Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

In our shop we never had a problem with initiators, so I don't see what you want to say with your comment.
Don't understand why this topic should not be discussed here - can you pls explain?
Perhaps this will help to give more proper answers.

Regards, Rolf

Helle Amy,

sometimes I have the same problem too. My solution is the following: I have a small REXX-script that sleeps until the given time has come. This is running in front of the application-step.
If this is what you need let me know, than I can put the code here.

Regards, Rolf

I do not believe that you can do this but...you could default BROWSE to VIEW or... SMF will probably record the opening of the dataset so the info could be gleaned from there. Also, your security software may record the access. Yes, security-software (RACF here) is something I considered, but I hav...

Perhaps a little late: In general, utilities are tablespace-based, except Load which is table-based. Utilities usually perform better, but have lower functionality. Over the years Load has get some options to run more like Insert (shrlevel change) and Insert (or SQL) has got Rowset-processing, what ...

would like to VPUT the DS-Name (incl. Member if PO) to an SPF-var. You already told that ... what are You going todo with it afterwards ??? That's all what should be done when Browse/Edit starts (or ends). In a second REXX, later, the var should be read for further processing. What I already have i...

I would like to VPUT the DS-Name (incl. Member if PO) to an SPF-var.

Regards, Rolf

Hello, is there any opportunity to get control whenever a dataset is browsed or edited with SPF? I would like to store the name of the dataset. One Idea is to use a edit-macro, this works fine but it can't be used with browse. Is there anything like an exit or something else where I can do this? Tha...