Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

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Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

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Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

"; substituting the Biblical Noach still leaves it unclear. Maybe if I knew German or Yiddish it would be clearer. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

frame Discussion List on behalf of David Spiegel <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2025 9:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers External Message: Use Caution Hi R'Shmuel AMV"SH, Noch Ah M'

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of David Spiegel <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2025 9:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: US Based zOS Systems P

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

Vos Meint "Itel"? On 2025-07-24 09:59, Seymour J Metz wrote: Itel? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Davi

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of David Spiegel <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2025 8:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subj

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

Hi Michael, I worked for STC in the '80s. One day, I get a call from someone looking to buy garbage bags. Regards, David On 2025-07-24 09:39, Michael Watkins wrote: Over a decade ago, I put a resume on Linkedin calling myself as a 'z/OS storage manager'. I received requests to apply for jobs

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

work from outside, for example, under Texas law. On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM David Spiegel < 0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Hi Steve, I am a US citizen, but, don't live in the USA. At some companies, I am ineligible for remote work for this reason (Some

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

Hi Steve, I am a US citizen, but, don't live in the USA. At some companies, I am ineligible for remote work for this reason (Some intelligent companies don't care where one resides.) Regards, David On 2025-07-24 07:40, Steve Beaver wrote: TCS has sold a service contract to Toyota in Plano. Th

Re: US Based zOS Systems Programmers

Hi Steve, The real problem here is: HCL, TCS and DXC (and Non-Indian companies who have decided to earn more per candidate due to the spread between what they pay and what their customers pay.) They have to understand that skill/experience must be compensated at market rate, not 40-year-old mar

Re: SYSLOG or OPERLOG scanning tools

Hi Max, Can you please send me a copy to dspiegel...@hotmail.com? Thanks and regards, David On 2025-07-22 09:01, Massimo Biancucci wrote: Lennie, if a Rexx is enough for you, I've something (not so general) doing something like that. Best regards. Max Il giorno mar 22 lug 2025 alle ore 13:50

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM

rammer sch...@ssfcu.org -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: Friday, July 18, 2025 2:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM Please Note: This email is from an [EXTERNAL] send

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM

to figure out what you meant by Why are you using unsupported software for Source Code Management? Can you help me understand? Thanks Shelia Chalk Mainframe System Programmer sch...@ssfcu.org -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM

Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: Friday, July 18, 2025 12:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM Please Note: This email is from an [EXTERNAL] sender. Do not click on links or attachments unless you expect them from the

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM

Hi Shelia, Is there a SCLM Project involving Connect:Direct on 2.4? Regards, David On 2025-07-18 13:17, Chalk, Shelia wrote: Yes Shelia Chalk Mainframe System Programmer sch...@ssfcu.org -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: Friday

Re: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM

Thanks for your help again. Shelia Chalk Mainframe System Programmer sch...@ssfcu.org -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: Friday, July 18, 2025 11:26 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXT] Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM Please Note: This email

Re: z/os 3.1 SCLM

Hi Shelia, I think that you can change this by modifying (or deleting) the ISPF Stats for the member (or zapping Byte 3). Please see: ISPF statistics entry in a PDS directory z/OS ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference SC19-3619-00 A valid ISPF directory can consist of fifteen halfwords o

Re: Contention problem TSO and batch job

Hi Jon, "... pipe dream ..." Pun intended? Regards, David On 2025-07-18 01:01, Jon Perryman wrote: On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:49:04 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: The syntax diagram in: says that CATALOG and DELETE are mutually e

Re: APF authorized TSO programs

Hi Joseph, Do you use (CBT File 452 (Dan Dalby's) STEPLIB Program? Regards, David On 2025-06-29 21:30, Joseph Reichman wrote: JUST CHECKED YES Data Set Information Command ===> D

Re: My Apologies (and the Back story

Hi Steve, They have other problems too. (As I pointed out in my LInkedIn post) They offer terrible wages for contract SysProgs. Sometimes  the money they offer has not been market rate for 40 years (no exaggeration). This gluttonous behaviour was the catalyst for HCL and DXC to use the same ta

Re: SysProg UID(0)?

ur J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of David Spiegel<0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 5:

Re: SysProg UID(0)?

