probably would not notice that anything happened.
In the past I've used a small utility named
In fact, it works VERY well. I don't mind the dos boxes opening and closing,
they are REALLY fast and if there wern't so many of them you probably would not
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No thanks, I'll just stick with what I have since it works already.
On 10/18/2023 8:27 PM, Jon Perryman wrote:
Point taken about the problems. If you don't want the CMD screen popping up,
then change the shortcut to run minimized.
Have you thought about generating a word document with
Point taken about the problems. If you don't want the CMD screen popping up,
then change the shortcut to run minimized.
Have you thought about generating a word document with hyperlinks to each of
the manuals without path. Save the word document as a PDF in the same directory
as the manuals.
In my tests, symlinks (mklink command) needs admin auth to create. That
would scare people I think.
I'm not interested in messing with somebody's environment variables.
That would scare people too I think.
Yes there's a reason not to rename: The manuals have internal links to
each other
On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:02:15 -0700, Tom Brennan
wrote:
>On 10/18/2023 9:53 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>> Can windows shortcuts use relative paths?
>
>Maybe, but it doesn't work for me on Win 10:
Symlinks (hard or soft) is an alternative to using shortcuts.
Environment variables are allowed in
On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:15:55 +, Farley, Peter wrote:
>Tom,
>
>For the “relative” idea, maybe fill in the “Start In” value in the *.lnk file
>with the “current” (pwd) directory name? Not sure if that would make any
>difference, but it may be worth a try.
>
Are you using Tom's shortcuts or
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On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:53:48 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>...I wish that IBM would include not only the exact title in PDF metadata but
>also the forms code.
>
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, 2023 2:02 PM
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On 10/18/2023 9:53 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote:
> Can windows shortcuts use relative paths?
Maybe, but it doesn't work for me on Win 10:
Currently my VBS script creates links like this depending on what
direct
On 10/18/2023 9:53 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote:
Can windows shortcuts use relative paths?
Maybe, but it doesn't work for me on Win 10:
Currently my VBS script creates links like this depending on what
directory you are in when you run the script (pwd):
On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:53:48 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>...I wish that IBM would include not only the exact title in PDF metadata but
>also the forms code.
>
Are the metadata extensible? In one 3.1 publication I see:
Custom Metadata: no
But suppose the document is rendered before a
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:17:14 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>On other browsers target=_blank opens a new tab, and I saw a message to the
>effect that there is no way around it. On my personal machines I can just use
>Chrome or Firefox, but my work laptop is locked down and I can only use
On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:17:14 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>On other browsers target=_blank opens a new tab, and I saw a message
> to the effect that there is no way around it. On my personal machines I can
> just
> use Chrome or Firefox, but my work laptop is locked down and I can only use
>
On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:12:25 -0700, Tom Brennan
wrote:
>I don't really use Edge, but like Chrome, there's an option for either
>downloading the file or viewing in the browser. I just did this just
>now in Edge:
My guess is that MS Edge setting "Always download PDF files" has been turned
on.
I figured out my problem with getting Tom's process to work. My folders are
all set as ReadOnly because OneDrive was running. I ended Onedrive and while
all the folders still show as readonly, they aren't really any more and the
process ran fine, after which I turned OneDrive on again.
I
On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:08:25 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>
>When I'm forced to migrate to w11 at work, will that include a new browser?
>
Won't that be up to your employer?
In the TOC.htm file I see:
1.Open your file explorer to the subdirectory where you extracted this
collection.
that come with
Chrome?
