On 22/08/2017 11:59 PM, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote:
In that case the assembler I/O modules handled any errors that they could
(SYNAD, etc.) and passed back error code(s) and messages to the COBOL interface
module to pass up to the caller, simulating COBOL FILE STATUS and VSAM error
variable wh
Scott,
One thing to consider is to write an assembler subroutine called from COBOL to
handle the file operations exceptions. There is something I found in the COBOL
language on the SELECT statement called "FILE STATUS IS" that returns a code
two-byte alpha numeric (pic xx.) code in a variable i
On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:08:39 +0300, ITschak Mugzach wrote:
>
>There are users associated with tasks. Disallowing shell is much like tbe
>protected attribute in racf.
>
Shouldn't the better practice be to protect the resources rather than restrict
the tool?
>בתאריך 22 באוג 2017 23:00, "Paul Gilm
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There are users associated with tasks. Disallowing shell is much like tbe
protected attribute in racf.
ITschak
בתאריך 22 באוג 2017 23:00, "Paul Gilmartin" <
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> כתב:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:34:34 +0300, ITschak Mugzach wrote:
>
> >0755 or less
Try this:
Pcomm (and most other emulators) has an api. You an call the send recieve
data function from a vb pgm.
Now on the mainframe, replace ind$file with a rexx exec that will unload
the vsam file ( or load) and call original ind$file pgm to transfer the
unloaded data.
If you're using ftp, you
Scott.
It sound like it's time for a motorhome ;-)
ITschak
בתאריך 23 באוג 2017 04:27, "scott Ford" כתב:
> That's funny, love it, or out source your job
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:20 PM Rob Schramm wrote:
>
> > Lol
> >
> > Rob Schramm
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 8:41 PM Thomas Kern <
>
That's funny, love it, or out source your job
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:20 PM Rob Schramm wrote:
> Lol
>
> Rob Schramm
>
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 8:41 PM Thomas Kern <
> 0041d919e708-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
>
> > It is time to retire when you cannot remember how long management
Lol
Rob Schramm
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 8:41 PM Thomas Kern <
0041d919e708-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
> It is time to retire when you cannot remember how long management has
> been trying to get rid of your mainframe.
>
> /Tom
>
> On 08/19/2017 09:11, scott Ford wrote:
> > How does
It is time to retire when you cannot remember how long management has
been trying to get rid of your mainframe.
/Tom
On 08/19/2017 09:11, scott Ford wrote:
How does a techie of 40 yrs know when it's time to retire? Bearing in mind
I understand you have to have enough money, for me that's a giv
> On Aug 22, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Lizette Koehler wrote:
>
> I know about vendor costs. But have you looked at this?
>
> http://www.connx.com/learning/access_vsam_in_excel.php
>
> Or other internet searches might bring up other options.
>
> Accessing VSAM from EXCEL seems to be a valid function
Lester, Bob wrote:
> Try GSK.SGSKSAMP?
That's it! GSKWTR was already there-this is an IBM system, so who knows what
was where and why. I copied it and it started! When I get off this call I'll
tinker with the trace.
Thanks 10**6!
John Eells wrote:
>Phil, there are plenty of people left on the RACF team in POK to read whatever
>you send in.
Good.
>But may I ask what the POSIT was? There could be a relevant APAR or two.
019.
P.S. Lizette, thanks - I meant to post to RACF-L as well originally, forgot!
Have done so now.
Dave Alcock heard you 17 yrs ago!
http://planetmvs.com/
In a message dated 8/22/2017 2:47:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
aci...@seic.com writes:
I would also prefer to see some panels (or webpages) doing the same for
TCP/IP.
I can dream about such gems,... ;-)
Perhaps if you can submi
Smith III, Phil , HPE Data Security Voltage wrote:
A customer was getting:
ICH13005I RESGROUP DOES NOT APPLY TO CDT CLASS ENTITIES; OPERAND IGNORED
on an RDEFINE command. Some tinkering and a SWAG led me to ask him to change
the POSIT, and the problem went away.
Googling ICH13005I gets a grand
If you were not aware, there is a RACF list that may be able to help
To join, if you have not done so, Use this URL
RACFhttp://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/racf-l.html
Lizette
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On
On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:34:34 +0300, ITschak Mugzach wrote:
>0755 or less
>
Why would *anyone* *ever* choose to restrict the permissions of sh!?
>בתאריך 21 באוג 2017 11:12, "R.S." כתב:
>
>> What is default (suggested, typical) permission to /bin/sh ?
>> Of course I mean z/OS UNIX (2.2 if it make
Sorry for the segue into a new thread, but.
There is a SPF Utility that basically provides a full screen ISPF
interface to the NETSTAT command. It can be found at the following url:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029203
It is called the I
>Admittedly, I have not tried turning off the Sticky Bit in order to execute
>file sh in the /bin directory, so perhaps it would still function properly.
