Re: An explanation for branch performance?

2016-04-29 Thread Mike Schwab
The pipeline is optimized for running many instructions in a row. A branch is not recognized until through a good part of the pipeline. Meanwhile the data to be skipped is in the instruction pipeline. Results meet expectations. On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 7:40 AM, David Crayford wrote: > We're doin

Re: An explanation for branch performance?

2016-04-29 Thread Mike Schwab
:13 AM, David Crayford wrote: > On 29/04/2016 10:09 PM, Mike Schwab wrote: >> >> The pipeline is optimized for running many instructions in a row. A >> branch is not recognized until through a good part of the pipeline. >> Meanwhile the data to be skipped is

Re: An explanation for branch performance?

2016-04-29 Thread Mike Schwab
On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 9:30 AM, John McKown wrote: > On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Mike Schwab > wrote: > >> Well, the obvious solution is to code the eyecatcher literals before >> the entry point. It will be less obvious that the eyecatcher is part >> of the prog

Re: SAVING JOB OUTPUT IN A PDSE FROM SDSF

2016-05-02 Thread Mike Schwab
Maybe put Year in DSN, member name would include Month 1-9,A,B,C, Day 01-31, Time -2359, or Day of Year 001-366, Time -2359. On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Pedro Vera wrote: >>> Is there something I could do to prevent this from happening? > > I think JES2 can be customized to use seven

Re: SMP/E Feature?

2016-05-10 Thread Mike Schwab
I recall recent versions of JES2 required changes to a couple of exits, or changing exit numbers. Definitely need multiple source libraries for these changes. On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Mark Zelden wrote: > I never responded / commented on Andrew's post, but since you brought the > subje

Re: EAV bug or feature?

2016-05-10 Thread Mike Schwab
I often use this clist for Non-SMS recalls. 2 DSLIST xx.CLIST(HRECN) - 01.00Columns 1 00072 +1+2+3+4+5+6+7-- * Top of Data ** PROC 2 D V CONTROL PROMPT NOSYML

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: smp/e sha-2 support?

2016-05-17 Thread Mike Schwab
Any ID that can grant privileges to another ID. On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 2:47 PM, Jerry Whitteridge wrote: > I'd reply to the Auditor "Please define Admin access as there is no one > privilege that grants all access" > > Jerry Whitteridge > Manager Mainframe Systems & Storage > Albertsons - Safe

Re: Another Connor writeup

2016-05-24 Thread Mike Schwab
https://www.channele2e.com/2016/05/24/college-student-installs-ibm-mainframe-in-parents-basement/ On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Gabe Goldberg wrote: > A Gen Z Mainframe Adventure > http://www.ibmsystemsmagmainframedigital.com/nxtbooks/ibmsystemsmag/mainframe_20160506/#/50 > http://tinyurl.com/

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Mike Schwab
HSEND LIST TTOC SELECT(BACK) ODS('data.set.name.BACK') HSEND LIST TTOC SELECT(ML2) ODS('data.set.name.ML2') On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 11:47 AM, retired mainframer wrote: > For backup and archive tapes, HSM has a report that will tell you what > percentage of each tape is used. For other tapes, it

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-25 Thread Mike Schwab
You only have to take down the applications using the datasets in the affected catalog. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 9:59 PM, suresh chacko wrote: > Hi all, > > Thanks to all for the valuable inputs and shares. > > Is it required to organize a planned outage during the user catalog > re-organization o

Re: ADRDSSU PRINT function not listing KEY (of CKD) as separate item?

2016-05-25 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Greg Dyck wrote: > On 5/25/2016 6:51 AM, Peter Hunkeler wrote: >> >> So, just to be sure my memory is correct: On the hardware, the C, K and D >> fields are separate blocks of data separated by GAPs, right? It is only >> DFdss that combines the when printing. > >

Re: RFE's to consider

2016-05-25 Thread Mike Schwab
I was already logged in. I clicked on each link and I had already voted for all of them. On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, william janulin <008d52e04f2e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > The additional RFE websites are not available. > > > On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 1:04 PM, "Dyck,

