Mainframe Utilities
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IDCAMS | Access Method Services |
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FTP | IBM Mainframe FTP |
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JCL | IBM JCL bookshelves |
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SuperC | Compare utility |
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Tape Management System | University of Tennessee, Knoxville's documentation |
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IEBGENER | |
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Easytrieve Language Reference | |
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Easytrieve Programmers Guide |
Programming Languages
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COBOL for OS/390 | One of IBM's COBOL Bookshelves COBOL Error Messages |
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CICS | Lots of IBM CICS Bookshelves (Yes, I know it's not a language, but this is tripod) |
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comp.lang.cobol | If you can't find the answer anywhere else, use Google to search the COBOL forum |
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Language Environment | IBM's LE Bookshelf |
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REXX | IBM's REXX Bookshelf |
Database
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DB2 Manuals | IBM bookshelves for DB2, for various platforms |
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comp.databases.ibm-db2 | Do a Google search on the DB2 forum |
Operating Systems
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VM/ESA | Home page of VM operating system |
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VSE/ESA | Home page of VSE/ESA |
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bit.listserv.ibm-main | Use Google to search the IBM mainframe forum |
Mainframe Messages
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File Status Key Values and Meanings | COBOL File Status Keys |
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IEC### Messages | IEC messages seem to be the most common type of error in batch jobs. |
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System Completion Codes | The system or an application program issues a completion code when abnormally ending processing by a task, address space, or system module. The completion code indicates the reason for the abnormal end. |
Tools and Pet Projects
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Day of Year Calendar (Javascript) | Gregorian-style calendar showing day-of-year dates. AKA, Julian Date |
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BLKSIZE Calculator (Javascript) | This calculator will calculate the optimum BLKSIZE to maximize the use of space on a DASD track, and maximize the number of records per block; thus, minimizing the IO needed to read a dataset. |
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ASA Carriage Control Conversion Macro | This is a MS Word macro that will convert ASA carriage control characters to however many line feeds. Use it to print mainframe reports on the PC. It is necessary to create your own empty macro in Word, and cut and paste the code located at the link. |
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Wilson History | This is a shameless attempt to get google's spiders to find my blog. |