Sure it will, at least as long as the file /bin/sh is the real shell binary,
aka load module. It's a performance penalty, only, since the shel
A customer was getting:
ICH13005I RESGROUP DOES NOT APPLY TO CDT CLASS ENTITIES; OPERAND IGNORED
on an RDEFINE command. Some tinkering and a SWAG led me to ask him to change
the POSIT, and the problem went away.
Googling ICH13005I gets a grand total of 13 hits, none of them very helpful.
The doc
Quick search of z/OS VxRx.0 System SSL Programming
/usr/lpp/gskssl/examples/gsksrvr.envar
GSK.SGSKSAMP(GSKSRVR)
Rob Schramm
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 2:30 PM Lester, Bob wrote:
> Hi Phil,
>
> Try GSK.SGSKSAMP?
>
> Thanks!
> BobL
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussio
Absolutely correct, but to get SSL trace data to IBM support it's absolutely
needed and a great help to identify AT-TLS SSL issues.
Carmen
- Original Message -
From: "Mike Schmutzok (Alpharetta)"
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 1:35:22 PM
Subject: Re:
The SSL started task (GSKSRVR) provides sysplex session cache support, dynamic
trace support, and notification when changing from hardware to software
cryptography. The SSL started task is an optional component of System SSL and
does not need to be configured and started in order to use System S
Can the OP elaborate on what the use case is for this "generalized file
handler"? What is it going to do?
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of
Farley, Peter x23353
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:59 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Cob
Great! your welcome
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From: "Allan Staller"
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 1:30:51 PM
Subject: Re: OSA-ICC MAC Address
Got it. Thanks. Had to scroll the output.
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto
Got it. Thanks. Had to scroll the output.
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Carmen Vitullo
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 1:23 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: OSA-ICC MAC Address
I'm looking a my DR CEC, OSA
ah - that's where I got mine, you'll also need to GSKWTR I believe, the GSKSRVR
starts the GSKWTR
- Original Message -
From: "Bob Lester"
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 1:30:28 PM
Subject: Re: GSKSRVR trace
Hi Phil,
Try GSK.SGSKSAMP?
Thanks!
BobL
Hi Phil,
Try GSK.SGSKSAMP?
Thanks!
BobL
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Smith III, Phil (HPE Data Security (Voltage))
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 12:26 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: GSKSRVR trac
Should be in your IBM supplied PROCLIB, SYS1.PROCLIB, or SYS1.IBM.PROCLIB
I have a working proc if you'd like
Carmen
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From: "Smith III, Phil (HPE Data Security (Voltage))"
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 1:25:56 PM
Subject: Re: GSKSR
Well, color me stumped yet again. I have no GSKSRVR member in any PROCLIB! What
am I missing? (Yes, I know, "a GSKSRVR member"...)
From: Smith III, Phil (HPE Data Security (Voltage))
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 5:17 PM
To: ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu
Subject: RE: GSKSRVR trace
Mike Schmutzok wrote:
I'm looking a my DR CEC, OSA- Advanced facilities, Card specific advanced
facilities... View port parameters... ,
Channel path: 010C
Lan port type: OSC-ICC 3270
Please select a physical port identifier.
Physical port identi
I cannot find the mac address on an OSC card. I can find on an OSD card.
Am I missing something?
View Port shows lot of stats, but no mac addr
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Robert Haimowitz
Sent: Tuesday, August 22
Jim, Look in OSA Advanced Facilities -> View Port Parameters.
Regards, Bob
> On August 22, 2017 at 1:51 PM Jim Elliott wrote:
>
>
> I am trying to find the MAC address for OSA-ICC (CHPID OSC) ports. The HMC
> guide seems to say you can find the MAC Address, but for OSC the MAC Address
> is
You should be able to do the following steps to get a MAC from an IP address:
Ping IP address of OSA card from a DOS/CMD prompt
Then enter ARP -A from the command prompt - this should show the MAC
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On
just found it, advanced OSA facility View port parameters
Carmen
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From: "Jim Elliott"
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 12:51:12 PM
Subject: OSA-ICC MAC Address
I am trying to find the MAC address for OSA-ICC (CHPID OSC) ports. The H
I've never seen a mac address, I've had my network folks tell me I had the
incorrect MAC address, I just INACT/ACT the OSC Server, I'll look around, but
maybe you can get the MAC address from your network folks
Carmen
- Original Message -
From: "Jim Elliott"
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA
I am trying to find the MAC address for OSA-ICC (CHPID OSC) ports. The HMC
guide seems to say you can find the MAC Address, but for OSC the MAC Address is
not an option to view. Any suggestions for how I find these?