Re: RFE's to consider

2016-05-25 Thread Mike Schwab
ver error message. > > > On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 2:45 PM, Mike Schwab > wrote: > > > I was already logged in. I clicked on each link and I had already > voted for all of them. > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 12:12 PM, william janulin > <008d52e04f2e

Re: Naviquest Report

2016-05-28 Thread Mike Schwab
List the volumes in the storage group. View the datasets on the volumes. On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Lizette Koehler wrote: > What does ISMF say for that storage Group? > > If it has data, and you think this is in error, I would open an SR with IBM to > have them see what is going on. > > >

Re: TCPIP Help

2016-06-01 Thread Mike Schwab
You can run $INDFILE with the bottom half on ISPF 6 (Command input). On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:42 AM, John McKown wrote: > On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Scott Ford wrote: > >> All: >> >> I need some help guys/gals. I have installed z/OS 2.2 under z/PDT and have >> a wierd issue. I am trying to

Re: Migration to Enterprise COBOL V5.2

2016-06-01 Thread Mike Schwab
Increase in size would indicate small subroutines converted to instream code. Branches are expensive, so more core means faster / less CPU programs, at expense of more memory / I/O. On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Paul Strauss wrote: > My customer wants to start the migration to Enterprise COBO

Re: Migration to Enterprise COBOL V5.2

2016-06-01 Thread Mike Schwab
No change in coding. Change in placement of object code. On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Itschak Mugzach wrote: > Sure. Less cup and much more manual work when a subroutine is updated... > > ITschak > > נשלח מה-iPad שלי > > ‫ב-1 ביוני 2016, בשעה 19:44, ‏‏Mike Schwab ‏ כתב

Re: Migration to Enterprise COBOL V5.2

2016-06-01 Thread Mike Schwab
You will need to maintain compatibility with your lowest level of hardware, prime or DR. On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Bill Woodger wrote: > Why wouldn't ARCH(11) give the best performance? V5.2 has it? Of course, has > to be for a z13. > > I'm not sure what you mean about REGION=0M. At least

Re: IBM Knowledge Center broken on IE

2016-06-05 Thread Mike Schwab
Internet Explorer didn't follow standards and changed between versions. On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 9:00 PM, Jack J. Woehr wrote: > Paul Gilmartin wrote: >> >> There are HTML validators readily available, such as: >> https://validator.w3.org/ > > > These don't really work anymore as there is so m

Re: AW: Re: Highest address "below the bar"

2016-06-21 Thread Mike Schwab
I was thinking 64 bit Java uses the addresses from 2G to 3-8G for its storage. That allows it to use a 32 bit pointer that is shifted 3 bits to create the actual address for items, instead of a 64 direct address. On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Steve Smith wrote: > It's the bar! Only 4KB thick

Re: OT, funny. A good comic about "Code Quality"

2016-06-21 Thread Mike Schwab
Give APL\360 another shot: http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-apl-programming-language-source-code/ On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: > John McKown wrote: > >>http://xkcd.com/1695/ > > Haha! Good one! ;-D > > John, I remember that you posted this below reply of th

Re: Windows based editor / reformatter for DOS/VSE JCL?

2016-06-21 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.spflite.com/ (not the IBM version) http://planetmvs.com/spfeditor/ (over capacity?) On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 6:37 AM, John McKown wrote: > I'm asking this for someone who used to work with me. He is looking for a > DOS/JCL editor and reformatting software which will interface with > Mic

Re: TIOT exceeded

2016-06-22 Thread Mike Schwab
ALTER gdg.base.name LIMIT(1) DELETE gdg.base.name(0). ALTER gdg.base.name LIMIT(999) On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:43:18 +0200, Peter Hunkeler wrote: > >>>You could also try something a little more

Re: HMC automation

2016-06-28 Thread Mike Schwab
IBM capacity is defined as the maximum usage over a 4 hour rolling period. If you have a temporary high usage period exceeding your capacity that isn't too high and not too long, you aren't impacted. You go too long or too high and the processor starts to slow down so the total usage does not exc

Re: Minimum Volume Sizes in the Wild

2016-06-28 Thread Mike Schwab
Yep. 100 for JES2 checkpoints. 500+ for catalog volumes. Some mod 3s for ML1 and Mobius datasets due to large number of small datasets. Mod 9s for most volumes. Storage groups are 1TB+ so new space is Mod 27s (due to IPL volumes). z/OS 2.2 installer wants Mod 40s, don't have uncarved space. S