Hi Gil, I saw this reference before I asked, but, it seems like other references say that BPX.SUPERUSER is enough. Thanks ad regards, David On 2025-05-22 19:14, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Thu, 22 May 2025 17:59:07 -0400, David Spiegel wrote: Hi, Is it absolutely necessary for SysProgs

SysProg UID(0)?

Hi, Is it absolutely necessary for SysProgs running SMP/e Jobs with USS Maintenance to have UID(0)? One reason I can think of is that the new files need to be owned by UID(0)/GID(0). Another is that since "System" Directories (e.g. /usr) are owned by UID(0)/GID(0), the new files cannot be place

Re: Run python with arguments JCL

about the IEBGENER utility, see Chapter 6, “IEBGENER (Sequential Copy/Generate Data Set) Program,” on page 107 . Regards, David On 2025-05-18 16:48, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Sun, 18 May 2025 15:57:36 -0400, David Spiegel wrote: HI Paul, It's up to the program processing the instream

Re: Run python with arguments JCL

2025 11:18:42 -0400, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Paul, It's not necessarily true for instream data that 73 and later are ignored. "necessarily"? Does that hedge mean it's sometimes true? When? Please cite the relevant documents. The OP might learn more by prefixing

Re: Run python with arguments JCL

Hi Paul, It's not necessarily true for instream data that 73 and later are ignored. Regards, David On 2025-05-18 11:06, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Sun, 18 May 2025 06:23:20 -0400, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Rene, If the line numbers are to the right of column 72, they are ignored. ??? Is

Re: Run python with arguments JCL

frame Discussion List on behalf of David Spiegel <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2025 7:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Run python with arguments JCL External Message: Use Caution Hi Suresh, X in Column 72 applies to Assembler, JCL (opti

Re: Run python with arguments JCL

Hi Suresh, X in Column 72 applies to Assembler, JCL (optionally) and "old" utility programs (e.g. IEHPROGM). For more modern utilities (e.g. supplied by DFSMS like DFSMSDss), the TSO convention is used (either '+' or *'-'*). Regards, David On 2025-05-18 07:13, suresh chacko wrote: Hi Peter,

Re: Run python with arguments JCL

heard about JCL ;-) René. On 18 May 2025, at 12:23, David Spiegel <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Hi Rene, If the line numbers are to the right of column 72, they are ignored. Regards, David On 2025-05-18 06:16, René Jansen wrote: Check if you have line num

Re: Run python with arguments JCL

Hi Rene, If the line numbers are to the right of column 72, they are ignored. Regards, David On 2025-05-18 06:16, René Jansen wrote: Check if you have line numbers in the JCL René. On 18 May 2025, at 10:23, Peter <05e4a8a0a03d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: When i run this same

Re: DFRMM S0C4/SF13 ABEND: EDGI100I being issued spuriously?

... or DDLIST On 2025-05-16 12:58, Seymour J Metz wrote: ISRDDN is an easy tool for checking that sort of issue. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discuss

Re: Hot to get SMS to display large files within a Storage Group.

Hi Claude, Please look at CBT (cbttape.org) VTOC (File 112). Regards, David On 2025-05-15 08:35, Claude Richbourg wrote: Hello all, I have been looking for a way to get SMS to display large files within a storage group. We have a few Storage Groups that have 300+ volumes and one shot up with

Re: Disable user timeout via JWT?

+1 On 2025-05-14 12:56, Phil Smith III wrote: As I said, it's a dev system behind a VPN. At any given moment there are an average of zero users connected at the moment. If I connect to check something and leave my connection active, I'd like it to stay connected. There's no reason to force me

Re: Fwd: Disable user timeout via JWT?

