(updated 2023/10/31) Preview Packaging and distributing hobbyist-type software applications requires some pre-planning, not to undermine the actual documentation, development and testing of the candidate application, and, to avoid overtasking the overall process including prevention of the ‘reinvent the wheel’ syndrome. The first set of SHRABIT software distributions were HET virtual tapes accompanied by load JCL. Later, that process required some…
RECVXMIT in MVS38J
Overview RECVXMIT – RECV and XMIT ISPF Add-on for MVS 3.8J TSO / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.02 2023-10-09) Today, most software distributions and data exchanges between MVS platforms are in XMIT format. The XMIT format uses TSO RECEIVE and TSO TRANSMIT to ‘expand/compress’ datasets using the EBCDIC character set. One prime example of XMIT usage are CBT tapes. More…
ISPOPT5 in MVS38J
Overview If you have experienced the ISPF-like product from Wally Mclaughlin, you not only get a nostalgic feel but the actuality of an ISPF environment on your MVS 3.8J system running under the Hercules emulator. As you traverse the ISPF menu, you will notice some voids as this product is continually under development by a single person team, Wally! Of…
FINDSRCH in MVS38J
Update: Thanks to Ron Lucas, version V0R9M11 includes missing ISPF CLIST, C$FNDSRH. Overview FINDSRCH – ISPF Find/Search Utilities for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 0.9.11 2022-02-14) After installing MVS38J on my personal computer with Hercules, this legacy operating system provides a nice nostalgic development and computing environment similar to one from our days as software developers, systems programmers, operators or other…
XMI Loads on MVS38J
Preview The public domain MVS 3.8J OS exists in many packaged variations! That is, a specific installation can be a turnkey system such as TK3, TK3UPD, or TK4-, not to mention customized do-it-yourself (DIY) systems. Each of the above stated systems have specific freeware / shareware / home-grown utilities or products! Suffice it to say, not all systems are the…
ISPF Table Bottom MSG in MVS 3.8J
When using TBISPL to display table data under ISPF, a bottom-of-data message is displayed after the last displayed table row. Below are two snippets exhibiting different bottom-of-data messages: ————————– Employee Serial Listing —————————- OPTION ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE Panel: PEMPL8D PF3-End PF7-Scroll Up PF8-Scroll Down Table: EMPLTBL0 EMPSER Last Name First Name Address 1 Phone —— ————— ————— ————————- ——…
ISPF Table Top Row in MVS 3.8J
When using TBISPL to display table data under ISPF, a top-row indicator is displayed showing table row information. Below are two sample snippets exhibiting table top-row: ————————– Employee Serial Listing — ROW 1 OF 25 OPTION ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE ————————– Employee Serial Listing — ROW 1 TO 10 OF 25 OPTION ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE By default, ISPF 2.2…
ISPF TBDISPL Updates in MVS 3.8J
Overview ISPF table service, TBDISPL, is a powerful service! Not only will TBDISPL create a scrollable display of table data using a special ISPF model panel definition, TBDISPL also allows selected row(s) to be processed in a CLIST or dialog manager program one by one. Add, Change, Delete, Inquiry using ISPF TBDISPL In the following panel, PEMPL3US, action request(s) (ADD,…
DSCOPY in MVS38J
Overview Copying DASD datasets is a common task – whether creating a backup copy of a data set or creating a new data set from an existing data set to change allocations due to data set growth (i.e. PDS directory space). As a programmer in my early years, I remember copying PDS datasets using the following steps under ISPF: Alternatively,…
CFLDSI in MVS38J
Overview Displaying TSO session allocations requires a steady eye at deciphering the 2-line layout of the LISTALC STATUS command especially when more than one dataset is allocated to a DD. LISTALC with no keywords merely lists the allocated DSNs! After reviewing the output of LISTALC STATUS as shown below, READY listalc status –DDNAME—DISP– LARRY01.CMDPROC SYSPROC KEEP SYS1.CMDPROC KEEP SYS2.CMDPROC KEEP…