Re: Short description of system address spaces

2016-07-01 Thread Mike Schwab
JOBNAME *MASTER* ALLOCAS ANTAS000 ANTMAIN APPC ASCH ASCHINT AUTOTSO AUTOVIEW AUTOVSSI AXR BPXAS * BPXOINIT CADASTRT CAENF CANSO2 CAOMS CATALOG CEA CONSOLE CRONH9 CSSMTP DB2DBM1 DB2DDBM1 DB2DDIST DB2DHNON DB2DHTCB DB2DIST DB2DMSTR DB2HNON DB2HNON DB2HTCB DB2IPROC DB2LPROC DB2MSTR DB2RPROC DB2TDBM1

Re: Short description of system address spaces

2016-07-01 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246366.html?Open This would be a good starting point for them. On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 7:01 AM, Peter Hunkeler wrote: > While educating colloeagues new to z/OS, I promised to come up with a short > decription of all the system address spaces are for. Before

Re: IBM Knowledge Centre

2016-07-04 Thread Mike Schwab
Bit savers would be interested in scans of old manuals. Can you give them a list of what manuals you have? On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 8:03 PM, J R wrote: > " > We programmers just tend to be highly nervous packrats, and we should > probably get over it. " > > Guilty as charged! I still have tree-s

Re: Command to display Enqueue

2016-07-08 Thread Mike Schwab
Not sure where the QCB comes from: xxx.CLIST(WHOHAS) PROC 1 D CONTROL PROMPT NOSYMLIST NOLIST NOCONLIST NOCAPS MSG NOFLUSH /* ADDED IF THEN SET TO WORK WITH ISPF 3.4 (REMOVE QUOTES) */ IF &SUBSTR(1:1,&D) EQ &STR(') THEN + SET &D = &SUBSTR(2:&LENGTH(&D)-1,&D) QCB SYSDSN/&D WRIT

Re: OT: Apollo11 source code on line - not IBM

2016-07-11 Thread Mike Schwab
Or use the SIMH emulator. http://svtsim.com/moonjs/agc.html On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Porowski, Ken wrote: > So now we can have a 'real' Lunar Lander game using the original source code? > > > > CIT | Ken Porowski | VP Mainframe Engineering | Information Technology | +1 > 973 740 5459 (te

Re: Error in a simple COBOL program

2016-07-12 Thread Mike Schwab
I believe that is the Program Interrupt Code 1 as System 360+ hardware defines it. z/OS translates it to Abend S0C1 abend. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 2:48 PM, Bill Woodger wrote: > Just to add, I have absolutely no clue (outside of ICL COBOL) what PIC 1 is. > I'm just an applications person. The w

Re: Error in a simple COBOL program

2016-07-12 Thread Mike Schwab
gt; > On Tuesday, 12 July 2016 22:19:52 UTC+2, Mike Schwab wrote: >> I believe that is the Program Interrupt Code 1 as System 360+ hardware >> defines it. z/OS translates it to Abend S0C1 abend. >> > > --

Re: Any Gotchas going from V1.13 to V2.2

2016-07-13 Thread Mike Schwab
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/e0z3m112.pdf I think the biggest new item is the Jes2 and z/OS simultaneous upgrade. z/OS 1.13 didn't require JES2 to upgrade at same time. z/OSMF is now included instead of separate package. On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Ward, Mike S wrote: > Hello all

Re: Changing CPU mix was Re: Any Gotchas going from V1.13 to V2.2

2016-07-18 Thread Mike Schwab
A zIIP runs at full speed and is about 10% the cost of a CP. No software license costs based on zIIP capacity or usage. z/OS 1.6+ on z9+ run zIIPs and used by Java / DB2 V8+ / Linux runs on zIFLs. z13 consolidates zAAPs onto zIIPs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIIP http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/

Re: RDW corruption

2016-07-18 Thread Mike Schwab
Try a IDCAMS PRINT DUMP of the offending record. Especially examine the BDW and RDW at the start of the block. On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Campbell Jay wrote: > Have a current SR open with IBM... 57827 082 000 > Our output is VB LRECL=31996 BLKSIZE=32000. > Using BUFL=32600 fixes our pr

