Re: Is there a JES2 command to submit a job?

Hi Skip, "... the default SAF userid for STCs will be propagated to the submitted job ..." If the submitted job has a USER= on the Job Card and the RDR STC's Userid has SURROGAT to all owner of SUBMIT'd Jobs, this is not a problem. (I also would not give RDR the default STCID.) Regards, David

Re: Is there a JES2 command to submit a job?

Hi Charles, If you code all of my overrides, the problem of VOL=, DCB= etc. will be bypassed and you will be able to use the RDR Cataloged Procedure forever. Regards, David On 2020-11-19 14:02, Charles Mills wrote: stuff coded that would work as is for pretty much no one At least on this sys

Re: Is there a JES2 command to submit a job?

fail on the first dataset. Do I have that about right? On 11/19/2020 11:04 AM, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Skip, "... the default SAF userid for STCs will be propagated to the submitted job ..." If the submitted job has a USER= on the Job Card and the RDR STC's Userid has SURROGAT

Re: Is there a JES2 command to submit a job?

t STC would have little access and would likely fail on the first dataset. Do I have that about right? On 11/19/2020 11:04 AM, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Skip, "... the default SAF userid for STCs will be propagated to the submitted job ..." If the submitted job has a USER= on the Job C

Re: Is there a JES2 command to submit a job?

Hi Skip, "... That means your job may contain DD * statements, etc.  ..." As of z/OS 1.13, Cataloged Procedures can have DD * Regards, David On 2020-11-19 15:23, R.S. wrote: W dniu 19.11.2020 o 00:00, Charles Mills pisze: Is there a JES2 command to submit a job from a PDS or PROCLIB, roughly a

Re: Is there a JES2 command to submit a job?

Hi Radek, After I sent it, I realized that I addressed you incorrectly. Sorry. Regards, David On 2020-11-19 16:09, R.S. wrote: W dniu 19.11.2020 o 21:48, David Spiegel pisze: Hi Skip, "... That means your job may contain DD * statements, etc.  ..." As of z/OS 1.13, Cataloged Proc

Re: Running same stc in a LPAR

Hi Peter, I've seen this, but, not recently. Regards, David On 2020-11-21 23:08, Peter wrote: Hello Is it possible for JES to allow to run two started task with the same name in a LPAR(not sysplex). One of a started task in our lpar is running two stc with same name but second one notifies th

Re: Extraneous blanks in SDSF issued command

Hi Skip, There are 2 things you can do: 1) Keep typing and let the text wrap 2) Strike Enter after "OPERTUNE," and continue the command by Replying to the next WTOR. Regards, David On 2020-11-29 12:23, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: We were instructed by a vendor to set a two line SLIP trap for a pr

Re: Extraneous blanks in SDSF issued command

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Re: Extraneous blanks in SDSF issued command

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Re: Extraneous blanks in SDSF issued command

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Re: IXGLOGR - system logger

Hi Pierre, I've run into this before. It happens because, the logger uses UNIT=SYSDA. If you add all of your STORAGE Volumes to UNIT=SYSDA,, problem solved. Regards, David On 2020-12-14 13:55, Pierre Fichaud wrote: I am trying to connect the the system logger but get the following: 12.35.35 ST

ZEKE15B Asistance

Hi, Does anyone have experience with coding ZEKE15B (security exit for ASG  ZEKE)? In particular, I'd like to set a SLIP to look at the registers and storage at the time of invocation. Also, other than having the load module in the //STEPLIB or LNKLST, are there parameter(s) that need to be s

Re: Build and submit proc

Hi Fred, The interpretation of JCL occurs before the execution starts. Hence, your result. If you were to SUBMIT your JCL to the internal reader in STEP02 (rather than trying to execute the BKUP Cataloged Procedure), the new job  would read the updated BKUP PROC. Regards, David On 2020-12-22

Re: [External] Re: Build and submit proc

Hi Gil, It's not UNIX for more than one reason: - UNIX has no drive letter - UNIX uses a forward-slash, not, a backward-slash - UNIX does not have File Extensions (although theoretically it could) Regards David On 2020-12-24 17:58, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Thu, 24 Dec 2020 22:14:15 +, Seymo

Re: Anyone using IBM Cloud Tape Connector?

Hi Tim, You said: "... but there are at least three choices ..." Other than RACF, ACF2 and TSS are there others? Thanks and regards, David On 2021-01-10 23:23, Timothy Sipples wrote: Brian Westerman asks: Is anyone using IBM's Cloud Tape Connector product that can tell me about the software re

Re: TSO XMIT and no member list

Hi Paul ALLOC F(SYSPRINT) DA(DUMMY) REU XMIT ... ALLOC F(SYSPRINT) DA(*) REU Regards, David On 2021-01-19 21:29, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: The messages issued during TSO TRANSMIT are actually coming from IEBCOPY. By custom in most shops, DD SYSPRINT is commonly allocated to the terminal, i.e.