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:12:25 -0700, Tom Brennan \wrote:
>I don't really
On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:12:25 -0700, Tom Brennan \wrote:
>I don't really use Edge, but like Chrome, there's an option for either
>downloading the file or viewing in the browser. I just did this just
>now in Edge:
>
But no third option such as "Open with helper app ..."? Some
might prefer Adobe
I don't really use Edge, but like Chrome, there's an option for either
downloading the file or viewing in the browser. I just did this just
now in Edge:
- Clicked the 3 dots at the far right of the address bar and selected
Settings
- Typed PDF in the search field and scrolled down until I
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Have you gotten index.html to work with edge? Spe
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Have you gotten index.html to work with edge? Specifically, it seems to
"download" the PDF instead of opening a new tab. Cha
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Well, I said "today" but it's now 8 minutes after midnight so I missed
it by that much. The IBM index fi
I get:
If you see a lot of DOS windows quickly opening and closing, that's normal.
Reading file 1.READ_ME_FIRST_zOS_3.1_TOC.htm
Creating a modified version of the HTML index - see file index.html
Creating directories and shortcuts for each manual group and each pdf file -
please wait...
Well, I said "today" but it's now 8 minutes after midnight so I missed
it by that much. The IBM index file was changed again so my old code
needed to be pretty-much redone. It seems to work ok for me, creating
directories and shortcuts. It also creates a new file index.html which
is a
Thanks,
Brian
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I do, I just haven't had a chance yet to try it with the new 3.1 htm
file and (most likely) make any needed changes. Later today...
On 10/10/2023 9:46 PM, Brian Westerman wrote:
Tom,
Do you still have the PC script that builds the nice directory with the manual
names?
Brian
On Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:38:40 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>That's what I'm doing, and it works fine on everything but edge.
>
Report the problem to the supplier.
(Firefox used to do that, but it's better now.)
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:18:55 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>Yes, but what if you want to access them from your local drive? I edited
>index.html from 2.5 to point to local copies and Edge decided to "download"
>them instead of openin
On Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:18:55 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>Yes, but what if you want to access them from your local drive? I edited
>index.html from 2.5 to point to local copies and Edge decided to "download"
>them instead of opening a new file.
>
I'm doing that. The *_TOC.htm file allows my
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 23:46:20 -0500, Brian Westerman wrote:
>
>Do you still have the PC script that builds the nice dir
On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 23:46:20 -0500, Brian Westerman wrote:
>
>Do you still have the PC script that builds the nice directory with the manual
>names?
>
You shouldn't need if you can just open the *_TOC.htm file in a browsert/
Otherwise, do you have the Ubuntu utilities? I have one that runs in
Tom,
Do you still have the PC script that builds the nice directory with the manual
names?
Brian
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:51:08 +, Farley, Peter wrote:
>I concur, they have updated the contents of the 1Gb+ zip file to include the
>missing TOC file(s) without changing the external file name, but all the files
>inside are now dated 2023-10-09 instead of 2023-09-29, including the new TOC
Clicking on the link in the e-mail.
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Yes! Lionel mentioned that this morning in another group. And I'm pretty sure
it was his pressure that got
On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:51:08 +, Farley, Peter wrote:
>I concur, they have updated the contents of the 1Gb+ zip file to include the
>missing TOC file(s) without changing the external file name, but all the files
>inside are now dated 2023-10-09 instead of 2023-09-29, including the new TOC
Yes! Lionel mentioned that this morning in another group. And I'm
pretty sure it was his pressure that got IBM's attention. Thanks Lionel!
On 10/10/2023 1:26 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 22:24:51 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:
Over the years I've been trying to maintain a VBS
NOT have the TOC files present.
I guess they actually listened!
Peter
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On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 22: 24: 51 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote: >O
On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:15:19 +, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>.
>
>NoSuchKey
>The specified key does not exist.
>
>/ibm-docs-static-content/pdx/SSLTBW_3.1.0/zOS310-GA-Indexed-PDF-package-
>
>3ca221f8-a30d-448b-801b-446f630f2d4f
>404
>
>
Was that a search on the web? (How?)
