The manual quoted does not say that IBM File Manager can access Panvalet
libraries **without the Panvalet product*. It requires Panvalet release 14 or
higher.
Your original question said:
> One of the things they use File-Aid for is to read Panvalet (they don't
> have the panvalet ISPF panel option).
Do you mean that have Panvalet but not Panvalet in ISPF?
FYI.. As someone who has coded an interface to read Panvalet libraries, the way
it works is there's a Panvalet Access Method ("PAM"). A program can use this to
work with Panvalet libraries ... search the directory, open and read members,
etc.
So what File Manager is doing, probably, is using PAM to allow it to use
members in Panvalet as an alternative to PDS.
The tricky part is that Panvalet member names can be 10 characters, so you
can't just make it completely transparent, with no differences at all between
using PDS and Panvalet.
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
Brian Westerman
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 3:14 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Does IBM file manager let you access panvalet
CA was bought byBroadcom, compuware went to BMC. But you are correct, Both of
these vendors are using the same pricing practices of the company that they
acquired.
Knowing that IBM file manager can read Panvalet directly is the solution, it's
about 10% of the cost of File-Aid.
Brian
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