Hi David, If I am in the middle of some activity and have say 9 ISPF screens open, I don't want to have to re-set it up all over again just because of a 1 hour meeting. To be secure, a Windows/Linux/Mac OS workstation could be set up with say a 30 minute timeout, so that the mainframe session(s

Re: New version of JOL - a JCL replacement language

Hi Clem, Where is JOL60.zip? Thanks and regards, David On 2025-05-07 08:54, Clement Clarke wrote: Subject: Re: New version of JOL - a JCL replacement language I couldn't resist Paul A photo at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clemclarke I have uploaded the Jol Documentation as a Zip fil

Re: JAVA in Zosmf

Hi Marco, Running z/OS on hardware that it wasn't licensed for, is a violation of IBM's rules. Regards, David On 2025-05-07 07:41, Marco Antonio Ferreira wrote: Hi guys, I´m looking for a solution I have a Zos 2.5, running in a Hercules development environment, I'm trying to put Zosmf o

Re: Exits reassembly

Hi Tom, If //SMPSTS is DDDEFd to or points at "... someone's personal dataset ...", this person should face serious consequences. If the usermod was constructed outside of SMP/e, the same consequences should apply (pun intended). Regards, David On 2025-04-21 17:00, Tom Brennan wrote: If I was

Re: Day of week from a program

Hi Ituriel, Please send me a copy to dspiegel...@hotmail.com Thanks and regards, David On 2025-04-18 10:25, Ituriel do Neto wrote: Hello, I do have a very old assembler macro that returns the day of the week when the date (DDMMCCYY) is passed. Please let me know if you want it. Best Regards

Re: FTP dataset issue (using today's date)

Hi Peter, AFAIK, there is no IBM-Supplied System Symbol &MMDD. Due to this, this would cause &TODAY to not resolve. Please see: z/OS system symbols - IBM Documentation Regards, David On 2025-04-17 08:21,

Re: Executing a clist from debug tool

Hi Joseph AMV"SH, Regarding your member name (Please forgive me, I can't resist puns) ... Are you nuts? Regards, David On 2025-03-12 09:15, Joseph Reichman wrote: Hi I’m running / debugging a program using debug tool I would like to execute a clist Debug tool allows you to execute clists whe

Re: OMVS DATASET

Hi Shelia, Here is sample JCL to increase the size of the zFS: //ZFSADM03 JOB (ACCT), // '    ', // CLASS=A, // MSGCLASS=X, // MSGLEVEL=(1,1), // REGION=0M, // NOTIFY=&SYSUID //GROW    EXEC PGM=IOEZADM,REGION=0M, //   

Outages avoided (was: Stupid outages you caused)

Hi Colleagues, This is not about me. Instead it is about my manager at a large multinational food company in the mid-'80s. He was the type of guy whose picture should've been beside "penny-wise and pound-foolish" in a dictionary. We were using 3420 technology for tape. He always bought the chea

Re: Outages avoided (was: Stupid outages you caused)

Hi Steve, You said: "...availability manger ..." Were there 3 wise men too? You said: "... (cohabitating the raised floor) ..." What was the couple doing on the raised floor? Regards, David On 2025-03-09 19:07, Steve Estle wrote: Hi all, I have so many stories I could share - mainframe and

Re: Stupid outages you caused

Hi Dave, Did you also use JTIP for Wylbur? Thanks and regards, David On 2025-03-06 13:22, Dave Gibney wrote: By the third time, I had a pretty solid thought that it was my action. And, yes the ultimate cause was the update. It was quickly repaired. The need to rework the somewhat extensive JE

Re: Stupid outages you caused

Hi Richard, Have you ever tried out (or used) TSSO (CBT Tape) when JES2 won't come up? (It has a TSO command line interface on the Master Console.) Regards, David On 2025-03-07 16:04, rpinion865 wrote: Yep, I have one of those. It is called $TSOCYA. And for those of us who came into the main

Re: Stupid outages you caused

... and periodically test the Backup LOGON PROCs to make sure that they still work (and don't fail due to security changes and deleted Datasets). On 2025-03-07 13:23, Mike Shaw wrote: I once fat-fingered a JCL error into our one and only TSO logon proc, and had to keypunch in IEBUPDTE JCL and c

Re: Stupid outages you caused

Hi Leonard, I used to support VS1, but, my employer used VM/SP as the interactive system to EDIT/SUBMIT/Test (and PROFS). Besides batch, they used CICS. I searched for ACEP (never heard of it before) and found very little. (How) Did it compare to TSO-replacements like TONE etc. (or CRJE)? Than

Re: Stupid outages you caused

N/SORTOUt pointing to the same production payroll tape. Usually works, but the default region was low. It read all the data in, then closed SORTIN and abended during SORTOUT open, after it's written an eof tape mark over the first records -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussi

Re: Change System affinity using JES2 Policies

Another possibility is to change the SYSAFf via jES2 Exit 4/54, 6 On 2025-02-12 08:14, גדי בן אבי wrote: Hi, Is it possible to change System Affinity using JES2 Policies? We are running z/OS v2.5. Thanks Gadi -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Code to Process SMF Type 64 Records?