Re: TSO RECEIVE and System Determined Blksize (was: TSO XMIT and no member list)

"... Formerly some utilities (Linkage Editor?) imposed a limit of 3120. ..." Linkage Editor //SYSLIN had a Max BLKSIZE of 3200. On 2021-01-20 11:25, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:03:01 -0600, Wendell Lovewell wrote: Could you please elaborate on your comment "never solved issue l

Re: ISPF for mainframe Linux

Sure ... unless ... your LOGON PROC got a JCL Error and you need to fix it, or, possibly a DR. On 2021-01-27 19:25, Seymour J Metz wrote: Yes, and you can write macros for it. Still, when you have ISPF available there's little call to use TSO EDIT. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz https://na01.sa

Re: ISPF for mainframe Linux

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Re: ISPF for mainframe Linux

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Re: Inspecting and extracting from /OS transportable files on other platforms?

Hi Brian, I tried to find the Sabrent device you referenced, but, did not find any that goes 16 Gb/sec. Can you please supply a link to this? Thanks and regards, David On 2021-01-29 03:36, Brian Westerman wrote: I think I would use transmit format for transporting things between systems, it'

Re: utility for dataset backups

Hi Bill, Can you please include your //SYSPRINT to see the error messages? Regards, David On 2021-02-03 09:08, Bill Giannelli wrote: I am preparing for a DB2 v12 upgrade. I need to backup and restore form (if necessary) the "runtime libraries". What utilities are normally used? I have been hav

Re: utility for dataset backups

Hi Bill, The EXCLUDEs seem unnecessary. Regards, David On 2021-02-03 09:34, Bill Giannelli wrote: I think my issue was that my control specification did not capture all the datasets I needed. I have now modified it with masks as follows and it seems to capture all the datasets I need now:

Re: Sharing data sets VSAM VB

Hi Joseph, You could also interrogate the job (provided that your employer has an SDSF licence) via the SDSF API. Regards, David On 2021-02-25 09:02, Joseph Reichman wrote: I am running all of this from Rex building JCL searching files there are a huge number of files so I break them up into

Re: Assembler - Authorized program debug

Hi Ravi, Barbara, If you want to trace the execution of the program (instead of just one snapshot (as Barbara is suggesting)), you might want to consider setting up a SLIP Trap with TRACE, capturing your data with GTF and using IPCS (via ISPF or Batch) to print the Trace. I am currently worki

Re: Assembler - Authorized program debug

Hi David, I like VI(m) too. I'd like to point out, however, that ISPF and XEDIT allow the user to restrict edits to a column range. This capability AFAIK is ONLY available on Mainframe. Regards, David On 2021-02-28 02:45, David Crayford wrote: On 27/02/2021 8:22 am, Tom Brennan wrote: You ta

Re: Large block interface for VB

Hi Radek, You said: "... which is usually close to half of the track (sometimes third...) ..." When is SDB 1/3 Track? Thanks and regards, David On 2021-03-02 07:25, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: General comment about LBI, large blocks and performance: 1. Blocksize for tapes, especially for real t

Re: Large block interface for VB

Hi Paul, I tried this using z/OS 2.4 ISPF OPT32 and got BLKSIZE=16385. Regards, David On 2021-03-02 09:01, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 08:24:09 -0500, David Spiegel wrote: Hi Radek, You said: "... which is usually close to half of the track (sometimes third...) ..." W

Re: z/TPF questions

You're right -- probably 2311 (DASD) 3211, however, was a printer. On 2021-03-21 15:08, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: W dniu 20.03.2021 o 09:47, Attila Fogarasi pisze: Programs on ACP were limited to 4k size originally, and files were limited to 2 record sizes (short and long), the sizes being optim

Re: Upgrade from z/os 2.3 to 2.4 decrease PVT storage

Hi Dave, The JCLIN is not an actual job. It is just a bunch of statements which get scanned for keywords, much like what recruiters do on LinkedIn. I usually try to make sure that it is not executable in case in gets  SUBMITd accidentally. Another thing, real Dataset Names are unnecessary. All t

DGAXxxxx (z/OS Connect Direct (formerly NDM)) Programming

Hi, I would like to speak to anyone who has experience with coding DGAX Modules. Please PM me if you're available. Thanks and regards, David -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: LISTCAT for a VTOC

Hi John, Bob, Please see File 112, the VTOC Command Processor. (In 1999, I had the honour of extending it to allow for 4-digit device addresses and other things). Regards, David On 2021-04-08 21:36, John McKown wrote: In TSO, I use ISPF option 3.4 with no DSN and something in the VOLUME. In

RRS Logstream non-SMS Allocation

Hi, I am trying ALLOCATE (z/OS 2.3) non-SMS Managed RRS Logstream Datasets. This used to work, before I changed the Mount Attribute of the zPDT-supplied Volumes (A3*) from STORAGE to PRIVATE. I do not have an ALLOCxx member and the default UNIT is SYSALLDA. It seems that RRS is attempting to ALLOC

Re: RRS Logstream non-SMS Allocation

2018-10-29 11:21, Tom Marchant wrote: > On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 23:34:53 +0000, David Spiegel >> Hi, >> I am trying ALLOCATE (z/OS 2.3) non-SMS Managed RRS Logstream Datasets. >> This used to work, before I changed the Mount Attribute of the >> zPDT-supplied Volumes (A3*) fr

Re: Is there a utility or command that will show load module characteristics?

