Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

I aksed to the colleagues but they are from mainframe side and don't know much about it. There are stored procedures written to send the data to front end java screens but I'm asking about the set up at system level.

I am working in a new mainframe project. And here, I see applications that are written in Java but interface with CICS regions. How do they do it? For instance, if I want to connect to mainframes using VB, what can I use to connect to a z/OS Mainframe? Any documentation or sample code in this direct...

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Can anyone let me know how can we check whether a PDS contains any members or not? Please suggest.

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Can we issue GNP call first with out using GN/GU call before?

Thank you so much for sucha detailed explnaion. I've some to carry with me now.

Once again thankyou!

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I have mostly used JCL Sort. But when do we use a Program (COBOL or some other language) Sort? Can some one let me know the pluses and minues of JCL Sort and Program Sort? When to use which one? Is there some consideration on that? Please help.