Or a search with local
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On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 22:24:51 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:
>Over the years I've been trying to maintain a VBS script that reads the
>html file and produces Windo
On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 22:24:51 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:
>Over the years I've been trying to maintain a VBS script that reads the
>html file and produces Windows shortcuts. But of course it can't work
>at all without the html index. https://blog.mildredbrennan.com/?p=797
>
Apparently as of
Over the years I've been trying to maintain a VBS script that reads the
html file and produces Windows shortcuts. But of course it can't work
at all without the html index. https://blog.mildredbrennan.com/?p=797
On 10/1/2023 5:09 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
I have a WiP script that contains
On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 14:31:56 +0300, Binyamin Dissen wrote:
>On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:38:33 -0500 Bobbie Jo Justice wrote:
>
>:>https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=documentation-pdf-files-zos-310-library
>
>Have you played with the HTML to make it work against local files?
>
At the top of
On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:38:33 -0500 Bobbie Jo Justice
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2023 14:38:18 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>
>(Depending on your desktop system) you might use pdfinfo to extract the
>Title: from each .pdf and create a parallel directory of symlinks.
>(don't rename the files themselves. That might vitiate hyperlinks.)
>A script would be SMOP.
>
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Here are my notes: https://www.mildredbrennan.com/mvs/pdx.html
On 9/29/2023 9:26 PM, Paul Gilmar
On Sat, 30 Sep 2023 19:51:55 +0100, Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote:
>That's a lot of work Tom, just to find one manual.
>I'm thinking about taking the 2.5 .html file produced by IBM to see if I
>modify it for 3.1; after all many of the files will have similar names. But
>I'll wait a while longer
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Here are my notes: https://www.mildredbrennan.com/mvs/pdx.html
On 9/29/2023 9:26 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2023
On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:28 AM Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw <
032fff1be9b4-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
> Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the
> usual PDF collection of documentation.
>
> I found it can be downloaded in zip form here, by selecting
Here are my notes: https://www.mildredbrennan.com/mvs/pdx.html
On 9/29/2023 9:26 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:07:33 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote:
CA has taken to combining all their various TSS manuals into one gigantic PDF;
no more individual manuals for installation, the
On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:07:33 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote:
>CA has taken to combining all their various TSS manuals into one gigantic PDF;
>no more individual manuals for installation, the admins, the CFILE, reporting
>and trouble-shooting, messages and so on, they're all just chapters in one
CA has taken to combining all their various TSS manuals into one gigantic PDF;
no more individual manuals for installation, the admins, the CFILE, reporting
and trouble-shooting, messages and so on, they're all just chapters in one PDF.
I dislike it, but I don't see that I have any option but
On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:51 +0100, Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw
wrote:
>Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the
>usual PDF collection of documentation.
>
>I found it can be downloaded in zip form here, by selecting "IBM z/OS
>Indexed PDF/PDX Collection". This has
On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:51 +0100, Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote:
>Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the
>usual PDF collection of documentation.
>
>I found it can be downloaded in zip form here, by selecting "IBM z/OS
>Indexed PDF/PDX Collection". This has
2023 19:46
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I downloaded it to /downloads/zos 3.1 docs, then extracted it into the same
folder.
You can put it wherever it makes sense to you. Having downloaded it, open
zOS310-GA-Indexed-PDF-package-(2023-09-29).pdx with Adobe
Marchant
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I downloaded it to /downloads/zos 3.1 docs, then extracted it into the same
folder.
You can put it wherever it makes sense to you. Having downloaded it, open
zOS310-GA-Indexed-PDF-package
aw
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>Subject: z/OS 3.1 documentation
>
>Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the
>usual PDF collection of documentation.
>
>I found it can be downloaded in zip form here, by
Voted.
Lennie
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You found the problem with the download collection.
See this IBM Idea (and please vote if you
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Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the
usual PDF collection of documentation.
I found it can be downloaded in zip
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Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.
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Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the
usual PDF collection of documentation.
I found it can be downloaded in zip form here, by selecting "IBM z/OS
Indexed PDF/PDX Collection". This has given me the set of pdf files.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0
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