Hi Max, I am interested. My email address is dspiegel...@hotmail.com Thanks and regards, David On 2025-01-29 06:54, Massimo Biancucci wrote: Steve, I use a SORT to format some of the fields in CSV format. If you (or anybody else) are interested, let me know. Best regards. Max Il giorno mar 2

Re: LOGR Define

Hi, I run  z/OS Guests (under z/VM) on a zPDT with DASD with DASD-Only Logstreams. If you're OK with this  environment, please contact me offline at dspiegel...@hotmail.com. Regards, David On 2025-01-28 13:11, Steely.Mark wrote: It has been quite some time since I last worked with a similar

Re: VPS STC run as a batch job

Hi Rich, Do you have any JES Exits which modify submitted JCL and/or Internal Text? Regards, David On 2025-01-28 07:58, rpinion865 wrote: We have the default IEFUSI, compile date of 05/13/1990, and IBM's Application Performance Analyzer IEFUSI. I looked at SYS1.SAMPLIB(IEEUSI) and I do not thi

Re: VPS STC run as a batch job

Hi Brian, You said: "...Nobody IPLs just for the fun of it ...". Not necessarily. I've worked at customers who schedule periodic IPLs so that stuff like this doesn't happen (without the capability to restore). Regards, David On 2025-01-28 01:55, Brian Westerman wrote: Someone could have chan

Re: z/OS 2.1 & 2.2 on z16?

Hi Brian, I would like to discuss this with you. What is your email address? Thanks and regards, David dspiegel...@hotmail.com On 2025-01-24 01:14, Brian Westerman wrote: Some things work but are "unreliable" which to me is tantamount t0 not really working so you should plan otherwise for what

Re: Pipes

Hi Rick, You said: "... for more than 30 years. ..." OS/390 was release in late 1995. Did you get an early copy? Regards, David On 2025-01-21 12:23, Rick Troth wrote: rambling and thinking-out-loud follows On 1/21/25 11:12 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:19:46 -0500, Rick Tr

Re: File transfer question

20?! ... How about 40? On 2025-01-16 15:29, Tom Brennan wrote: Ha - I knew someone would correct my 20 year old JCL copy/paste :) On 1/16/2025 10:46 AM, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Tom, Why use 3380 half track blocking when you can use 3390 half track blocking (i.e. 27920)? ITschak: 3120 is

Re: File transfer question

Hi Tom, Why use 3380 half track blocking when you can use 3390 half track blocking (i.e. 27920)? ITschak: 3120 is ancient history (based upon 23xx DASD) Regards, David On 2025-01-16 13:15, Tom Brennan wrote: DCB=(RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=23440,LEECH=80) On 1/16/2025 9:07 AM, Phil Smith III wrote:

Re: ISPF edit macro to sort and delete duplicate records

Hi Gil, You said: "...FORTRAN (which lacked relational operators.) ..." Have you never heard of ".EQ."? Regards, David On 2025-01-14 20:53, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:01:12 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: Or, going back farther, I'd change some thing in PL/I, e.g., retain the

Re: Pipes

Hi Rick, On TSO, one can issue: PIPE If it's not available, you will see: IKJ56500I COMMAND PIPE NOT FOUND Regards, David On 2025-01-14 20:13, Rick Troth wrote: > How would you know if you have it? On TSO, try a command like ...    *pipe q version* I don't know the product code. Sorry abo

Re: [EXTERNAL] ISPF Edit of same named files

ot awake yet. Thanks again, not just for today’s answer, but for all the help I see here daily. Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM, David Spiegel <[0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu](mailto:On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM

Re: [EXTERNAL] ISPF Edit of same named files

Hi Roscoe, Edit one and View the other. Regards, David On 2025-01-10 09:39, roscoe5 wrote: Yep, that would work! Simple solution, maybe more coffee, too. I take it that what I was trying is indeed not allowed, and I wonder why not, but case closed. Thanks! Sent from [Proton Mail](https://prot

