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//***SECTION V-510 SECTION * DOC FILE //* V-510 CHANGES FOR VERSION 510 APR 14, 2026 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* A. We continue to thank the Linux Foundation, Open * DOC FILE //* Mainframe Project, which has given us access * DOC FILE //* to a z/OS development machine. A considerable * DOC FILE //* number of the Updates and Additions mentioned * DOC FILE //* here, were developed on that machine, by retired * DOC FILE //* systems programmers and by others. Thank you, * DOC FILE //* Open Mainframe Project of the Linux Foundation...!! * DOC FILE //* Special thanks to John Mertic and the other good * DOC FILE //* folks there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* B. Another of my email addresses is never used. * DOC FILE //* Please DO NOT SEND EMAIL to sbgolob@att.net. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* Please use sbgolob@cbttape.org to email me. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* C. My email address is sbgolob@cbttape.org * DOC FILE //* My snail mail address is available upon request. * DOC FILE //* My phone number is 845-731-9031 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 1. Update to File 035 to add latest editions of PDS * DOC FILE //* and REVIEW. Remember that REVIEW can now expand * DOC FILE //* XMIT-format files, just by REVIEW'ing them. If * DOC FILE //* you just want to see them as-is, then command * DOC FILE //* REVIEW xmit.format.file DATA. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 2. Updates to File 043 from Lionel Dyck, which is the * DOC FILE //* CBT File viewer, that can download every file on * DOC FILE //* the CBT Tape to your z/OS system. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 3. Updates to Files 134 and 135 from Greg Price, to * DOC FILE //* bring REVIEW to Level 52.1. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 4. Update to File 147 (Archiver) from Rob Prins. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 5. Update to File 182 from John Kalinich, to bring * DOC FILE //* the PDS command package to Level 8.6.26.1. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 6. Update to File 264 from Sam Golob, to say that the * DOC FILE //* UKEYCSA program does not work anymore. (Key 8 CSA * DOC FILE //* is not allowed by IBM after z/OS 2.4, so you can't * DOC FILE //* turn that option on or off, which is what that * DOC FILE //* program does. I left the program in place, in case * DOC FILE //* you are running z/OS 1.8 thru 2.3.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 7. Update to File 314 from Lionel Dyck, to update the * DOC FILE //* following programs: VB2FB, XMITIP, ZFSTOOLS, and * DOC FILE //* ZTSOHELP. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 8. Update to File 349, to add the ISPCOMND sample * DOC FILE //* member. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 9. Update to File 415 which is RPF from Rob Prins, * DOC FILE //* to bring it to Level 2.0.1. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 10. Update to File 417 from John Kalinich and Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck, to add enhancements to the RACF Administration * DOC FILE //* tool. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 11. Update to File 433 from Frank Clarke, to enhance * DOC FILE //* his REXX exec collection. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 12. Updates to File 434 from Mark Zelden. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 13. Updates to File 435 from Frank Clarke. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 14. Updates to File 452 from Dan Dalby, new shipment * DOC FILE //* of his tools. STEPLIB, etc. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 15. Update to File 497 from Joe Reichman. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 16. Complete new shipment of File 669 from Willy * DOC FILE //* Jensen, of his package that deals with REXX * DOC FILE //* global variables, etc. etc. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 17. Refresh of File 708 from Glenn Siegel, which is * DOC FILE //* his Generalized MPF Exit. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 18. Update to File 731 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 19. Update to File 797 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 20. Update to File 826 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 21. Update to File 950 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 22. Several updates to File 967 from Tom Conley, * DOC FILE //* which is the CUCI collection of ISPF usermods. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 23. Update to File 969 from Lionel Dyck, which is * DOC FILE //* the PDSEGEN utility that can deal with PDSE second * DOC FILE //* generation multiple members (with the same name). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 24. Update to File 977 which is the URL's for YouTube * DOC FILE //* presentations on MVS topics by Moshix. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 25. Update to File 997 from Henri Kuiper and Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck, which is the ISPF GIT interface called ZIGI. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 26. Update to File 1000 from Dan Dirkse which is his * DOC FILE //* Edit Macro Mass Change Facility. