Isn’t that pretty much what BPXMTEXT does? Is it VM/CMS that allows you to enter a “command” of just a question mark “?” after an error condition to get a more complete explanation of an error? Could the shell program support such a “command” to automatically invoke BPXMTEXT for the most recent error codes? Could BPXMTEXT be enhanced to retrieve the latest-occurring error codes when no argument is given and look those up automatically?
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 10:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Error messages (a rant and an idea) On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:51:36 -0400, Rick Troth wrote: >A confluence of several things. >First, z/VM has a facility (been there for decades) that facilitates >(sorta) what you're talking about. >MVS people, please don't shrink back. We can easily have the same >service on z/OS. > See: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=descriptions-strerror> Isn't there a command line wrapper for this? -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