Re: ISREDIT CAPS ON OFF

-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2025 5:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ISREDIT CAPS ON OFF Hi Tony, CLISTs also have the WRITENR statement, which Rexx lacks. Regards,. David On 2025-01-09 16:49, Tony

Re: ISREDIT CAPS ON OFF

Hi Tony, CLISTs also have the WRITENR statement, which Rexx lacks. Regards,. David On 2025-01-09 16:49, Tony Harminc wrote: On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 at 19:51, Lennie Bradshaw wrote: CLIST design is over 50 years old I think. CLISTs as we know them arrived with OS VS/2 Release 3, so the second re

Re: SMP/E maintenance best practice for z/OS

wrote: On 12/14/2024 3:49 PM, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Ed, I almost never ACCEPT maintenance, but, what makes "... A point-in-time restore of their CSIs and target library backups? ..." insane? I really never imagined anyone did that. It seems "insane" (to me at least) be

Re: SMP/E maintenance best practice for z/OS

Hi Ed, I almost never ACCEPT maintenance, but, what makes "... A point-in-time restore of their CSIs and target library backups? ..." insane? Regards, David On 12/14/2024 12:35, Ed Jaffe wrote: On 12/11/2024 6:15 AM, Tom Longfellow wrote: I have never been a member of the 'Never ACCEPT' club

Re: Nonstandard primary screen in InfoConnect

Hi R'Shmuel AMV"SH, Gut Voch PCOMM has 3290 emulation. Regards, David On 12/13/2024 16:23, Seymour J Metz wrote: Long ago, in a galaxy far away, I had access to a 3180, which could be configured as models 2 through 5 and 2+ through 5+. When configured with an extended model number it would ac

Re: EXTERNAL Email: Re: z/OS Devices under z/VM

HI R'Shmuel AMV"SH, Gut Voch/Shvua Tov There are 13 types of ATTACH. Two in particular are: 1) ATTACH This excludes the possibility of minidisks and DIAL 2) ATTACH SYSTEM - This is required for having minidisks LINKd/ACCessed and users DIALing. Regards, David On 12/6/2024 17:36, Seymour J

Re: z/OS Devices under z/VM

Hi Tony, The z/VM Directory does not have to contain definitions of DASD Volumes. Unassigned DASD Volumes can be ATTACHed to Guests. Regards, David On 12/6/2024 12:25, Tony Newman wrote: Was DIRECTXA (I think) run to update the ‘online’ directory? Shouldn’t the devices show ‘attached to system

Re: NYDFS Cybersecurity 500.7(c)(2) blocking common passwords

Hi Grace, Please see: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=ichpwx11-coded-example-exit-routine Regads, David From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Grace Godfrey <072e3a8a3050-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: November 26, 2024 12:25 PM T

Re: Logon to TSO+ISPF on multiple LPAR's at the same time?

Hi Radek, You said: "... it is convenient and justified to have more than one userid ..." +1 Regards, David On 11/25/2024 05:53, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: My $0.02 (off-topic) 1. UADS is not needed today. 2. UADS is *bad* way to proceed when "security server fails to come up". There are much

Re: Logon to TSO+ISPF on multiple LPAR's at the same time?

dumps. At one of my jobs, the developers get 5 userids. Regards, David On 11/22/2024 16:09, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:18:36 -0500, David Spiegel wrote: All? ... No, just the //ISPPROF which can be fixed by including the LPAR name as part of the DSNAME. E.g. .ISPF.ISPPROF,

Re: Logon to TSO+ISPF on multiple LPAR's at the same time?

Gilmartin wrote: On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:18:36 -0500, David Spiegel wrote: All? ... No, just the //ISPPROF which can be fixed by including the LPAR name as part of the DSNAME. E.g. .ISPF.ISPPROF, Ouch! Profile changes on any LPAR would not be effective on other LPARs. Many (but not all) users

Re: Logon to TSO+ISPF on multiple LPAR's at the same time?

