What I remember from a discussion long ago was that the reason a VBS dataset can't be put back together again is that when the VBS dataset is sent to a Windows intermediary, some of the binary metadata defining the records and blocks is lost by the Windows side, making it impossible to recreate the VBS on the other end. Whether this is actually true or not, that's what I recall. Going straight z/OS to z/OS that metadata is retained.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Gary Weinhold Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2022 8:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Transmitting SMF records I'm glad there was a solution. But the underlying problem seems to be that z/OS FTP appears to be limited to processing a binary (image) transfer as a stream of bytes unless the transfer is between a z/OS client and z/OS server. IBM RECFM of VB and VBS seem to be quite well defined and I don't know why, if the receiving z/OS FTP is informed that the data stream is actually VB(S) format, either by SITE/LOCSITE FTP commands or by the DCB of a preallocated output dataset, it can't invoke the same routines that it would if the sender was a z/OS system. As an alternative, it wouldn't seem very difficult to create a utility to read the FTPed data (received as a sequential file with an arbitrary record length) and reformat the data to write a VB(S) file. I've known of windows-based utilities that process FTPed SMF data (raw or tersed) so the technical knowledge is out there. Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:22:27 -0600 From: Boesel Guillaume <guilla...@boesel.fr> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Transmitting SMF records Hi Rex, Great. You are right, tersing file from tape to tape works well. It took around 80-90 MSU during an hour for just one file but it worked. Hoping that Ituriel will be able to read this file. Regards and thanks ! Gary Weinhold Senior Application Architect DATAKINETICS | Data Performance & Optimization Phone:+1.613.523.5500 x216 Email: weinh...@dkl.com Visit us online at https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.DKL.com__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!t94elsOrEvIcYpn4y0psf9Eq7Ucy2y6VjZr7S8ZoEs891YhFSJHV31zfn4u6nrJDbihyksQwsobJxQ0_zQ$ E-mail Notification: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property protection. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to use or disclose this information, and we request that you notify us by reply mail or telephone and delete the original message from your mail system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