Re: Default space allocation

2016-07-19 Thread Mike Schwab
TSO ISPF I.4 DATACLAS column 8, 9, 10, 11(and 12 for PDS). On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Styles, Andy (SD EP zPlatform) <00d68f765d25-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Hi All, > > We've had a minor issue a few times over the past year or so. On our GDPS > control systems, we have a n

Re: Bsam VS Qsam for VB records

2016-07-19 Thread Mike Schwab
Nothing. Data 1-LRECL, no RDW, no BDW. On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Reichman Joseph wrote: > With RECFM=U there is 1 record per block and the BDW is RDW + 4 ? > > Joe Reichman > Joe Reichman > > IT Specialist > Master Files Division > New Carrollton Federal Building, B7-182 > OS:CTO:AD:CP:I

Re: DFSORT and zIIP

2016-07-20 Thread Mike Schwab
If you have a highly kneecapped CP, almost any workload on a zIIP would greatly help the CP. Unless the instruction sequences are very short. On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:47:49 +0800, Timothy Sipp

Re: DEVTYPE INFO=DASD

2016-07-21 Thread Mike Schwab
> FFF0 000FF000 0100 0800 x'FFF0' would be 65520 cylinders. x'000F' would be 15 tracks per cylinder. Reasonable for a 3390-54. On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Reichman Joseph wrote: > Hi > > I was looking for the capability on a dasd device > > > DEVTYPE (R6),(AREA,L'AREA),INFOLIS

Re: DEVTYPE INFO=DASD

2016-07-21 Thread Mike Schwab
data returned in area R15 = 0 >> FFF0 000FF000 0100 0800 > > On what z/OS level were you trying to try out that Assembler snippet? How did > you obtained the contents of that R15? Via a dump or a MVC or something else? > > >>Mike Schwab wrote: > >>>

Re: DEVTYPE INFO=DASD

2016-07-21 Thread Mike Schwab
his > little gem next week on my z/OS v2.1 sandbox when I'm returning to my bread > and butter work... ;-) > >> This was the data returned in area R15 = 0 >> FFF0 000FF000 0100 0800 > > On what z/OS level were you trying to try out that Assembler snippet? Ho

Re: DEVTYPE INFO=DASD

2016-07-21 Thread Mike Schwab
Reichman Joseph wrote: >>> >>>> The doc says bytes 0 - 3 is cylinders bytes 0 -3 is FFF0 and >>>> bytes 4 - 7 000FF000 is tracks per cyl ? am I misreading >>>> misunderstanding the documentation >>> >>> What docs? Could you be kind

Re: Upcoming Share Conference events in 2017

2016-07-25 Thread Mike Schwab
The 747 was designed as a cargo plane to compete with supersonic passenger jets (Europe, Russian, and American planes were being designed). It was designed to hold 2 cargo containers side by side and to fly at about 575 mph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747 . Most other commercial planes fl

Re: Upcoming Share Conference events in 2017

2016-07-25 Thread Mike Schwab
Amtrak is $15 to $84 dollars for a 90 minute ride. 51 miles 1 hour to drive. https://www.amtrak.com/home On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > Charles's observation about driving from Boston is sounding better and better. > > . > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern Califo

Re: Adding Module to an empty APFed Library

2016-08-04 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 7:17 PM, retired mainframer wrote: > If an empty dataset is on the APF list, it already exists. Why it exists and > why it is on the list are different questions. > > Adding a member to an existing empty dataset is NO different than adding a > member to an existing popula

Re: COBOL 2014 dynamic capacity tables

2016-08-05 Thread Mike Schwab
Define a file with a record containing the maximum array size for each table. Open file, read record, set sizes to 10% over maximum, Close file. Process main file. If any maximum array size exceeded, Set new maximum, Open file for output, Write record, Close file. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:25 AM,

Re: How does COBOL detect a recursive call?

