Re: CICS VSAM LSR pools and IBM DASD PPRC type mirroring.
It is my understanding of CICS with VSAM LSR pools, that the buffer is "written" to DASD at task completion or at a EXEC CICS SYNCPOINT. as far as HURBA, in VSE we used TCLOSE, and it looks like on ZOS the VERIFY MACRO does almost the same thing: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.1.0?topic=examples-verify-synchronize-end-data VERIFY RPL=address,ACTION=REFRESH Note this warning about it use: After verifying a data set, positioning must be established with a POINT macro for sequential processing or with a GET macro with RPL OPTCD=DIR. so for KSDS file, you will need to save current positioning for the VSAM Placeholder PLH, and after the VERIFY MACRO, issues a POINT RPL=address. in CICS when you do a EXEC STARTBR, CICS acquires a VSWA control block for your task, the first x4c bytes of the VSWA is the VSAM RPL used by CICS to make VSAM requests. this field in the VSWA, hold the address of your tasks PlaceHolder: VSWAPLHP I think if you do it the way below, you don't need to worry about positioning, or or creating a VSAM RPL: EXEC CICS STARTBR L R1,VSWA-address VERIFY RPL=address,ACTION=REFRESH EXEC CICS ENDBR -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: zPDT Learner's Edition
On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 04:02:43PM +, Jerry Whitteridge wrote: > Agreed - $120 is something affordable by most, and I'm really excited to > see this coming out I wholeheartedly agree. I've been wishing for something like this for a long time. I was an operator for a couple of decades, starting with OS/390 then z/OS. A few years ago the company I work for migrated from our mainframe based platform to an IBM i based platform. I enjoy the new platform, but miss the mainframe. While working as an operator I occasionally had the chance to do a little programming - COBOL, Easytrieve, and a little Gener/OL. Towards the end I also had an opportunity to take on a few basic system programmer duties. Our last system programmer retired before our mainframe was retired. Outside of work, I learned the basics of assembler with the help of Hercules and MVS 3.8J, but have forgotten most of it. I'm looking forward to the learner's edition. We're never too old to learn. I suspect I'll feel like a fish out of water with SDSF. We used IOF where I work. -- Kevin http://www.RawFedDogs.net http://www.Lassie.xyz http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org Bruceville, TX What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works! Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: zPDT Learner's Edition
I would pay that in a heartbeat. I spend $60/month on Youtube TV for which I receive much less benefit :-) But what I would like to see is my current client spend money on the Enterprise version and also IBM Developer for z/OS. There is the complaint that the burning bridge for legacy applications are not the applications themselves (Cobol/CICS/Assembler/VSAM) but the ageing developers :-) With Developer for z/OS and zDPT might be interested in getting a whole new generation of developers into the z/OS platform but without the pain of z/OS, JCL etc. My 2cents anyway. On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 4:03 AM Jerry Whitteridge < jerry.whitteri...@albertsons.com> wrote: > Agreed - $120 is something affordable by most, and I'm really excited to > see this coming out > > Jerry Whitteridge > jerry.whitteri...@albertsons.com > Manager Mainframe Systems & HP Non-Stop > Albertsons Companies > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Grant Taylor > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 8:58 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: zPDT Learner's Edition > > On 9/24/21 9:41 AM, Tom Brennan wrote: > > Like Ray, for years I've been advocating something free or nearly free > > with every IBM manager I happen to see. No effect so far. If this > > works it could be a big change for future education. > > I feel like $120 / year is well within the reach of any student or > hobbyist that wants to learn. It's *SIGNIFICANTLY* more approachable > than the $5k entry point for other options for professionals from IBM. > > It seems as if the announcement on IBM's site may have been slightly > premature (O(weeks)) as it has purportedly been withdrawn and someone > else in the community has said that it should be available in mid October. > > I'm very much looking forward to seeing how this rolls out. I love the > idea of having an IBM supported way to run contemporary z/OS along side > my well seasoned P/390-E. :-) > > > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > Warning: All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the > corporate e-mail system, and is subject to archival and review by someone > other than the recipient. This e-mail may contain proprietary information > and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient(s), you are notified > that you have received this message in error and that any review, > dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the > sender immediately. > > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
