Re: [IBM External] Re: SIGP Orders

2021-10-14 Thread Martin Packer
As a matter of interest, what typically happens on the SIGP'ed to processor when a SIGP is issued? I assume some kind of routine runs. Cheers, Martin Sent from my iPad > On 14 Oct 2021, at 03:24, Jim Mulder wrote: > > It is assigned. > It is used by z/OS. > It is intentionally not described i

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-14 Thread Horne, Jim
My personal favorite title to cover the security admin functions I did, way back in the dark ages, was "acting assistant security administrator." My director was on paper as the security administrator, his #2 was the assistant security administrator but I was the one who went into RACF and did

Re: COBOL 6.2 - use of identical data name in a nested COMMON subprogram generates a IGYPS0037-S compiler error

2021-10-14 Thread Jon Butler
The Linkage Section is how modules pass data from the top module in the chain down, and then back. In fact, they don't "pass" the data at all, but use a single address that is established by the top-most caller. All modules use the same address which is located in the top-most module's DSECT,

Re: COBOL 6.2 - use of identical data name in a nested COMMON subprogram generates a IGYPS0037-S compiler error

2021-10-14 Thread Jon Butler
Of course in my last example, compute N = 1066 move 'ty' to A goback. Should be compute N = 1066 move 'ty' to X goback. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: [IBM External] Re: SIGP Orders

2021-10-14 Thread John McKown
Yes. The SIGP from one CPU causes an action on the target. Exactly what that action is depends on the "order". The "order" in this case, 0x14, is not defined in the PoPS, by design. It is proprietary to IBM. On Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 03:20 Martin Packer wrote: > > > As a matter of interest, what typ

Re: CICS VSAM LSR pools and IBM DASD PPRC type mirroring.

2021-10-14 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
Ron, Yes, you are right. However when talking about VSAM and CICS we think about some transactional system. It should be... transactional, which also mean it should survive sudden power (or data center) outage. Survive - mean all comitted transactions are still present, all uncommitted transac

Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-14 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
Well, in Poland when you graduate some technical university (polytechnic) you are "mgr inż." which means "magister engineer". Magister is MsC (master of science?) equivalent. However regarding engineer this is usurpation to use "engineer" without diploma and AFAIK it is also illegal. It is also

Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-14 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
I strongly prefer Systems Administrator over Systems Programmer. Reason: people think Systems Programmer is just Application Developer. Programmer writes programs. In COBOL or .NET. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland W dniu 13.10.2021 o 19:19, Carmen Vitullo pisze: The company I am currentl

Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-14 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
W dniu 12.10.2021 o 18:24, Tom Brennan pisze: When I started the work I'm currently doing with an IBM business partner, they made a card for me that said: Sr. zEngineer IBM zEnterprise Practice Well... When my team started to work for external customers we created business cards. There was

Re: COBOL 6.2 - use of identical data name in a nested COMMON subprogram generates a IGYPS0037-S compiler error

2021-10-14 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Thanks for the reply, and I am already familiar with the differences between BY VALUE and BY REFERENCE. In my particular case all CALL parameters are BY REFERENCE (by default, no BY phrases are used), and I expected the nested COMMON subprogram to use the address passed in the call that referre

Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-14 Thread CM Poncelet
Anyone can call himself an engineer (e.g. a motor mechanic etc.) It is illegal for anyone to call himself a *Chartered Engineer* (CEng) without being qualified and registered as such with an accredited Engineering institution. HTH.   Chris Poncelet CEng MBCS CITP   On 14/10/2021 17:59, Radoslaw S

Re: COBOL 6.2 - use of identical data name in a nested COMMON subpro

2021-10-14 Thread Tom Ross
>In my specific case, there is a COPY structure populated in the outermost p= >rogram level that is passed in CALL statements to nested COMMON subprograms= > (which can also CALL each other) and all the COMMON subprograms use the sa= >me COPY structure to define their LINKAGE parameter. I just did

Re: COBOL 6.2 - use of identical data name in a nested COMMON subpro

2021-10-14 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Hi Tom, My case is that the names are not unique and they are passed to the nested subroutine via CALL parameter. Like this, to use your short example: ID DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. OUTER1. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. DATA DIVISION. LINKAGE SECTION. 1 X1 PIC X(8)

Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-14 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Chris, In which country or countries is your statement correct? On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:25:10 +0100, CM Poncelet wrote: >Anyone can call himself an engineer (e.g. a motor mechanic etc.) It is >illegal for anyone to call himself a *Chartered Engineer* (CEng) without >being qualified and regis