2016-08-09 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieab100/reus.htm When you link edit, you indicate the re-usability of the program. When the program runs, it reuses the same program if re-entrant. Each use has a different set of registers and working storage. Serially reusa

Re: Delta Outage

2016-08-11 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 5:20 PM, Edward Finnell <000248cce9f3-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Which company had their primary in the South tower and the backup in the > North tower? > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tenants_in_One_World_Trade_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Re: RFE to add new sizes to AVGREC and IDCAMS Define

2016-08-11 Thread Mike Schwab
I can see GB(10,1). I think TB(10,1) is kind of high for today's capacity. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:41:06 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: > >>If you like this, please vote. But I think IBM is p

Re: RFE to add new sizes to AVGREC and IDCAMS Define

2016-08-11 Thread Mike Schwab
How about exponential values (#E##) instead of a letter meaning 1E3, 1E6, 1E9, etc. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Tom Brennan wrote: > 640YB ought to be enough for anyone! > > Mike Schwab wrote: >> >> I can see GB(10,1). I think TB(10,1) is kind of high for today&#x

Re: Delta Outage

2016-08-12 Thread Mike Schwab
A couple of comedy items. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CphpsfvWEAAqVJ0.jpg (Frame from movie Airplane (1980) with unplugged power cord). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVc4KgWcDhw Stand up comic about lack of service on Delta. On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 4:21 PM, August Carideo/RYE/US wrote: > Some

Re: C/C++ maximum number of arguments on a function prototype

2016-08-12 Thread Mike Schwab
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.cbcdg01/msg-CCN3099.htm CCN3099 Unexpected argument. Explanation The function call contains more arguments than specified in the parameter list of the function prototype. User response Change the number of arguments in t

Re: expiration date in a catalog entry

2016-08-19 Thread Mike Schwab
Only Forever is valid for DASD datasets, otherwise ignored. Valid for Tape datasets. On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Paul Schuster wrote: > At what point in time does the 'expiration date' of a data set get written > to its catalog entry? > > It seems you can allocate a data set with an EXPDT,

Request for Knowledge Center to search within book.

2016-08-19 Thread Mike Schwab
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=93288 -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instruc

Re: Comments in SYS1.PARMLIB

2016-08-23 Thread Mike Schwab
But how would you switch over to the new syntax? On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:02:30 -0400, Cheryl Watson wrote: >> >>It's true that not all Parmlib members support the same format, but the Init >>&

Re: ESD info using ENTRY name

2016-08-24 Thread Mike Schwab
You pass to the binder at link time options that specify WHERE and HOW the program should be loaded and reused. These are stored in the PDS(E) directory. When the program is first requested, the loader program looks at the directory entry and reads it into the specified location and executes it.

Re: Elementary dataset alias question

2016-08-30 Thread Mike Schwab
On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Charles Mills wrote: > I just want a batch job to be able to say //STEPLIB DD > DISP=SHR,DSN=JOEBLOW.MY.FOO.BAR and have it load programs from SYS1.FOOBAR. > Isn't that what aliases are for? I guess you are saying "aliases are not > system-wide -- they are intr

Re: Cobol V5/V6

2016-08-30 Thread Mike Schwab
If you convert to the new Country Multiplex Pricing, you only pay for 1 version of Cobol despite having multiple versions available for compiling. http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS215-230 On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Lizett

Re: Elementary dataset alias question

2016-09-02 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:38:58 -0400, John Eells wrote: > It would be a favor to customers if there were a standard system symbol > evaluating to nothing with a name as short as possible. > >

Re: ICHPWX01 sample problem

2016-09-02 Thread Mike Schwab
On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Ed Jaffe wrote: > On 9/1/2016 10:18 AM, Tom Conley wrote: > Dynamic exit capability doesn't help much (or at all) if it's not > implemented for the exits you actually need. > > Design Thinking might suggest a customer survey to find out which exits > folks are _ac

Re: DFSORT mixed VSAM & sequential.

2016-09-05 Thread Mike Schwab
If the output dataset can be a KSDS, how about defining the KSDS then repro the inputs to the KSDS? On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 6:19 PM, Bill Woodger wrote: > On Fri, 2 Sep 2016 15:00:28 -0500, Edward Gould > wrote: > > I think I can assume this is me. > > I already acknowledged it *can* be done in

Re: DFSORT mixed VSAM & sequential.

