I did it. There is no simple solution, not "one size fit all".
Few remarks:
1. EBCDIC-ASCII conversion. It is crucial for text file, however
sometimes record contain binary fields which should not be translated or
the translation is quite different.
2. Programs. There is no big reason to migrate PDS libraries (program
objects or load modules).
3. Source code. Why? It's not so obvoius.
4. Source code EBCDIC-ASCII translation. Example: I hate REXX
translation. REXX use || characters while in CP852 it should be !!.
Simple translation corrupts REXX code. C code is corrupted as well.
5. PDS/PDSE data. It is simple to download XMI files or just convert
PDS(E) to directory of members. Why?
6. "Archival purposes" can be EASILY fulfilled with ADRDSSU DUMP "all
files" and then XMIT and download. It is good archive, but it is
readable under z/OS. Bad? This is the only 100% exact copy. And let's
imagine, you can use two (or more) ways - one for "exact, but unreadable
copy", other for more readable copies, but not necessarily exact.
--
Radoslaw Skorupka
(currently unemployed)
Lodz, Poland
W dniu 28.01.2021 o 23:31, Gibney, Dave pisze:
Isn't that a long winder subject?
In preparation for shutting down my z/OS 2.3 system, sometime this year, I
am looking at options for unloading/storing both my z/OS files as well as my
application data and infrastructure files.
I thought of experimenting with GIMZIP. Which, for a PDS/E uses IEBCOPY to
create a sequential unload and then uses pax to create a Snnnn.dsname.pax.Z
file containing the unload and a GIMFAF.XML descriptive file.
I can download the .pax.Z file, and using 7zip decompress it.
I looked on CBTTAPE.org and found the Xmit tools, and some terse/unterse
options. And tools for .aws files.
I didn't find anything to process ot look at IEBCOPY unloaded files. Does
such a tool exist out there.
I can of course TRANSMIT (and even AMATERSE it) before GIMZIP, or run pax
outside GIMZIP. But, I'd kind of like the GIMFAF.XML file...
Dave Gibney
Information Technology Services
Washington State University
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