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 27. Updates to File 1040, 1042, 1044, 1047, 1056, 1057, * DOC FILE //* and 1059 from Frank Clarke. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 28. Update to File 1049 which is a table of URLs to * DOC FILE //* YouTube brodcasts of "I am a Mainframer" podcasts. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 29. Update to File 1061 from Peter Sylvester, who * DOC FILE //* rescued the source code for the Simula computer * DOC FILE //* language. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 30. Update to File 1064 from Fran Wong, which contains * DOC FILE //* a package of programs to convert SMF data to JSON * DOC FILE //* on the mainframe. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 31. Addition of File 1066 from Peter Sylvester, which * DOC FILE //* contains extensions to the SNOBOL/SPITBOL languages * DOC FILE //* which are more convenient to use, than SPITBOL * DOC FILE //* (or SNOBOL4). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 32. Addition of File 1067 from Charles Mills Consulting * DOC FILE //* and contains a unique RACF certificate display * DOC FILE //* program that is extremely easy to use. * DOC FILE //* A description of this program is written in the * DOC FILE //* File 001 description of it. Although source is * DOC FILE //* included, all you need to run the program is some * DOC FILE //* JCL, in members VUERUN or VUERUNS in this file. * DOC FILE //* Or simply run it from ISPF with the command * DOC FILE //* [TSO] VUECERTS. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 33. Addition of File 1068 from Paul Lemons, which * DOC FILE //* contains novel ways to IPL z/OS. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 34. Addition of File 1069 which is File 939 from this * DOC FILE //* tape. File 939 was being downloaded repeatedly * DOC FILE //* by automation, and it had to be moved here, in * DOC FILE //* order to prevent the disturbance to the website. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 35. Addition of File 1070, which contains two programs * DOC FILE //* that are of use on MVS 3.8. (We support that too.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 36. Addition of File 1071 from Tim Lank, which is a * DOC FILE //* very simple (and long-running) way to give a * DOC FILE //* listing of all pds'es on the LPAR, and all member * DOC FILE //* names in all of these pds'es. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE//***SECTION V-509 SECTION * DOC FILE //* V-509 CHANGES FOR VERSION 509 JUL 07, 2025 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* A. We continue to thank the Linux Foundation, Open * DOC FILE //* Mainframe Project, which has given us access * DOC FILE //* to a z/OS development machine. A considerable * DOC FILE //* number of the Updates and Additions mentioned * DOC FILE //* here, were developed on that machine, by retired * DOC FILE //* systems programmers and by others. Thank you, * DOC FILE //* Open Mainframe Project of the Linux Foundation...!! * DOC FILE //* Special thanks to John Mertic and the other good * DOC FILE //* folks there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* B. Another of my email addresses is never used. * DOC FILE //* Please DO NOT SEND EMAIL to sbgolob@att.net. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* Please use sbgolob@cbttape.org to email me. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* C. My snail mail address is: * DOC FILE //* Sam Golob Phone Number: 845-731-9031 * DOC FILE //* P.O. Box 702 * DOC FILE //* Pomona, NY 10970 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* D. I must thank "Mr. Updater", my go-to guy, who has * DOC FILE //* helped us fix programs in countless situations. * DOC FILE //* THANK YOU, SIR...!!! Your help has always been * DOC FILE //* invaluable. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 1. Updates to Files 006 and 008 as usual. These are * DOC FILE //* files which have to do with creating the current * DOC FILE //* version of this collection. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 2. Updates to File 035 for the PDS package and for * DOC FILE //* TSUINFO (a nowel way to see who is on TSO). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 3. Updates to File 043 which allows a shop to easily * DOC FILE //* download CBT Tape files from the www.cbttape.org * DOC FILE //* website. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 4. Updates to File 134 (source) and 135 (load) to * DOC FILE //* bring REVIEW to level 51.6. Please note that * DOC FILE //* REVIEW now has the ability to expand XMIT files. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 5. Updates to File 147 (the Archiver) from Rob Prins, * DOC FILE //* who now maintains it. (Rick Fochtman passed away * DOC FILE //* a few years ago.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 6. Updates to File 182 from John Kalinich, to bring * DOC FILE //* the PDS package to level 8.6.25.2. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 7. Update to File 185 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 8. Update to File 247 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 9. Updates to Files 312, 313, and 314 from Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck. There are many useful tool packages in * DOC FILE //* these files. Amazing. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 10. Updates to File 415 from Rob Prins. This is his * DOC FILE //* RPF file editor and multi-utility, which works both * DOC FILE //* on z/OS and on MVS 3.8 (now at level TK5). RPF is * DOC FILE //* now at level 2.0.0. Up about 40 levels from * DOC FILE //* several years ago. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 11. Updates to File 417 from John Kalinich, Lionel Dyck * DOC FILE //* and several other people, to the RACF administration * DOC FILE //* tool, which is free, and very handy to have. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 12. Updates to File 423 (Jeff Broido's utilities and * DOC FILE //* outgrowths thereof). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 13. Updates to Files 433, 435, 1040, 1042, 1044, 1047, * DOC FILE //* 1056, 1057, and 1059 from Frank Clerke. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 14. Update to File 434 from Mark Zelden. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 15. Update to File 492 from Roland Schiradin, to bring * DOC FILE //* SHOWzOS to Level 8.03. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 16. Updates to File 566, which contains some of the * DOC FILE //* wonderful DUMP**** programs in the style of Sam * DOC FILE //* Bass, and additions for a few more control * DOC FILE //* blocks. This is a wonderful way to display the * DOC FILE //* actual contents of control blocks on your system. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 17. Update to File 612 from Albert Cheng, to the * DOC FILE //* SHOWPPT program. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 18. Update to File 614, to show the ASSEMBLY and * DOC FILE //* LINKEDIT for SHOWzOS 8.03. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 19. Update to File 669 from Willy Jensen, which is a * DOC FILE //* complete rewrite of programs concerning REXX * DOC FILE //* global variables, VSAM bulk access, OPComm, etc. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 20. Updates to File 731 from Sam Golob. This file * DOC FILE //* contains unique TSO-related programs that you will * DOC FILE //* probably not find anything similar, anywhere else. * DOC FILE //* Worth a look. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 21. Update to the load library on File 797. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 22. Update to File 826 to add the KILLTSU TSO command * DOC FILE //* that can get rid of any TSO address space, even * DOC FILE //* an address space that is "orphaned" from the CSCB. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 23. Small update to File 846. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 24. Update to File 874 to add a few HELP members. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 25. Update to File 890 from Peter Sylvester, which * DOC FILE //* contains the Simula compiler and library. SIMULA * DOC FILE //* was the first object-oriented computer language * DOC FILE //* ever invented (by some Norwegian geniuses). This * DOC FILE //* file is a preservation of this language for future * DOC FILE //* generations. See also File 1061 for source code, * DOC FILE //* which is also a new file. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 26. Updates to File 911 and 931, which contain * DOC FILE //* exercises taken from Gabriel Gargiulo's REXX * DOC FILE //* books, and which are machine-readable here. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 27. Update to File 977, which contains the actual URL's * DOC FILE //* in YouTube for Moshix's videos on mainframe topics. * DOC FILE //* If you want to see all of them, then start here. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 28. Update to File 994, which contains the LISTMOD * DOC FILE //* TSO command to be able to look at locations in * DOC FILE //* all load modules (even PDSE load modules) very * DOC FILE //* clearly. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 29. Updates to File 997 from Henri Kuiper and Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck (our "CBT Champions") which contains their * DOC FILE //* z/OS ISPF Git Interface (ZIGI) application. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 30. Update to File 1000 from Dan Dirkse, which contains * DOC FILE //* his edit macro mass change facility. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 31. Update to File 1003 from Peter Sylvester, which * DOC FILE //* contain programs that are old, but which work very * DOC FILE //* well. * DOC FILE //* CTFUW PDSCLR TAPESKIM CLOPS BTXCSCAN * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 32. Update to File 1016 which contains TSO programs * DOC FILE //* written by Steve Myers. Steve has a unique style * DOC FILE //* and genius in is programming that I haven't seen * DOC FILE //* anywhere else. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 33. Updates to File 1049 which contains URL's for the * DOC FILE //* "I am a Mainframer" podcasts. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 34. Addition of File 1060 which is a utility called * DOC FILE //* IODFINFO that is an ISPF utility that tells you * DOC FILE //* about some of your system details. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 35. Addition of File 1061 from Peter Sylvester, which * DOC FILE //* is an immense work of disassembling the Simula * DOC FILE //* Language compiler and library. