Re: Current TCB when running under TEST

Got it when your program is running PSATOLD points to the TCB from your program at breakpoint PSATOLD is test Get Outlook for iOS From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Lennie Bradshaw Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2025 3:05:14 PM To:

Re: FTPS for IBM download

> So these certificate needs to be connected to the keyring assigned to the > started owner ID right ? The certificate authority (CA) root certificate needs to be in a truststore on z/OS. The acceptable types of truststore depends on the application using it, but often a SAF keyring is used.

IBM Z Development and Test Environment - ADCD

Hello, I'd heard that the price of running z/OS on a PC was going to come down for personal users but looking at the IBM website it's still very expensive at USD5,980.00 + tax per year. This is the URL of the page I'm looking at: https://www.ibm.com/es-es/products/z-development-test-environment

Re: Fwd: Questionnaire on Rexx Languages and the Community

Well, REXX is a non-binary language. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 10:10 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fwd: Questionnaire on Rexx Languages and the Community First page - WOKE personal info

Re: FTPS for IBM download

> There is a requirement that the client must be FTPS enabled to connect to IBM > site. > Can i use Self signed certificate for my FTP server ? Or IBM distributes > certificate to their customer to upload them in our mainframe and trust it ? If you download from an IBM FTP server to your z/OS,

Re: Expand DSN names (WAS : Java saved IBM Z?!)

Rick Troth wrote, in part: >But I have been bitten by IBM implementations where Big Blue were such >sticklers for the rules that WIDELY accepted exceptions just did not >fly. Indeed. I still have mild trauma from 1996 or so, when we were the only site on the planet using VM as a primary DNS and (

Re: REXX for LOGSTREAM Define

Mr. Steely, meet Mr. Zelden: https://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html https://www.mzelden.com/mvsfiles/logrrexx.txt On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM Steely.Mark < 0708bf6ac9be-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > I had ChatGPT attempt this, but the generated code failed. Since I am not > highly

Re: Plant 02

Had to think about Beaverton - Sequent machines, as I remember  On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:03:16 AM EDT, Ben Smith wrote: The 78 plant code is also Storage 78 - Guadalajara (Power) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 18 Mar 2025 to 19 Mar 2025 (#2025-76)

Yep. z/OS has 3 incompatible versions of Java, so far. On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM John Abell < john.ab...@intnlsoftwareproducts.com> wrote: > The issue for some of us is that C code written for z/OS can easily be > ported to other platforms since z/OS is the platform of record. PL/X might

Re: New z16's packing slips

I tend to use Vital Product Data (VPD). I’m certain its existence isn’t secret – but don’t know how widely it is available. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Joe Monk <05971158733e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Date: Saturday, 22 March 2025 at 17:01 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.

Re: DOGE wants to modernize Social Security’s legacy tech — what could possibly go wrong? – Computerworld

It is not just Trump. but all of Congress and includes both parties. At 08:12 AM 4/5/2025, willie bunter wrote: "We put them in office and deserve what we are getting in return." How very true. The not so intelligent voter voted for Trump, knowing that he is a convicted felon as well as a

Re: DOGE wants to modernize Social Security’s legacy tech — what could possibly go wrong? – Computerworld

"We put them in office and deserve what we are getting in return."  How very true.  The not so intelligent voter voted for Trump, knowing that he is a convicted felon as well as  a convicted sex offender.  They knew about Trump 1.0 and the damage that was done from 2017-2020. Enough is enough.

Re: DOGE wants to modernize Social Security’s legacy tech — what could possibly go wrong? – Computerworld

Enough with the politics - this list is for discussion of mainframe topics On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM willie bunter < 001409bd2345-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > "We put them in office and deserve what we are getting in return." How > very true. The not so intelligent voter vo

Re: DOGE wants to modernize Social Security’s legacy tech — what could possibly go wrong? – Computerworld

Please, folks, let's drop the politics, OK? I get enough of it elsewhere. Here, I'm much more interested in why IBM hasn't granted my Shopz access yet. On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM willie bunter < 001409bd2345-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > "We put them in office and deserve what

Re: DOGE wants to modernize Social Security’s legacy tech — what could possibly go wrong? – Computerworld

Jay Maynard wrote, in part: >I'm much more interested in why IBM hasn't granted my Shopz access yet. If it's like most IBM web stuff these days, it's because it got offshored and nobody understands it. This is not a failure of offshoring per se: it's a failure on the part of management, not doing

Re: TSO OPER in Background TSO?

On 4/1/2025 12:14 PM, Steve Estle wrote: Anyone know way around this say via background SDSF or something like that? You can use the TSO/E CONSOLE command in the background. It also interfaces nicely with REXX. -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segu

Re: IMS MQ question - don't know of a better list

The answer is yes. Application must issue a MQGET with the wait option setted (and timeout if needed). Because, usually, you need to wait for a specific message, you can choose to use MSGID to retrieve the exact response. This means that the responding application must insert the msg with the same

Re: Curiosity question on batch job management

Thanks Lionel, you are right, I did find in 702.I initially looked at 914, but there was only a few in there. None of these exits are for the faint of heart… 😊 Dave Jousma Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Lionel B Dyck

Re: Volume in a SG - search

If you have MVS/Quickref, option S, enter the volser. SG is listed in col 13 Ramsey On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM MVS JES2 < 0784e6483dad-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > d sms,vol(abc123) > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM Radoslaw Skorupka < > 0471ebeac275-dmarc-requ...@list

Re: New z16's packing slips

Probably. Define “installed” – and is this not the OP’s case? Cheers, Martin (who until now hasn’t really got involved with installation planning, or even “what’s in the frames?” questions… ) From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of P H <04843e86df79-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>

Re: TSO OPER in Background TSO?

I would be less of a problem to write and HLASM program to issue a MGCRe Regards, Steve Beaver st...@stevebeaver.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu wit

Re: Current TCB when running under TEST

On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 at 11:46, Joseph Reichman < 05812645a43c-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > When one is running inder TEST and you entered TEST > 'MY.USER.LOADLIB(MYPROG)' > > After hitting you are at location +0 > > Then you do L 21C.? pointing to the current TCB address that TCB

Re: Curiosity question on batch job management

The Mellon Mods appear to be in files 702, 766, 856, 914 and then 350 and 381 hope this helps On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM Jousma, David < 01a0403c5dc1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Not finding the full set of Mellon Mods at CBT. There are the “shared > spool mods”, but they d

Re: Reentrant Lite ?

CXD assembler directive and 'Q' constant allows high-level program to pass storage area to subordinate programs. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the m

Java saved IBM Z?!

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-notable-failed-programming-tools-that-promised-to-revolutionize-software-development Trausti Thor Johannsson's response (which is currently at the top there, but might not be later) includes "[Java] not only made Mainframe computers not die but made them very