Regards, Jim
--
Mike: Not taking your point...please elaborate?
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Mike Schwab
wrote:
> The IBM 360 mainframe was designed to process data from other machines
> and distribute to them. Punch cards, Printers, card to tape machines,
> RJE machines, 3270 screens / printers. The PC
John,
Just so you know DFSORT is quite capable of generating comma separated
files and also update the VSAM clusters provided that they are defined
with REUSE.
Let me know if you are interested in creating a sample job.
Thanks,
Kolusu
DFSORT Development
IBM Corporation
IBM Mainframe Discussi
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Doug wrote:
> Just a thought, batch job with file manager can create csv format, then ftp
> to 'them'.
> The reverse should also be possible.
> Never tried, just a thought IF you have file manager.
> Regards, Doug
We have FileAid (old version). And, of course,
Scott,
IMHO COBOL is highly unsuited for use as a *generalized* file handler. For
known files and record sizes and file types (i.e., application-specific I/O
modules) the FILE STATUS variable and the VSAM feedback variable for VSAM files
are your only choice for error handling.
I have seen a
Just a thought, batch job with file manager can create csv format, then ftp to
'them'.
The reverse should also be possible.
Never tried, just a thought IF you have file manager.
Regards, Doug
.
On Aug 22, 2017, at 08:38, John McKown wrote:
would
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Lizette Koehler
wrote:
> I know about vendor costs. But have you looked at this?
>
> http://www.connx.com/learning/access_vsam_in_excel.php
Interesting, thanks!
>
> Or other internet searches might bring up other options.
>
> Accessing VSAM from EXCEL seems to b
I know about vendor costs. But have you looked at this?
http://www.connx.com/learning/access_vsam_in_excel.php
Or other internet searches might bring up other options.
Accessing VSAM from EXCEL seems to be a valid function
Or if you have something like CICS/IMS could you create a Web access to
I have installed TADz, it wasn't bad. Also, if you have Omegamon products, TADz
can be used as input to PARMGEN.
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Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) [lionel.d...@va.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, August 2
On 2017-08-22 11:24 PM, Dyck, Lionel B. , TRA wrote:
Can anyone comment on list or direct message about either TADz or P-Tracker for
software asset management.
Hi Lionel,
I would imagine that the choice depends on what you want it to tell you,
and how much you are prepared to pay (money, res
The IBM 360 mainframe was designed to process data from other machines
and distribute to them. Punch cards, Printers, card to tape machines,
RJE machines, 3270 screens / printers. The PC with 3270 emulator (and
now browser) replaced an I/O device, but also became a storage / user
processing devic
I'm curious why the question is even asked, unless someone has been/planning on
modifying IBM supplied ROOT? Seems to be just looking for problems down the
road.
_
Dave Jousma
Manager Mainframe Engineering, Assistant Vice President
R.S. wrote:
>IMHO it was a mistake from the begining.
>Whenever I asked the question: "what is the difference between zBX and
regular 19" rack with blade servers" I heard about Ensemble, OSX, OSM, etc.
Customers do not need ensembles. From customer point of view zBX is just
rack with servers, but
Itschak and Radoslaw,
I believe the permissions for /bin/sh should be 1755, displayed as rwxr-xr-t.
Note the 1 for the attribute, displayed as 't', activates the Sticky Bit. This
causes Unix to execute an MVS program by the name of SH instead of trying to
execute file sh in the /bin directory.
W dniu 2017-08-22 o 15:22, Parwez Hamid pisze:
As I said, this is not the time for zBX education. Its history.
Re: Regarding IDAA, at the time zBX was first introduced (z196), there was
ISAO - IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer. Then they changed name (only a
name?), then IDAA arrived.
And not, IDAA
I installed P-Tracker when we still had our mainframe; the product is excellent
and the support is outstanding.
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA)
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:26 AM
To: IBM-MAI
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht
wrote:
> John McKown wrote:
>
>>> Can this "massage it in Excel" be determined to program it to just update
>>> it on z/OS ??
>
>>I doubt it. The actuaries tend to do a lot of what I consider "ad hoc messing
>>around" to look at things. Also,
Can anyone comment on list or direct message about either TADz or P-Tracker for
software asset management. Or is there another option available?
Thanks in advance
--
Lionel B. Dyck
Mainframe Systems Programmer - TRA
-
John McKown wrote:
>> Can this "massage it in Excel" be determined to program it to just update it
>> on z/OS ??
>I doubt it. The actuaries tend to do a lot of what I consider "ad hoc messing
>around" to look at things. Also, they tend to want to "do it themselves" since
>none of our programme
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 8:09 AM, Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
wrote:
> I was thinking of the opposite obvious question: is the data also needed on
> z/OS or can they get it just download it and keep it there?
