Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

PL/I is not used much these days, is not it? It has become a rare language these days.

zprogrammer wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:47 amI generally ask my trainees to create new mistakes while you learn so you remember how to fix them in real time.

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Yes, of course it can be done. Verify that each numeric field is numeric before using it in calculations. Use REDEFINES if necessary on numeric fields to have an alphanumeric (PIC X) variable to be able to check each character (not always needed but handy in some cases). The specifics will depend u...

Thanks Enrico!

Thanks nicc and Robert.

But if you don't have control on the data of input file, can then be S0C7 prevented?

Thanks Anuj and William for the guidance. Have been struggling it personal life, could not log in to Forums often.

If the data is stored in DB2, will it not just show exactly the way it has been stored. So that means sign "§" was stored incorrectly itself.

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Are there some COBOL standards for coding? What are they,is there some good guidance on them? Please let me know.

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As a COBOL experience programmer, if you have to tell a new programmer that what are the mistakes you see new programmers are doing when they start their career, what will be your piece of advice on that. Please share your views on this, it might help some of us.

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What is scrollable cursor in DB2 and when do we need it? Can anyone of you please share a practical example of it?

Thanks Anuj.

What is the best career which gives the best money?

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Like many other here, I also live in India.

Thanks Anuj.

Can we get some information from DB2 logs too?

Hi - Can we identify the user who deleted a record from a table in IBM DB2? What is command to get it or do we need to do some setup before we can get this information. Please advise.

When in the ISPF 3.4 dataset list panel, I enter LISTCAT ENTRIES (/) ALL command it generates the output from it. How can I redirect the output from to a flat file?

Thanks. But if I have some programs which I think I should have reference of them in my career even if I leave the company then how can I keep a coy of such programs... I do not "steal" the proprietary code...but want keep a learning aid with me.....

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If I need to copy a COBOL program from TSO to notepad, how can I do that. I need it for analysis.

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Thanks Bruce.

Hi Robert -

Robert Sample wrote:I'm not clear what you want more references on -- writing SMS rules? how SMS works? what your site rules are? defining storage pools?

I'm trying to learn the first two parts of your response: How to writie SMS rules and how SMS works?