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 36. Addition of File 1062 which is an old utility that * DOC FILE //* gives you enqueue information. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 37. Addition of File 1063 from Colin Paice and contains * DOC FILE //* a tool called zWireshark which uses Wireshark to * DOC FILE //* display z/OS packet trace detail. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 38. Addition of File 1064 from Fran Wong, which * DOC FILE //* contains a package of programs to convert SMF data * DOC FILE //* to JSON on the mainframe. * DOC FILE //* This library currently supports z/OS version 2.2, * DOC FILE //* 2.4 and 2.5 and CICS version 5.5 and 5.6. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 39. Addition of File 1065 from Ed Liss and contains * DOC FILE //* a package called Archiver Extensions, and which * DOC FILE //* is a functional addon to the Archiver Program * DOC FILE //* package from CBT File 147. Also needed for this * DOC FILE //* package, is the PL1/F library from CBT File 1058. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE//***SECTION V-508 SECTION * DOC FILE //* V-508 CHANGES FOR VERSION 508 DEC 19, 2024 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* A. We continue to thank the Linux Foundation, Open * DOC FILE //* Mainframe Project, which has given us access * DOC FILE //* to a z/OS development machine. A considerable * DOC FILE //* number of the Updates and Additions mentioned * DOC FILE //* here, were developed on that machine, by retired * DOC FILE //* systems programmers and by others. Thank you, * DOC FILE //* Open Mainframe Project of the Linux Foundation...!! * DOC FILE //* Special thanks to John Mertic and the other good * DOC FILE //* folks there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* B. Another of my email addresses is never used. * DOC FILE //* Please DO NOT SEND EMAIL to sbgolob@att.net. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* Please use sbgolob@cbttape.org to email me. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* C. My snail mail address is: * DOC FILE //* Sam Golob Phone Number: 845-731-9031 * DOC FILE //* P.O. Box 702 * DOC FILE //* Pomona, NY 10970 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* D. I must thank "Mr. Updater", my go-to guy, who has * DOC FILE //* helped us fix programs in countless situations. * DOC FILE //* THANK YOU, SIR...!!! Your help has always been * DOC FILE //* invaluable. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 1. Updates to Files 006 and 008 as usual. These are * DOC FILE //* files which have to do with creating the current * DOC FILE //* version of this collection. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 2. Update to File 019, to include a sample system * DOC FILE //* shutdown member called COMMSAMP that shuts down * DOC FILE //* a system automatically (and quickly) using the * DOC FILE //* File019 program called COMMAND. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 3. Update to File 028 to add a sequential copy program * DOC FILE //* called FTL which has similar JCL to SEQCOPY. Also * DOC FILE //* add members to help implement the tape backup * DOC FILE //* process. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 4. Update to File 035 to upgrade the PDS86 program * DOC FILE //* package to 8.6.24.4. There is now a new convention * DOC FILE //* that the last two numbers (24,4) are now the year * DOC FILE //* and the quarter of the year. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 5. Update to File 043 from Lionel Dyck, which is his * DOC FILE //* fantastic way to download the entire CBT Tape (file * DOC FILE //* by file) to your z/OS system. All you need is an * DOC FILE //* FTP connection from your z/OS system to the web * DOC FILE //* site: www.cbttape.org * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 6. Some updates to File 099 from Lionel Dyck. These * DOC FILE //* are REXX code snippets. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 7. Update to File 112 having to do with installation * DOC FILE //* of the VTOC TSO command. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 8. Update to File 118 which extends the notification * DOC FILE //* process when new SMP/E sysmods are delivered, to * DOC FILE //* an existing SMPPTS pds, as well as to a sequential * DOC FILE //* PTF file (such as which comes on a PTF PUT tape). * DOC FILE //* The original purpose of this file was to examine * DOC FILE //* a PUT tape before SMP gets to look at it, so you * DOC FILE //* don't mount the wrong tape. Now we extend the * DOC FILE //* same process to an SMP/E pds, such as SMPPTS. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 9. Update to File 134 from Greg Price, to improve the * DOC FILE //* REVIEW command and its associated tools, to version * DOC FILE //* 51.4. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 10. Update to File 135 to upgrade both the PDS program * DOC FILE //* package (to level 8.6.24.4) and the REVIEW command * DOC FILE //* programs to version 51.4. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 11. Update to File 147 from Rob Prins, who is the * DOC FILE //* current owner of Rick Focktman's ARCHIVER program. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 12. Extensive updates to File 182 from John Kalinich, * DOC FILE //* to bring the fantastic PDS command package to * DOC FILE //* Level 8.6.24.4. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 13. Update to File 183 which is Gilbert Saint-flour's * DOC FILE //* collection of utilities. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 14. Update to File 247 which normally contains many * DOC FILE //* SYS1.BRODCAST maintenance programs, but this update * DOC FILE //* is for the MYIDP program which is there as well. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 15. Updates to some of the programs in File 270. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 16. Update to File 300 to fix CDSCB so it will run in * DOC FILE //* batch. You could run CDSCB against a list of * DOC FILE //* datasets by running it as a CLIST, but there was * DOC FILE //* a check in the code that stopped it from running * DOC FILE //* as a job under TSO-in-batch. Good for changing * DOC FILE //* many or all DSCB's on a volume, in onc shot. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 17. Update to File 311 (member VSMAP) from Dennis Smith. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 18. Several updates to Files 312 and 314 from Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck. * DOC FILE //* Changes for File 312: CKAMNT OMVSCMD OMVSMAN * DOC FILE //* Changes for File 314: WHOSON ZFSTOOLS * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 19. Updates to File 316 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 20. Small update to File 369. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 21. File 401 now contains some updates to the SPITBOL * DOC FILE //* documentation. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 22. Update to File 415 from Rob Prins, to bring the * DOC FILE //* level of his magnificent RPF file-handling package * DOC FILE //* to Version 1.99. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 23. Update to File 417 from Lionel Dyck and others, * DOC FILE //* to bring their RACF administration tool to * DOC FILE //* Version V38R9 (389 iterative improvements from the * DOC FILE //* original version of Nico Rizzuto). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 24. Update to File 433 from Frank Clarke, which is a * DOC FILE //* very large collection of useful REXX execs. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 25. Update to File 434 from Mark Zelden, to improve * DOC FILE //* HIS enormously valuable collection of REXX execs. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 26. Update to File 435 from Frank Clarke, which is * DOC FILE //* another large collection of useful REXX execs. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 27. Update to File 492 from Lionel Dyck, to add his * DOC FILE //* REXX exec which breaks up the SHOWzOS output into * DOC FILE //* many separate categories, so that you can look at * DOC FILE //* each display separately. The exec is called SHOWZ. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 28. Update to File 604 which is the SIT SNOBOL4 [*] * DOC FILE //* load module version 3.5. (This is source code.) * DOC FILE //* It has been updated since the former version was * DOC FILE //* broken. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 29. Update to File 612 from Albert Cheng, to improve * DOC FILE //* or fix several utilities in his fine collection. * DOC FILE //* Member changes: DELINUSE DELINUSJ DSPACE DUDASD * DOC FILE //* DELINUS$ DUDASD$ IXVTOC JDELINUS JDSPACE * DOC FILE //* JSLOPRNT LOAD OSVTOC SLOPRNT * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 30. Almost a complete rewrite of File 669 from Willy * DOC FILE //* Jensen, which is a large aid in REXX coding, and * DOC FILE //* analysis in REXX development. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 31. Update to File 731 from Sam Golob, which is his * DOC FILE //* unique collection of TSO commands that you are * DOC FILE //* not likely to find (equivalents of most of them) * DOC FILE //* anywhere else. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 32. Update to File 797, which contains an assortment * DOC FILE //* of TSO commands that you are not likely to find * DOC FILE //* anywhere else. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 33. Update to File 874, which is a collection of HELP * DOC FILE //* members (many are similar to IBM help members) * DOC FILE //* that will get a person started in using programs * DOC FILE //* from the CBT Tape. If you look at the particular * DOC FILE //* help members, you may decide that the associated * DOC FILE //* program (whose file number is in the ISPF stats) * DOC FILE //* might be a good candidate for you to install. * DOC FILE //* This list of help members is by no means complete, * DOC FILE //* but there are close to 100 of them, and they will * DOC FILE //* help to get you started installing what you need. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 34. A large update to File 967 from Tom Conley, which * DOC FILE //* is a big collection of ISPF usermods, known as * DOC FILE //* CUCI (CBT Usermod Collection for ISPF). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 35. Update to File 969 from Lionel Dyck, which is an * DOC FILE //* advanced package to handle PDSE version 2 datasets * DOC FILE //* which have member generations. For a while, this * DOC FILE //* package was much better than what IBM had, to be * DOC FILE //* able to handle, and copy, PDSE version 2 member * DOC FILE //* generations. If that is what you deal with, this * DOC FILE //* package is a must. Known as PDSEGEN. