Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Hi I am trying to transfer dataset to PC using "transfer menu" in Rumba. I am getting multiple errors. I mean first it said that PC file name should exist. I have created a PC file for that. Then file transfer was successful but it did not had any value. Could someone please guide me what ...

Thanks but both of them I can not get the data in formatted form or can we get it by using some IDCAMS command?

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Hi,
Is there any way to view the vsam dataset without the use of a tool like file aid or file manager? I mean if some shop does not have file aid or file manager, is it possible to see the contents of a vsam dataset?

Thanks all. I used SORT to convert data to readbale format on mainframes and then transferred the data to PC. That solved the problem.

Hi, I am not a performance person and have not worked on such activities eough and my question might be trivial. I looked at one fo the summary report with RMF. The reports are on 20-minutes intervals. If we add the values of CPU busy field for this interval the result is over the 100%.  Can anyone ...

Hi, I have transferred a file from mainframe to a notepad. When I opened the notepad, I see all junk in the packed decimal fields. I am not sure how can I get it not to become junk, so I am thinking of writing a cobol program. But when we change the packed decimals to numeric displayable data the fi...

I am not able to say thing properly, looks like. But this REXX is suggested to me by colleague seems to work /* REXX */ PARSE ARG OPTION message = MSG('OFF') TRACE OFF "ISPEXEC SELECT PANEL(ISR@PRIM) NEWAPPL(STK) opt("OPTION")" RETURN

Since ISPF has screens and NOT windows,  the simple answer to your question is that it cannot be done.  Does not hitting the F2 (PF2) key not split your screen? If you are talking about opening a new 3270 session with one key, that would depend on your emulator.  But you would be starting a new con...

Hi,

Is there any way I can assign a macro or a key to a macro, which will allow me to open a window from my current ISPF window?

So I can not override the step with IF statement?

Hi Is it possible to overide IF condition in a PRC. For example see this, //CHK IF ((STEP060.RC = 0 OR STEP060.RC = 0011) ) THEN //STEP100 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER //SYSUT1 DD DSN=ABC.EFG.DAILY(+1),DISP=SHR //SYSUT2 DD DSN=ABC.EFG.RECORDS,DISP=MOD I need this step to be executed irrespective of condition c...

Thanks William.

Appreciate your help.

Thank you William. Really thankful to your great explanation! 01 PIC X(50). 05 FLAG-ON VALUE "ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE". 05 FLAG-OFF VALUE "SOME POEMS RHYME, OTHERS DON;T". The point of the exercise is that all you have to know in the program is the references to the condi...

Thanks Robert and William.

William - with this

William Collins wrote:The use of the FILLER for flags ensures that only the 88-levels can be referenced, no-one can mess up the flags by using MOVE (even with reference-modification).

will not it be confusing as FILLER is not a specific variable-name?

HI, I've been asked this that what is the use of level number 88? How to use in program and how can we use it differently in different programs, give examples. I answered that, level 88 variables are "condition names". They are used mostly to test conditions. Can someone help me to get an ...