2016-09-07 Thread Mike Schwab
In this case, the first input is an ESDS, so it probably won't be in key order. I assume the first repro with one record with the highest key like initilizing a SDSP would be needed. On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Bill Woodger wrote: > Well, REPRO is pretty versatile. You can take some source d

Re: A Programing language called Scala?

2016-09-08 Thread Mike Schwab
Well, if you want a very fast language, Lua on z/OS is very fast. Syntax is similar to Basic. It generates a byte code, and the interpreter is small and runs in L1 cache. http://lua4z.com/ Free to download and run without support. Support contracts available. On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Ma

Re: TSO User ID Rules (Was: z/OS and code pages)

2016-09-15 Thread Mike Schwab
The TSO ID is used as a HLQ for data set names. Therefore it must meet the rules for MVS Dataset names: first character A-Z@#$, second to seventh character A-Z@#$0-9, max 7 due to PDS member needing 8th character. Minimum length determined by site. On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Tony Harminc

Re: REASON: 3 - RECORD TYPE NOT RECOGNIZED

2016-09-16 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1II13354 For reorging / moving a catalog to a new volume. http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.idac100/dffvol.htm New location, possibly updated. On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 12:23 PM, willie bunter <001409bd2345-

Re: Would HiperDispatch likely delay heavy multitasking job?

2016-09-28 Thread Mike Schwab
Cheryl's tuning letter fall 2015 described a case where they implemented MSU capping http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1OA49201 and reconfigured their CPUs from 706 to 712 to 730. With LPAR cores consolidating onto one chip with cache shared among multiple z cores, they saw a huge d

Re: z/OS V2.2 and HTTP apache

2016-09-28 Thread Mike Schwab
If binary is getting you close, how about AMATERSE and / or XMIT steps? On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Steely.Mark wrote: > We are currently on z/OS v2.2 and we are trying to get HTTP Apache configured. > > I found the ihsCMT tool which states: The IHS Configuration Migration Tool > generates

Re: z/OS V2.2 and HTTP apache

2016-09-28 Thread Mike Schwab
-¢XEw > > Is there additional processing that needs to be done ? > > Thanks > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Mike Schwab > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 3:54 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSE

Re: Primary allocation of a dataset

2015-05-06 Thread Mike Schwab
I would be more worried about specifying enough space for the current contents and calculating a nice secondary space value. 10% for a 16 extent type. Maybe 1% for a 1## extent type. On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Walt Farrell wrote: > On Wed, 6 May 2015 16:19:31 -0400, Tony Harminc wrote: >

Re: Primary allocation of a dataset

2015-05-06 Thread Mike Schwab
) - EXCLUDE(data.set.name)) - PHYSINDDNAME(DASD) /* On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On 2015-05-06 16:18, Mike Schwab wrote: >> I would be more worried about specifying enough space for the current

Re: z/OS Platform Software Products on ... Tape?

2015-05-12 Thread Mike Schwab
For a C Note (or 2) you can get a USB Blu Ray drive to reduce the number of platters. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=external+blu+ray+drive+usb On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:10 AM, John Eells wrote: > elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za (Elardus Engelbrecht) wrote: >> >> John Eells wrote: >> >

Re: Is there a way to get Time Zone based on address in z/OS

2015-05-12 Thread Mike Schwab
Most states are in one time zone. The actual time zone boundaries occur on county lines. Split states you could search by the first three digits of a table (located in a contiguous region). If that region happens to split across the time boundary, search by all 5 digits. Sometimes a zip code does

Re: z/OS Platform Software Products on ... Tape?

2015-05-12 Thread Mike Schwab
e, 12 May 2015 10:19:48 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote: > >>For a C Note (or 2) you can get a USB Blu Ray drive to reduce the >>number of platters. >>http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=external+blu+ray+drive+usb >> > Interesting. I had thought Blu-Ray was massive

Re: z/OS Platform Software Products on ... Tape?

