On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:18:56 +0000, Sean Gleann wrote: > >I'm using IEASYMU2 on a daily basis to create (immediately after IPL) or >update 2 system symbols. > I hope you don't mean you IPL daily.
>These symbols contain date values for 'yesterday' in Gregorian and Julian > Julian? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar ... The Julian calendar is still used in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church, ... Yeah, I know, it's just at the top of my mental cache. Why did IBM(?) have to overload the term. >formats, which I then use in a number of daily data collection/archival jobs. >I hope I'm not doing something dangerous... > Dead horse, but ... This is the sort of thing that should be routinely provided by the OS. Actually, in z/OS UNIX (but some loathe that) no need for system symbols: time() subtract 86400 format with strftime() Probably similarly possible with STCK; subtract an ugly hex constant and CVTLSO; STCKCONV. Or, even TIME to get the epoch right; CONVTOD; subtract an ugly hex constant; STCKCONV. >On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 18:37, scott Ford wrote: > >> ... In theory, we would have customer set the symbol and use the >> Service to query it as you had indicated. >> Would using a registered vendor component prefix be advisable? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
