Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Hello All, I have been trying to ftp a file from mainframe to windows. I need to target file name unique each time. I thought append the date and time to the file name, so that the file name generated each time is unique. To do this, have used the below JCL : //FTP001 EXEC PGM=FTP //SYSPRINT DD SYSO...

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Hi, I have been facing SQLCODE=-625 while I try to create a new primary key for a table. I have dropped the existing primary key and creating a new one. With this, I get the SQL CODE of  -625 and the following error message comes: SQLCODE = -625, ERROR:  TABLE Tablename DOES NOT HAVE AN INDEX TO ENF...

Thank you for the welcome message.

Hi Anuj,

I also see it like this yesterday but now it does not seem to show twice.

Thanks NUM OFF works great.

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Hi All,

I'm Sulabh Sinha. I have been wokring with mainframes for some time but not always for my career. I know COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and some PL/I. It's a nice forum and it feels nice to join here.

Hi, I am seeing a strange behaviour in sqquential files. The file has the data as 23456789. When I reopen it after saving, I see 456789 in the number column. And this is data is displayed:   ****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************* ==MSG> -CAUTION- Profile changed to NUMB...

Hi,

What is "sreenscraping" in CICS? Are there some softwares in use to do this?

I'm not sure enrico-sorichetti if I followed you, could you please restate that again.

The term "memory" is used with mainframes as another term for real storage. Actual usage of the term varies by site, so at your site your senior may well be correct; for another site, the use of the term "memory" might be standard and "storage" rarely heard. Right that...

This looks fine, checking from android phone.

Ok, thanks Anuj.

We were discussing on the usage of these two terms in mainframes and in general in computers. Then suddenly a senior made a comment, "In the IBM mainframe world, the term memory is not used and is always referred as storage. There are two types of storage that are used on mainframes - the real ...

Hi,

For an existing DB2 Table of zOS, if we add a new index would it require to compile or rebind the existing programs?

Regards,
Sulabh

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