2015-05-13 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 5:21 AM, Steve Coalbran wrote: > Hi Ed > re: "Don't have internet connectivity to the Internet" (& "DVD" what's > that?) > > Our S148 (IBM 3148) is still 'out' for uploads at the moment as both our > proudly maintained 3420s 'crapped out' (after a program using BSPs > weird

Re: CBT File 102 TAPESCAN S237- 0C on virtual tape

2015-05-14 Thread Mike Schwab
3420 tapes at 6250 BPI had 170MB per 2400 reel. 6 reels per Gigabytes. http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=SP&infotype=PM&appname=STGE_TS_SM_USEN&htmlfid=TSD00063USEN&attachment=TSD00063USEN.PDF#loaded 60-1,000GB per tape, so 360-6,000 reels equivalent. 2 million 80 byte car

Re: VSAM file size

2015-05-15 Thread Mike Schwab
You might want to use IDCAMS DCOLLECT and parse the output file. Various tools to work with that. On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 1:10 PM, zos reader wrote: > Hi All, > > We are working on migration work and we need to analysis the size of a many > VSAM files and can anyone help me with a JCL. > > This w

Re: anyone used the AUDIT function in HSM ?

2015-05-19 Thread Mike Schwab
Recycle the tape. It will copy all readable datasets to another tape. List the datasets on the tape. HRecover these datasets from the last backup. Should be empty and able to recycle / delete the empty tape. On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Bruce Michaud wrote: > Just stumbled onto the AUDIT c

Re: AUDIT function output in HSM ?

2015-05-20 Thread Mike Schwab
Try to RECYCLE the tape. All datasets successfully written to another will be deleted from the TTOC. It will LEAVE datasets it could not completely read. On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Michaud, Bruce wrote: > Replies below CAPS - to make it easier to find answer, not yelling :) > > Bruce Mich

Re: CA-1 programming example

2015-05-21 Thread Mike Schwab
http://gsf-soft.com/Freeware/FILE183-index.html Member Names: TLMS Display a VMF record under PDF 3.4 This program reads the VMF record for the first volume of a tape data set, formats it pretty much like the CATLTSO command, then

Re: Spaced Out

2015-05-21 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ikjc500/ikj2l2_Example_28__Allocate_a_new_DASD_data_set.htm alloc ds('k9345p.report2') new dsorg(ps) recfm(f,b,a) + lrecl(133) avblock(133) avgrec(u) space(5000,500) release A 3390 cylinder is 850KB, half track blocking w

Re: Question on 3270 Devices

2015-05-22 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.c-reset.com/terminal.html#IBM On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Steve Thompson wrote: > Does anyone know of any real 3270 devices that are available from IBM or a > third party that are still being serviced and/or actively marketed? > > I'm thinking that IBM stopped support for all 327

Re: Question on 3270 Devices

2015-05-22 Thread Mike Schwab
Jay Maynard bought a 3174 with a Token Ring and Ethernet to plug into a PC running Hercules. He already had an Apple ][ with a Token Ring, so he plugged it in and used it as a console. Not that Apple ][s are cheap and readily available. On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Pommier, Rex wrote: > Wha

Re: (OT) Re: Question on 3270 Devices

2015-05-28 Thread Mike Schwab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DOEDT6XGBk One of many Sy / si routines on the Jack Benny Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRlmb0xAtBs Mel Blanc biography show. On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Ward, Mike S wrote: > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mail

Re: HSM Recalls and MASKING

2015-05-29 Thread Mike Schwab
Admins can't do wildcards on dataset names, since they are bypassing RACF. End users can do wildcards on dataset names, since they are using RACF. On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Andy Gilman wrote: > Thanks Greg. It's odd that IBM left this out of the Storage Admin manual. I > tried some recal

Re: Any freeware for practicing SMP/E

2015-05-29 Thread Mike Schwab
Well, it is old, but it is free. http://www.jaymoseley.com/hercules/ Click on Install MVS 3.8. It includes instructions for loading MVS 3.7 on 2 3330 packs. You then update SMPE and install MVS 3.8. You can also then install the IBM PTFs and User PTFs to get to MVS 3.8J with Turnkey enhancements. L

Re: Question on 3270 Devices

2015-05-30 Thread Mike Schwab
10:44 AM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: Question on 3270 Devices >> >> "revision date 12/26/2003" ??? >> >> Charles >> >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: ZIP-format files on CBT downloadable directly (new)

