Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Try using the LINK command: link trash HCPLNM053E TRASH not in CP directory RSCHUH CMS 22 (CMS22B)(00053); link tools

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

A little exec: /*** * query if user is valid * ***/ trace 'o' parse upper arg address command logon. = arg userid

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

On 10/25/07, Dale R. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CP LINK userid is the best way to tell if a userid is defined in the directory or not. CP SPOOL PUN userid will give a non-zero return code If you have an ESM, there's a few more things to think of because that might keep you from doing the

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

But Rob, that depends on the console being at 009 and on the target having a 190 (either as MDISK or as LINK). The good trick is simply LINK userid, and I've hear somewhere (ages ago) that IBM is aware of this trick, so they will not revert the logic (logically one would indeed first check the

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

On 10/26/07, Kris Buelens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But Rob, that depends on the console being at 009 and on the target having a 190 (either as MDISK or as LINK). I assume one can predict where his own console is. Whether the 190 disk is there or not, the return code allows you to distinguish

How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Hello, I have an EXEC that I wish to use to TRANS the console files from another userid for a given period of time. I would like to check if the userid given the EXEC actually exists. I looked at the CMS QUERY which does stack the results, but userid is not part of the CMS query. The

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Can't you use the return code from your CP QUERY? 0 = logged on, 3 = not in directory, 45 = in directory but not logged on... -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Hansen Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:16 AM To:

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

If you want to get the output of a CP command in a REXX program use EXECIO. Dave Hansen wrote: Hello, I have an EXEC that I wish to use to TRANS the console files from another userid for a given period of time. I would like to check if the userid given the EXEC actually exists. I

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Almost, but not quite. The RC=3 means invalid option. The proper form of the query is CP QUERY USER userid, which will report not logged on for a user that doesn't exist. Spooling your punch (after querying it to capture the existing setting) to the target user will return RC=53 if the user

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Dave: This is an example of how I do that: /* CHKID: Determine if a userid exists */ Parse Source . . exnm . exmsg = '*' exnm':' exerr = exmsg 'ERROR -' Parse UPPER Arg uid . If uid = '' | uid = '?' Then Do Say exmsg 'Determine if a userid exists' Say Say 'Command Format:'

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Dave, Here is a pipe in an exec that will do what you want. /* */ address command arg userid

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Dave, I messed up in my last example. By coding the pipe without the USER keyword yow get what you want. /* */ address command arg userid

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Hello again, Thank you for all your suggestions. I did like Kens response with the diagrc in it. I did some testing and for simplicity I favor just checking the return code on the CP Q userid. I had forgotten about our friend EXECIO that stacks the output and I liked the PIPE that put the

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

With LINK, only 1 CP command s required, so why revert to DEFINE + SPOOL + DETACH? 2007/10/25, David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Define a virtual punch or printer at a known address and attempt to spool that device to the user in question. If the user is not valid, you will get an error. You can

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Hello again, OK, I did some pondering. I wanted to suppress the CP command and SETtting CMSTYPE of coarse did suppress it. so I used the PIPE approach. I would hope that userids should not match literals lke DISK or NOLOG, but I liked the 'NOT IN CP DIRECTORY' message from the spool

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

By coding IF WORD(RESP.1,1) = 'HCPCSP053E' THEN you depend in CP SET EMSG ON Why not simply testing the returncode? And, the test with the LINK, is a LINK without a minidisk address: 'PIPE CP LINK ' cw if rc=22 then ... user exists ... if rc=53 then ... user not in CP directory Side

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

Either will work. That's just the method that popped off the top of my head.

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

It's workable, but I'd suggest that for what you're doing you don't really need a separate test for valid userid. The query rdr itself will do that. Your date checking can be streamlined as well. This would be my solution: /* **

Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?

CP LINK userid is the best way to tell if a userid is defined in the directory or not. CP SPOOL PUN userid will give a non-zero return code for a userid defined in the directory with a password of NOLOG. This information could be useful if you were trying to determine whether or no t you