Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Thanks, this has worked for me.

Hi Everyone, Does anyone know how to removes spaces in file using sort. I have a file which record length is 2000. I need to trim all the areas which has spaces in the file. For example, if I have data like 'XXXXX   111 YYY' then output should be 'XXXXX111YYY'. The only thing is we don't know at whi...

I am not sure if we are using HSM. I am an application developer, how can I know that?

Okay, that can be the reason. Thanks Robert for your inputs.

Thanks for the discussion. What is a symbol convertor?

Thanks enrico for the comment.

I have told that we can do it without sort also, and there is a requirement to do it with out sort, so I've asked. I was not aware about it before.

Thanks Robert. I also answered the same in the interview, but I said that if it's the first step, why do you want to check it with COND, as a first step it should just get executed else make it some other step. But I think it was not liked that much. And as manual says, if it is the first step, it w...

Thanks.

Does that mean system never takes a back-up of any data by default? Like we have history folder in windows?

Thanks Anuj. This seems to work, is there any other way to do the same?

Hi, I just read about Non Functional requirement's concept and trying to relate it to my work. I am not sure to find a way for it tough. I work on a COBOL program and this program is a report writing program. Now what can be the non functional requirements for it? Perhaps for such a program the NFR...

William Collins wrote:It is fashionable fluff and waffle, with no meaningful content.

Then why a lot of money is being spent on it? And how do you convey why it is not needed?

Hi,

I just read about Non Functional requirement's concept and trying to relate it to my work. I am not sure to find a way for it tough. I work on a COBOL program and this program is a report writing program. Now what can be the non functional requirements for it?

As I asked in the subject, What is Legacy Modernization? And how it applies to mainframes? I read about it on wiki and I understand it somewhat. "Legacy modernization, or software modernization, refers to the conversion, rewriting or porting of a legacy system to a modern computer programming l...