All? ... No, just the //ISPPROF which can be fixed by including the LPAR name as part of the DSNAME. E.g. .ISPF.ISPPROF, On 11/22/2024 15:12, Steve Beaver wrote: All your ISPF datasets will become a problem -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@L

Re: Temporary data that must persist till end of job

Hi Steff, You are correct. Regards, David On 11/21/2024 08:40, Steff Gladstone wrote: Hi, Without specifying a file (temporary or otherwise) statically in the JCL of a job, how can I create a temporary data record in an earlier step of the job and have it persist and be accessible by all succ

Re: A job gets fired off unintentionally

Hi Rahim, Look at AUOTLOG in TCP/IP DD Statement //PROFILE Regards, David On 11/19/2024 09:14, Rahim Azizarab wrote: I keep getting this job fired off unintentionally.  How do I stop it?  SNMPQE   STC00060     1 PRINT    2  SNMPQE   STC00061     1 PRINT    3 *

Re: Just ipled my ONEPAK MVS for first time

On Monday, November 18, 2024 at 07:40:29 AM CST, David Spiegel <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Hi Mark, Just to get the MVS going, it might be easier to dynamically add SYS1.SHASLNKE and manually start JES2. SETPROG LNKLST,ADD,NAME=LNKLST01,COPYFROM=LN

Re: Just ipled my ONEPAK MVS for first time

USER.LINKLIB 7 SBRES2 NET530.SCNMLNK1 IEE612I CN=L700 DEVNUM=0700 SYS=ADCD IEE163I MODE= RD regards; Rahim On Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 08:40:52 PM CST, David Spiegel 0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: Hi Rahim, SYS1.SHASLNKE is not in your LNKLST. It contains

Re: Just ipled my ONEPAK MVS for first time

Hi Rahim, SYS1.SHASLNKE is not in your LNKLST. It contains HASJES20. Issue: D PROG,LNKLST (at the console) to see which Datasets are in the LNKLST. Regards, David On 11/17/2024 21:32, Rahim Azizarab wrote: I am new to building my own MVS.  I have got this far and my new system appears to be

Re: Modifying JCL on the fly

Hi Allan, Why is JES2 Exit 6 better than Exit 4 for this purpose? Regards, David On 11/11/2024 08:59, Allan Staller wrote: Classification: Confidential IEFUSI is too late in the process. I suggest JES2 EXIT6 (or EXIT26?) depending on the JES2 Environment. In both cases, you must be prepared

Re: Modifying JCL on the fly

Hi Steff, Please look at JES2 Exit 4 (There is a sample in CBT File 122) and (SMF Exit) IEFUJV (There is a sample in CBT File 573). Regards, David On 11/10/2024 15:51, Steff Gladstone wrote: What is the best way of modifying JCL after the job has been submitted, in order to conditionally add

Re: Calculating used dataset space

Hi Richard, Please send me a copy at dspiegel...@hotmail.com Thanks and regards, David On 11/7/2024 16:02, rpinion865 wrote: I have a very old assembler program, probably 1980s, that does reporting for SMF TYPE 15 records. It displays total tracks allocated and tracks released. I have used t

Re: Copy a VSAM dataset from an old system

Hi Gadi AMV"SH, Here is sample JCL (assuming that you can use DFSMSdss) //DSSCOPY EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU ,REGION=0M,PARM='TYPRUN=NORUN' //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ODD  DD DISP=SHR,UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=xx //SYSIN    DD *  COPY -   DS( - INCL( - SYS1.IODF00 

Re: Copy a VSAM dataset from an old system

*IMPORT CONNECT On 11/6/2024 06:58, Seymour J Metz wrote: Why can't you DEFINE CONNECT the old catalog and define an alias? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Main

Re: Wiping old magnetic disks (Was Re: OFF TOPIC - DELETING ALL FILES SOFTWARE FROM A LAPTOP)

Hi Leonard, Way back in the '80s, I worked for a national Canadian Bank. There was a project created to dispose of the 3420 reels (after they had been copied to 3480 cartridges). One of the committee members found out (between meetings) that the CIA had a machine which could read up to 15 levels

Re: zOSMF takes too long to initialize

Hi Marco, In case you are unaware, IBM does not license z/OS to run on Hercules. I would not publicize trying this, let you incur the wrath of Big Blue. Regards, David On 10/27/2024 21:26, Marco Cruz wrote: Hello comunity, I'm testing zOS 2.5 in an Hercules emulator and I realized that zOSMF

