Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

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Even a big pot full of water will b emptied

By a small hole,

In the same way,

A little anger or ego will burn up

The nobility of GOOD HEART..

Start from these: http://wwwlgis.informatik.uni-kl.de/cms/fileadmin/users/kschmidt/mainframe/documentation2009/01_Java_on_zOS.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/systems/library/es-java-batchz.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);...

Start from here:

http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS: http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/pli/plizos/library/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; IBM PL/I for AIX: http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/pli/pliaix/library/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; IBM PL/I for MVS & V...

This post links to a Book I've read myself and had been in debt to the writer, Bill Qualls, since then. Wish I could meet him in person and Thank You enough. When I read this Book Bill Qualls was an assistant professor of Mathematics and formerly an assistant professor of Information Systems, both a...

The following publications are available for REXX on IBM mainframe systems: TSO/E Version 2 Procedures Language MVS/REXX, SC28-1883 VM/XA SP Interpreter: Reference, SC23-0374 VM/ESA Release 2 REXX/VM: Reference, SC24-5466 IBM VSE/ESA REXX/VSE Reference, SC33-6529, is interesting for experienced prog...

This document describes the syntax, semantics and usage of the COBOL programming language as implemented by the current version of OpenCOBOL. OpenCOBOL is an open-source COBOL compiler and runtime environment. The OpenCOBOL compiler generates C code which is automatically compiled and linked. While...

We'll keep on posting as many as possible resource here, one might make use and share also:

http://www.objs.com/x3h7/oocobol.htm

Mainframe testing is similar to client-service applications testing, but one has to know how to operate basic TSO and ISPF commands and menus. You alos need to know how to view mainframe files, how to look at and use SDSF or other output tool, log on CICS and transactions, use FTP or another transfe...

Bit old but an itresting articale on Android Devices Tap into the Mainframe.

Have a nice read,

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3. If you want to make VSAM-data-set read-only, use INHIBIT along with ALTER command: //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * ALTER - SECRET.KSDS.DATA - INHIBIT ALTER - SECRET.KSDS.INDEX - INHIBIT /* //* Notice that the ALTER command is used with DATA and INDEX and not with the c...

3. &SYSUID is a "system symbol" for which the system substitutes your TSO ID. It is useful when more than one individual submits the same JCL.

2. For selecting jobs in the SDSF queue, user either use "?" or "S". When user use "?" , s/he gest the break-up output groups for example like: JESMSGLG, JESJCL, JESYSMSG, SYSPRINT, SYSUT2 etc. When one uses "S" , the entire job is selected without this break-...

4. How to select the duplicate rows from a table?

ISPW is a DB2-based all-in-one SCM solution that manages z/OS and distributed applications in one seamless solution. It has a z/OS based server and three thin client interfaces: a traditional 3270 interface for mainframe developers a Browser for supervisors and approvers an Eclipse-based client for ...

IBM Rational ClearCase is a software configuration management solution that provides version control, work-space management, parallel development support, and build auditing. You can integrate Rational ClearCase with other IBM solutions, including IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Rational ClearQuest, ...

SCLM is the Software Configuration and Library Manager component of ISPF which runs on z/OS®. It was first introduced with Version 3 of ISPF and was an upgrade to a previous component called LMF (Library Management Facility) that was introduced in version 2 of ISPF. It is a component of MVS, OS/390 ...