2015-06-01 Thread Mike Schwab
Download the FILE 1 ASCII to view the directory of all files. Download the XMITMGR and install. Download a file and view with XMITMGR. If it does what you want, upload as binary. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:21 PM, Charles Mills wrote: > Thanks! Thanks for all you do. > > I know you are a volunteer a

Re: STCK question

2015-06-08 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.longpelaexpertise.com/toolsTOD.php Bit 51 (of bits 0-63) is incremented every microsecond. Trim the difference by 12 bits or divide by 4096. Convert the remainder to decimal. 120CFE8C -> 120CF -> 0.073,935 seconds On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Janet Graff <004dc9e91b6d-dmarc-requ

Re: OT STCK question

2015-06-11 Thread Mike Schwab
I use they all the time as the genderless pronoun. A supervisor suggested he, I changed it to (s)he. On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Ted MacNEIL wrote: > ‎A common choice, at least in Canada, is to use the plural pro-noun, since, > in English, it in gender neutral. > > It's difficult to get u

Re: IBM mainframe operations in the 80s

2015-06-11 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.conmicro.com/apple-mstcons-web.jpg Jay Maynard's unusual master console. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access i

Re: STCK question

2015-06-12 Thread Mike Schwab
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Janet Graff <004dc9e91b6d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > As these things go, I have found new uses for my little routine. It's strong > enough to find the elapsed time for larger numbers than I intended. So much > so, I thought I'd add a function to

Re: RPG for the 360/20

2015-06-15 Thread Mike Schwab
http://ibm-1401.info/RPG-1401.html No 1401 or 360/20 version. MVT is available. http://www.jaymoseley.com/hercules/compilers/rpg.htm On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 4:46 PM, glen herrmannsfeldt wrote: > Just wondering, does anyone know where a copy of the RPG compiler > for the 360/20 is? Presumably on

Re: Edge Portfolio Analyzer Alternatives

2015-06-16 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.longpelaexpertise.com.au/ezine/MoreAboutLoadModules.php On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Jeffrey Holst wrote: > My employer has been licensed for EPA for a number of years. As we prepare > to move to COBOL Version 5, I hear that EPA does not and will not support > program objects. Sinc

Re: RPG for the 360/20

2015-06-17 Thread Mike Schwab
Well, if you are going to convert software, there is the RPG for MVT that could be ported to 360/20 subset. On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 12:28 AM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > Glen, > > It's very possible, even likely, somebody has a set of cards with that RPG > compiler in storage -- or perhaps moved to

Re: Split screen ISPF edit copy?

2015-06-23 Thread Mike Schwab
If the source is saved on dasd, you can use the Copy command. Note the source data.set.name(member) and start and end line numbers (see accepted types below). Edit the receiving data.set.name(member). Type A or B in a line number or sequence number to indicate receiving point. Type Copy in the com

Re: Split screen ISPF edit copy?

2015-06-23 Thread Mike Schwab
, never mind. > > Charles > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:02 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Split screen ISPF edit copy? >

Re: HMIGRATE vs. ENQ

2015-06-26 Thread Mike Schwab
PGM=ADDRDSU Command CONSOLIDATE. On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > I want to HMIGRATE a data set to consolidate extents. > > The data set is routinely browsed by several users. HMIG fails. > > I'm quite willing to get in lin

Re: HMIGRATE vs. ENQ

2015-06-26 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.adru000/cnscs.htm //STEP01 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //DD1 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=data.set.name (wait until free) //STEP01 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU //SYSIN DD * CONSOLIDATE DS(INCLUDE(data.set.name)) On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Mike

Re: HMIGRATE vs. ENQ

2015-06-26 Thread Mike Schwab
Do an IEFBR14 before and after? Or would that lock the dataset out from the ADRDSSU? On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:58:32 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote: > >>http://www-01.ibm.com/suppo

Re: EOJ, literally.

2015-06-26 Thread Mike Schwab
Sparkler filters still has a library of wired program boards. http://ibm-1401.info/402.html http://ibm-1401.info/402-Trip-Programs-.jpg On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Tony's Outlook via Mozilla wrote: > Colleagues, I saying my professional goodbye. I retired at noon today after > 49 years and

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