From: Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> To: [email protected], Date: 04/19/2013 10:32 AM Subject: Re: Converting STCK(tod) to readable format Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]>
On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:34:42 -0400, Peter Relson wrote: >I don't see much to "clarify" in the STCKCONV writeup in the publication. > >The input is a STCK(E)-format value. The service does not know how you >intended it to be interpreted. The output is the time that corresponds to >the input. >If you passed in a GMT value, your result is the formatted time. If you >pass in a LOCAL value, your result is the formatted time. If you pass in >something else, your result is the formatted time. > >The value from STCK is neither GMT nor LOCAL. If you want to convert it, >then you are always welcome to do so (and some services might even help >you).. > I find George Kozakos's answer more satisfactory than yours. There's a question here that can reasonably be asked, and he provided a clear answer. If the information he provided is readily available elsewhere (perhaps in the P[ro]Ops), the description of STCKCONV should provide at least a cross reference to that publication. <SNIPPAGE> You mean like the Fine Manual contains now (and has for a few iterations): "See z/OS MVS Programming: Assembler Services Guide and z/Architecture Principles of Operation for information comparing the formats of the TOD and ETOD." [MVS Programming: Assembler Services Reference, Volume 2 (IARR2V-XCTLX) SA22-7607 -- STCKCONV ? Store Clock Conversion Routine] Regards, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
