Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Munnalal

Thanks guys, this helps me to understand it more clearly.

Munnalal

Hi,

I have used this JCL:

//STEP01     EXEC PGM=SORT 
//SORTIN   DD DSN=MY.FILE,...FBA 81 
//SORTOUT  DD DSN=OUT.FILE,RECFM=FB ... FB=80
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=* 
//SYSIN    DD * 
  OPTION COPY 
  OUTREC FIELDS=(1:2,81)
 /*
//*

Munnalal

THanks for the reply.

If you can suggest both it will help in the long run. I have not thought that I could get 81 as lrecl too. As of now, I need a LRECL=80 and RECFM=FB.

Munnalal

Thanks for your reply.

But mainframes are still around and the data is increasing on them. Then how a new database system might be considered in replacement fo the databases on mainframes... google searches do not really this. But I think, there must have been some study done on this...

Munnalal

Hi All,

I have a file which is in FBA format. It is a dataset of length 81. Now my application is modified and it would need a file with FB format. Can you please tell me if I want to copy the data into the FB file how can I do that?

Thanks.

Munnalal

Should I provide more information on this? Please suggest.

Munnalal

Deepika P wrote:I come from India too.!

same here

Munnalal

Hello, In my project we have DB2. I am wondering if a DB2 running on a mainframe and Oracle running on Sun OS or may be any other operating system can give the same performance? I can understand that this is not a very good comparison aas I am comparing 2 different Databases and operating system but...

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