I don't think they could do that. The data that they are working with
initially comes
As I said, this is not the time for zBX education. Its history.
Re: Regarding IDAA, at the time zBX was first introduced (z196), there was
ISAO - IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer. Then they changed name (only a
name?), then IDAA arrived.
And not, IDAA is NOT an zBX example! It does not use any of z
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 8:06 AM, Savor, Thomas (Alpharetta)
wrote:
> I'll state the obvious..
> Can this "massage it in Excel" be determined to program it to just update it
> on z/OS ??
I doubt it. The actuaries tend to do a lot of what I consider "ad hoc
messing around" to look at things. A
I was thinking of the opposite obvious question: is the data also needed on
z/OS or can they get it just download it and keep it there?
Kees.
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Savor, Thomas (Alpharetta)
> Sent: 22
Mark Regan wrote:
>At one time there used to be a Connect:Direct user group before IBM bought the
>product. Does it still exist or is there another user community, web page or
>email group?
Yes! There is a forum. This one is for C:D on mainframe, not windoze or other
platform.
https://www.ibm
I'll state the obvious..
Can this "massage it in Excel" be determined to program it to just update it on
z/OS ??
Seems like that would eliminate a bunch of CPU cycles transferring back and
forth and storage to just formally figure out what the "massaging" is.
Thanks,
Tom Savor
Software Deve
I have a programmer here who is talking about the subject. What is
happening now is that the Actuarial department is "pestering" him with
requests to extract data from a VSAM cluster (we don't have DB2 on
z/OS), format it into a CSV, so that they can download it and import
it into Excel. They then
At one time there used to be a Connect:Direct user group before IBM bought
the product. Does it still exist or is there another user community, web
page or email group?
--
Regards,
Mark T. Regan
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Radoslaw Skorupka wrote:
>That remains me a fundamental question: WHY DFHSM DOES NOT HAVE ISPF PANELS?
HSM is more of a background thing. Perhaps you should say what functions
(status of MCDS, BCDS, active processes, hold/release HSM actions, etc.) you
want to see in ISPF panels (or I prefer, i
W dniu 2017-08-22 o 13:06, Parwez Hamid pisze:
Re the comment:
"Whenever I asked the question: "what is the difference between zBX and
regular 19" rack with blade servers" I heard about Ensemble, OSX, OSM,
etc. Customers do not need ensembles. From customer point of view zBX
is just rack with s
Good call - this issue was that one of the userid's in question was 8
characters. IBM pointed this out and we assigned a 7 character ID to the job
and everything works fine. It would be nice if the error message gave some
sort of hint about this problem?
Live and learn.
-Original Mes
Re the comment:
"Whenever I asked the question: "what is the difference between zBX and
regular 19" rack with blade servers" I heard about Ensemble, OSX, OSM,
etc. Customers do not need ensembles. From customer point of view zBX
is just rack with servers, but less flexible, vendor locked and m
Agreed, but it is possible to RYO. I had access to a homegrown version 25 years
ago in Saudi Arabia.
As to the current question by the OP, why not use some REXX code to issue and
trap a console command's output? Then write it out to a temp dsn using LM
services that you can browse or edit.
Al
Tom Marchant wrote:
On Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:40:50 -0400, John Eells wrote:
IEFBR14 won't allocate a migrated data set to delete it in a batch job
when IEFBR14_DELMIGDS(NORECALL) is specified in an active ALLOCxx member
of parmlib. Instead, Allocation will call DFSMShsm to (effectively)
HDELETE
That remains me a fundamental question:
WHY DFHSM DOES NOT HAVE ISPF PANELS?
Wouldn't it be nice to have some entry in ISMF like RMM has?
There are two components which lack panels: VTAM and HSM.
--
Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
==
W dniu 2017-08-22 o 02:13, Phil Smith III pisze:
I believe zBX suffered from being too little, too late - if it had been
released a decade earlier, it might have been a killer. It was also a fairly
narrow solution in terms of what was available to run on it.
IMHO it was a mistake from the begin
Thanks for your help. I am able to run omvs command using JCL now.
Regards
Venkat
On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 7:47 PM, John McKown
wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Nims,Alva John (Al)
> wrote:
>
> > Gil,
> >
> > Will this still work if the file does not exist when the IEFBR14 step is
>
Apologies...I was playing fast and loose with the word "subtask".
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Peter Hunkeler
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 2:41 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: AW: Re: AXR address space
Hi Giliad:
This is Ian of the binder development team.
Thanks for your comments. We are going to update this description in the
next release.
Thanks and Best Regards!
Ian YIN,
Binder Development, z/OS Development, CSTL
E-mail: yinyy...@cn.ibm.com
Tel: 86-10-82454317 Tieline: 9054317
Address:
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