Re: EXEC PGM=AUTOCMD

Hi Lennie, cbttape.org Regards, David On 10/26/2024 06:04, Lennie Bradshaw wrote: Interesting. I had to allow Chrome to accept a bad cert to see that site, and even then all I see is a description. Where can I obtain a working version of this? Lennie -Original Message- From: IBM Main

Re: ICETOOL OCCUR statement

Hi Jack, Could you please send me a copy of your JCL etc.? My email address is dspiegel...@hotmail.com Thanks and regards, David On 10/9/2024 10:38, Jack Zukt wrote: Thank you all for your help. I managed to get the results I need using dfosrt. Regards Jack On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 at 12:41, Jack Z

Re: Zos maintenance roll out

, Oct 7, 2024 at 9:39 AM David Spiegel < 0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Hi Bert, Sorry ... My email address is dspiegel...@hotmail.com On 2024-10-07 10:34, Albertus de Wet wrote: Peter I have three "RESVOL complexes" and before I install maintenance I: -

Re: Zos maintenance roll out

Hi Bert, Sorry ... My email address is dspiegel...@hotmail.com On 2024-10-07 10:34, Albertus de Wet wrote: Peter I have three "RESVOL complexes" and before I install maintenance I: - copy the system datasets from the current, active resvol to the new resvol. I do round-robin on them: (A -> B,

Re: Zos maintenance roll out

Hi Bert, Are you permitted to share your Rexx and Assembler? If yes, I would like get a copy. Thanks and regards, David On 2024-10-07 10:34, Albertus de Wet wrote: Peter I have three "RESVOL complexes" and before I install maintenance I: - copy the system datasets from the current, active re

Re: Question on HLASM - B to a DROP statement!?!

smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of David Spiegel <0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 9:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject:

Re: Question on HLASM - B to a DROP statement!?!

Hi Allan, As a rule, "DS 0H" used to be safer than "EQU *" since the former forces half-word alignment. (I do not know if that is still true.) Regards, David On 2024-10-02 08:38, Allan Staller wrote: Classification: Confidential Suggested code change to resolve.. -Original Message-

Re: Israel

"...Please do not use this board to act as a conduit to spread Israel propaganda. ..." What an asinine remark! ... Maybe I should've said bovine instead? Maybe you'd prefer Hezbollah/Hamas/PFLP/ propaganda? SMH On 2024-10-02 08:37, esmie moo wrote: Please do NOT weaponise this technical board

Re: Mainframe FTP status

of binary data in a block. It's still single-task and half-duplex, and layered into TSO, all of which makes it a lot slower than FTP, but it is NOT 3270 screen oriented. Charles On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:30:50 -0400, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Gil, If IND$FILE replaces FTP, it would be slow bey

Re: Mainframe FTP status

Hi Gil, If IND$FILE replaces FTP, it would be slow beyond belief. The way that IND$FILE works is that it reads a screenfull (24*80=1920 Bytes) at a time and deals with the this buffer. I cannot imagine the time it would take to Upload/Download a large TRS Dataset. Regards, David On 2024-09-2

Re: Ubiquitous ZOS Tape Utility?

Hi Steve, TAPESCAN (CBT 102) and TAPEMAP (CBT 299). Regards, David On 2024-09-16 09:43, Steve Estle wrote: Hello Community, We are having some issues with our VTS tape migration (I'm sparing vendor to protect the innocent) that necessitates us going and manually reading some tape numbers in

Re: Smp receive error due to space

unt it with the AGGGROW attribute. Keith On 27 Aug 2024, at 15:36, David Spiegel < 0468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Hi Peter, Yes, because, the Data Class needs to have Extended attribute. Regards, David On 2024-08-27 01:49, Peter wrote: I tried with zfs prima

Re: Smp receive error due to space

Hi Peter, Yes, because, the Data Class needs to have Extended attribute. Regards, David On 2024-08-27 01:49, Peter wrote: I tried with zfs primary 1 and secondary 1 but still it fails with no space. The multivolume works only in SMS managed ? On Mon, 26 Aug 2024, 09:19 Brian Westerma

Re: 3270 programming

frame Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: 18 August 2024 02:41 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: 3270 programming HI Lennie, The "P" in ISPF was changed to "Productivity" (from "Programming"). I was still in university and had no clue what "FD

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