Try PDS Command Processor on the CBT "Tape". (File 182, or pre-Asmd/Link on File 135). Please see: cbttape.org You will not be sorry! On 2018-11-01 13:46, Charles Mills wrote: > Seems like there should be a way to do this. I tried IEHLIST LISTPDS FORMAT > but it seems pretty basic. The library i

Re: Is there a utility or command that will show load module characteristics?

PDS Command Processor beats the pants off anything else. I've been using it for 30+ years. It can: - dynamically add directory blocks - change SPF Stats - Change module attributes (e.g. AC(1), RENT) dynamically - spit out JCL to reLink - allow sort the display by LInkEdit Date and hundreds of other

Re: Is there a utility or command that will show load module characteristics?

Again, PDS Command Processor. Use the MAP and HIS against a member. On 2018-11-01 17:22, Charles Mills wrote: > For 3.4 browse/HEX the output looks like this. I'm not bright enough to be > able to deduce entry point names from this. > >

Re: Is there a utility or command that will show load module characteristics?

You can also issue MAP RELINK against a member ... It'll spit out a LinkEdit Step to re-Link with all the appropriate PARMs, ORDER and SSI statements On 2018-11-01 17:24, David Spiegel wrote: > Again, PDS Command Processor. > Use the MAP and HIS against a member. > > On

Re: Using FDR

Maybe you need ALLD and ALLX? On 2018-11-07 12:30, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > And now for the rest of the story... > > [Some details in the interest of completeness. I'm truly not expecting] a > DFDSS solution from the List. We've had an SR open on this since August, and > IBM can't figure it out

Re: Ask the experts about running things

R'Shmuel, There is also USS for non-SNA (aka BSC). Regards, David On 2018-11-07 16:23, Seymour J Metz wrote: > USS is the part of VTAM that handles text-mode login from SNA terminals. > There is a parallel set of definitions for Telnet access. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > https://nam03.

Re: VM

Hi Dean, I haven't done this in a while, but ... The only ways to ICKDSF REFORMAT a "real" DASD Volume on a Guest VM, is to either ATTACH the Device or DEDICATE it. AFAIK, you cannot REFORMAT a Full-Volume MiniDisk. Regards, David On 2018-11-14 11:48, Tony Thigpen wrote: > It works on a VM volum

Re: So much for THAT excuse | Computerworld SHARK TANK

Chuck: 3277? On 2018-11-19 13:32, Chuck Kreiter wrote: > First OS/390 install I did kept failing on the Unix System Services steps. > The terminal I had only did uppercase. Once I swapped it out with one that > did both cases, it worked fine. Beat my head on the desk for a couple of > days on th

Re: So much for THAT excuse | Computerworld SHARK TANK

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Re: So much for THAT excuse | Computerworld SHARK TANK

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Re: So much for THAT excuse | Computerworld SHARK TANK

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Re: So much for THAT excuse | Computerworld SHARK TANK

CDC ... Txed? (i did CDC way back in '80. I had  a lot of fun with their unusual JCL and Negative Zeroes.) On 2018-11-19 21:02, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:46:43 -0800, Tom Brennan wrote: > >> I ran into that type of debugging on a shared IBM 3278 with that switch >> set to sho

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Storage question

It's file 112. BTW, you can run it in batch. It's allows masking by partial dsname (i.e. CONTAINING) and VOLSER Prefix (e.g. WORK will match WORK01, WORK02 etc.) It will show which Datasets are CATLGd (or not) and allows for other selection criteria (e.g. not displaying VTOCIX and VVDS Datasets).

Re: Looking for an appropriate system exit

1. If nobody was using IEFYS, how else would the flower box be printed? On 2018-11-24 14:48, Seymour J Metz wrote: > 1. IEFYS is a really old interface; I didn't think anybody was still using > it. The best place to look is probably the OS/360 documentation at > https://eur01.safelinks.protect

Re: IND$FILE -- where did the name come from?

I disagree. OCO, IIRC, started in 1983. On 2018-11-29 09:18, Tom Marchant wrote: > On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:50:07 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> What's the license status of IND$FILE? >> >> If it was delivered before IBM licensed software, customers and others >> are free to use it anywhre, even

Re: Fwd: 3 aging IT specialties that just won't retire

In the article, it says: "... the now-obsolete Assembly programming language. ..." Really?! ... How else does one write Operating System Exits? Java??? What utter nonsense. On 2018-12-02 12:51, Mark Regan wrote: > That system runs what? IT leaders face a quandary as Boomers vanish, but > the need

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, 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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?

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: [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: [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: 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: 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,

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