Hi Folks,
It was brought to my attention that there are some people who don't
already know about the REVEDIT (ISPF-like editor) feature of the REVIEW
TSO command from CBT Tape File 134 (source) and File 135 (load
modules). This is an ISPF-like editor that works in TSO READY mode, and
it can be used as a recovery tool when TSO is up, but ISPF can't come up.
REVEDIT is available (I think) in REVIEW version 40 and above. It
was added to REVIEW by Greg Price, in order to have an editing tool in
MVS 3.8 that runs under Hercules, where ISPF is not available. But
REVIEW with REVEDIT ALSO runs fine under z/OS.
In order to get into the edit mode under REVIEW, the primary command
is UPDATE, from the command line of a REVIEW screen if you're REVIEWing
a file. From a pds member list, the line command is "U" instead of "S".
It certainly pays to have this tool installed and in place on your
z/OS systems in advance, if you ever need it in a pinch. When ISPF
can't come up, you can fix the LOGON procs and LOGON CLISTs in a minute,
without any hassle at all. You can also submit batch jobs from inside a
REVIEW session, where you've edited the batch job or started PROC in TSO
READY mode, just like under ISPF.
Of course, many of you already know about the availability of this
tool. But for those of you who don't already have it installed, it
could save you a lot of hassle in a pinch someday. It pays to keep
REVIEW installed, and available to your TSO session at any time. REVIEW
is not just a file browser. NOW, it is also a file editor. It pays to
"re-view" the new REVIEW!
All the best of everything to all of you.
Sincerely, Sam Golob
P.S. The latest versions of REVIEW will cooperate with ISPF when ISPF
is up, and will not stay separate from ISPF, as in the past.
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