Overview CPDM – ISPF Personal Dataset Manager on MVS 3.8J TSO / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2022-11-24) Many systems and application development groups create a common set of tools to accomplish repetitive tasks such as standardized compilation procedures or utilities. Such tools may be exposed to development groups in a workbench presentation using ISPF dialogues (CLISTs, Panels, Messages). I…
Tag: MVS38J
PUTCARD in MVS38J
Overview PUTCARD – Utility to write 80-byte records on MVS 3.8J TSO / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.01 2024-07-01) The requirement to write a record to a sequential file from a CLIST or MVS JOB is a more common occurrence than rare for a software developer. Over the years, many application and systems programmers have written different solutions. Browse various…
Repeating CLIST Logic in MVS38J
Overview There are times when the same CLIST logic is repeatedly applied where the only varying item may be one or two command statements and/or variable settings. Instead of repeating the same logic, take advantage of CLIST variable concatenation and substitution by using variables for the varying arguments in a command while using a loop control to execute the main…
RCQCAL in MVS38J
Overview RCQCAL– Perpetual Calendar application using ISPF Panels and CLIST for MVS38J /ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.01 2022-10-01) While searching for an application that displays a requested month/day/year in a monthly calendar view, I located a spiffy ISPF Perpetual Calendar application authored by Michael Theys in December 1987 from Rockwell International. This calendar application is contained in CBT File#182, the…
CALNDR2 in MVS 3.8J
Overview CALNDR2– Simple ISPF Calendar application in FORTRAN(G/H), PL/I(F) and GCC for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2022-03-20) FORTRAN G, FORTRAN H and PL/I (F) are three other IBM compilers included in the legacy OS MVS 3.8J TK3 and TK4- distributions. Note, other open-source compilers are available on volume, SYSCPK, of the TK3 and TK4- distributions. SYSCPK is a set…
CPRT36 in MVS38J
Overview CPRT36 – Hardcopy Utility (lite-version) using ISPF Panels and CLIST for MVS38J / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.01 2023-12-15) The Hardcopy Utility (option 3.6) is not available in ISPF v2.2 (ISPF-like product from Wally Mclaughlin). Rightfully so, as Wally, more than likely, focuses on developing more desired and higher-demand functions of the ISPF tool for the MVS 3.8J community.…
CLGLST in MVS38J
Overview CLGLST – ISPF Log and List add-on for MVS38J TSO / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.04 2025-02-18) As the current version of ISPF 2.x (ISPF-like product from Wally Mclaughlin) does not offer a LOG or LIST service, the purpose of this post is to discuss an alternate logging and listing application for ISPF 2.x on MVS 3.8J TK3 and…
CPRTOFF in MVS38J
Overview CPRTOFF – Foreground Print utility using ISPF Dialogue under MVS38J / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2022-02-10) Printing or spooling a data set using a batch job can be accomplished by simply submitting set of JCL to copy the data set to SYSOUT using IEBGENER. The MVS 3.8J public-domain OS includes many utilities. One TSO command utility I frequently…
DVTOC in MVS38J
Overview DVTOC – ISPF VTOC DSN Search Utility for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 1.0.03 2024-01-16) On Windows or Linux, one can easily and conveniently use the DIR or LS CLI command to obtain a list of files and folders resident on your system (i.e. series of online disk drives). On MVS 3.8J (public domain version), if using RPF, option 3.4…
SHRABIT Distributions for MVS38J
(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…