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 36. Update to File 989 from Willy Jensen. This is a * DOC FILE //* package called FINDMEM, and in this tape version, * DOC FILE //* we have a large rewrite of it. This package will * DOC FILE //* input a PDS member name, and IT WILL LIST FOR YOU, * DOC FILE //* ALL THE PDS'es ON THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, WHICH CONTAIN * DOC FILE //* A MEMBER OF THAT NAME. This is a rare, hard-to-find * DOC FILE //* package, and it is free. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 37. Update to File 997 from Henri Kuiper and Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck, and contains the Zigi package, which is an * DOC FILE //* easy ISPF interface to Git. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* ZIGI is the open source z/OS ISPF Git Interface * DOC FILE //* application that enables the traditional ISPF user * DOC FILE //* to utilize many of the facilities of Git without * DOC FILE //* having to "fully" learn Git while avoiding the need * DOC FILE //* to use the OMVS environment. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 38. Update to File 1040 from Frank Clarke which * DOC FILE //* contains his REXX execs which are designed to help * DOC FILE //* handle PL/I compile and source listings. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 39. Update to File 1042 from Frank Clarke which has * DOC FILE //* his REXX routine called DEIMBED, that creates and * DOC FILE //* deletes temporary files of all kinds, needed in * DOC FILE //* other REXX outines. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 40. Update to File 1044 from Frank Clarke, which has * DOC FILE //* his CBTSCAN package, that tells you which member * DOC FILE //* names are contained in which CBT Tape files. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 41. Update to File 1047 from Frank Clarke, which has * DOC FILE //* several REXX execs, having to do with the Catalog * DOC FILE //* Interface, looking up pds members (where they are) * DOC FILE //* and dealing with several other useful things. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 42. Addition of File 1049 from Sam Golob, which lists * DOC FILE //* the (YouTube) URL's of the Linux Foundation's * DOC FILE //* "I Am A Mainframer" podcasts. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 43. Update to File 1056 from Frank Clarke, which has * DOC FILE //* a special REXX exec called RUNDATA, used by other * DOC FILE //* REXX execs. RUNDATA provides a means of customizing * DOC FILE //* all your REXX execs for a particular z/OS * DOC FILE //* installation or instance, WITHOUT ANY INTERNAL * DOC FILE //* CHANGES TO THE REXX EXEC AT ALL (other than the * DOC FILE //* one-time mod to make your EXEC RUNDATA-aware, of * DOC FILE //* course). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 44. Addition of FIle 1057 from Frank Clarke, which * DOC FILE //* presents a series of REXX execs entitled * DOC FILE //* SHOWMEM, a suite of REXX routines that will be * DOC FILE //* especially useful in any Configuration Management * DOC FILE //* environment, but which may also be used by anyone * DOC FILE //* who regularly performs a code maintenance function. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 45. Addition of File 1058, which is a version of the * DOC FILE //* PL/1-F execution library, that is needed to install * DOC FILE //* Ed Liss' Archiver Extensions from File 147. There * DOC FILE //* already was a version of the PL/1-F execution * DOC FILE //* library on the CBT Overflow Tape, File 092, but * DOC FILE //* this one appears to be larger, and it was the one * DOC FILE //* that Ed Liss used, so it is being presented in its * DOC FILE //* entirety. (I don't want people to be missing * DOC FILE //* anything.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE//***SECTION V-507 SECTION * DOC FILE //* V-507 CHANGES FOR VERSION 507 AUG 07, 2024 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* A. We continue to thank the Linux Foundation, Open * DOC FILE //* Mainframe Project, which has given us access * DOC FILE //* to a z/OS development machine. A considerable * DOC FILE //* number of the Updates and Additions mentioned * DOC FILE //* here, were developed on that machine, by retired * DOC FILE //* systems programmers and by others. Thank you, * DOC FILE //* Open Mainframe Project of the Linux Foundation...!! * DOC FILE //* Special thanks to John Mertic and the other good * DOC FILE //* folks there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* B. Another of my email addresses is never used. * DOC FILE //* Please DO NOT SEND EMAIL to sbgolob@att.net. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* Please use sbgolob@cbttape.org to email me. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* C. My snail mail address is: * DOC FILE //* Sam Golob Phone Number: 845-731-9031 * DOC FILE //* P.O. Box 702 * DOC FILE //* Pomona, NY 10970 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 1. File 006 (which contains tools to maintain this * DOC FILE //* documentation file) and File 008 (which contains * DOC FILE //* jobs to create the new version of the CBT Tape), * DOC FILE //* have been updated accordingly. So has File 008 * DOC FILE //* been updated. See the Updates page for the latest. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 2. Updates to File 014 from Sam Golob, to contain his * DOC FILE //* tutorial articles on the PDS command (File 182), * DOC FILE //* and his articles explaining the origins and details * DOC FILE //* of SMP/E (and SMP4), which IBM does not bother to * DOC FILE //* teach people. IBM doesn't tell you what it did * DOC FILE //* in the past. BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT, IN ORDER * DOC FILE //* TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW. There's * DOC FILE //* other good stuff here too. Have a look.! * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 3. Update to File 020 which is very old. The APFLIST * DOC FILE //* program there, will probably only be useful for * DOC FILE //* MVS systems that don't have dynamic APF tables. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 4. Update to File 029 to explain that the procedure * DOC FILE //* described there (to enlarge the VTOC dynamically) * DOC FILE //* is probably obsolete, because ICKDSF can certainly * DOC FILE //* do that job much more easily nowadays. However, * DOC FILE //* the procedure probably still works. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 5. Update to the load library (File 035) to either * DOC FILE //* add or update the following programs: * DOC FILE //* CKIEBGEN, LISTHEAD, LISTMOD, LISTMODD, MAPTAPE, * DOC FILE //* PDS, PDS38, PDS86, PDS86I, PDS8638, SS0104, * DOC FILE //* ULUONLN. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 6. Update to File 043 from Lionel Dyck, to enhance * DOC FILE //* his magnificent program to download the entire * DOC FILE //* CBT Tape, or part of it, directly from our website * DOC FILE //* (www.cbttape.org) to your z/OS system. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 7. Update to File 059 which is a bunch of ingredients * DOC FILE //* to display a dialog telling you details of the last * DOC FILE //* IPL. I think most of it is from (the late) Ken * DOC FILE //* Tomiak. It's quite nice. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 8. Update to File 120 from Sam Golob to add two new * DOC FILE //* articles. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 9. Update to File 134 from Greg Price to bring REVIEW * DOC FILE //* (his marvelous file handling program) to level 51.3. * DOC FILE //* Added (among other things) is that if you REVIEW * DOC FILE //* an XMIT file, you can expand it into its members. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 10. Update to File 135 to add REVIEW 51.3 and PDS * DOC FILE //* 8.6.24.0, among other updates. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 11. Update to File 182 to bring the PDS program package * DOC FILE //* to level 8.6.24.0. * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.24.0 JUNE 30, 2024 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 12. Update to File 185, to add a few programs to the * DOC FILE //* list of authorized TSO commands, and to reassemble * DOC FILE //* the lists. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 13. Update to File 229, to make some necessary cosmetic * DOC FILE //* changes and to fix the CKIEBGEN sequential copying * DOC FILE //* program further. When using CKIEBGEN to copy * DOC FILE //* sequential files, you have more control than with * DOC FILE //* IEBGENER. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 14. Made some necessary changes to File 247, added the * DOC FILE //* LSTB program, and made BCMDEL an alias of BCMDEL2, * DOC FILE //* which should be the proper program to delete user * DOC FILE //* broadcast messages. The old BCMDEL program was a * DOC FILE //* kludge, which did the job, but not properly. Also * DOC FILE //* added the new CNOP and NOCNOP options to CPSCB. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 15. Update to File 264 from Joe Reichman to add the * DOC FILE //* LSED macro from Richard Harper, which describes * DOC FILE //* the linkage stack. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 16. Update to File 266 from Sam Golob to fix the old * DOC FILE //* Florida Power Tape Mapping program (SS0104) and * DOC FILE //* the corresponding Tape Copying program (SS0278). * DOC FILE //* These programs were inadvertently limited in the * DOC FILE //* size of tapes they could map/copy by an extra SPM * DOC FILE //* instruction which should have been left out. * DOC FILE //* An article about the subject was added to this file. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 17. Updates to File 300 from various sources. These * DOC FILE //* are quite significant. AUCMD, AUPGM, CBUF, CPSCB, * DOC FILE //* COUNT, DPSCB, LISTMOD, SHOWSPC. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 18. Updates to File 312 from Lionel Dyck, to the * DOC FILE //* following packages: CMT, DOTSO, DSFSADM, EDITMAC, * DOC FILE //* FIXKEYS, FTPB, GETIPLDT, OMVSCMD. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 19. Updates to File 313 from Lionel Dyck, to the * DOC FILE //* following packages: SDSFEXT, SDSFXDD. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 20. Updates to File 314 from Lionel Dyck, to the * DOC FILE //* following packages: WHOSON, ZFSTOOLS, ZSYNC. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 21. Update to File 321 which is the COBANAL program, * DOC FILE //* from Roland Schiradin. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 22. Update to File 404 (TSSO) to make a cosmetic * DOC FILE //* change. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 23. Update to File 406 to fix a problem in the CQ (CQX) * DOC FILE //* TSO command, that cancels jobs by jobname. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 24. Update to File 415 from Rob Prins, to get the RPF * DOC FILE //* version level to 1.9.7. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 25. Update to File 417 from Lionel Dyck and others, * DOC FILE //* to raise the level of the RACF Administration Tool * DOC FILE //* to V37R5. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 26. Updates to File 423 from various sources, to fix * DOC FILE //* the "copyright notices" and to fix the LISTHEAD and * DOC FILE //* LISTMOD programs. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 27. Massive updates to File 433 from Frank Clarke. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 28. Massive updates to File 435 from Frank Clarke. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 29. Update to File 480 with fixes to CKIEBGEN. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 30. Update to File 481 with fixes to the CKIEBGEN load * DOC FILE //* module. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 31. Fixes to File 488 from Jim Iannone. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 32. Update to File 492 from Roland Schiradin with * DOC FILE //* SHOWZOS version 8.03. Addition of REXX exec from * DOC FILE //* Lionel Dyck, called SHOWZ, which breaks the huge * DOC FILE //* output from SHOWZOS into pieces under ISPF, so * DOC FILE //* that each piece can be viewed separately. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 33. Update to File 535 from Deru Sudibyo. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 34. Update to File 614 to add load module library for * DOC FILE //* SHOWZOS 8.03 and its assembly JCL. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 35. Update to File 617 from Pedro Berrios, which is a * DOC FILE //* REXX exec that reports on SMF Type 30 records. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 36. Update to File 648 from Ben Marino, which is his * DOC FILE //* sophisticated Resource Monitoring Subsystem called * DOC FILE //* ZRMS. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 37. Update to File 669 from Willy Jensen, which is a * DOC FILE //* large rewrite and replacement of his REXX exec * DOC FILE //* function collection and general collection of tools * DOC FILE //* concerning REXX. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 38. Update to File 731, which is a collection of mostly * DOC FILE //* TSO commands, many of which you can probably find * DOC FILE //* nowhere else. (Not even close.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 39. Small update to File 797, which contains a way to * DOC FILE //* have a TSO user get the advantages of their own * DOC FILE //* LOGON PROC, without the installation giving one. * DOC FILE //* (Hint. You need access to an APF-authorized load * DOC FILE //* library, but there are tools in this collection * DOC FILE //* which don't have to be APF-authorized.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 40. Small update to File 826, which contains the CNCLPG * DOC FILE //* program in various versions. (Make a program * DOC FILE //* cancelable, non-cancelable, non-swappable, etc.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 41. Update to File 836 to add the LISTAPF and GETOSLVL * DOC FILE //* programs. GETOSLVL can be run in a batch job * DOC FILE //* stream, to give a return code that is unique for * DOC FILE //* the system level, so subsequent job steps can * DOC FILE //* examine the return code and only run if the given * DOC FILE //* system level is there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 42. Update to File 846, which contains programs that * DOC FILE //* deal with Track 0 of a disk pack. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 43. Update to File 873, which contains programs that * DOC FILE //* do UCB lookups, getting the real UCB (not a copy) * DOC FILE //* without being APF-authorized. This is done by * DOC FILE //* directly accessing the UCB Lookup Table (ULUT), * DOC FILE //* which is a technique "discovered" by the late * DOC FILE //* (and great) Gilbert Saint-flour. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 44. Update to File 874, which is a TSO HELP pds that * DOC FILE //* contains (SYS1.)HELP files for many of the CBT * DOC FILE //* Tape tools (not all of them). By looking through * DOC FILE //* this file, you can decide if you would like to * DOC FILE //* install one or many, of the tools. (They are very * DOC FILE //* handy.) This file also tells you (in the ISPF * DOC FILE //* statistics) which CBT Tape file the program will * DOC FILE //* be found in. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 45. Update to File 939 from Ze'ev Atlas, which is now * DOC FILE //* at Version 10.44 of PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular * DOC FILE //* Expressions) for z/OS (ported to z/OS). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 46. Update to File 956 by Paul Lemons and Fred Camp, * DOC FILE //* to modify one of Steve Myers' programs, called * DOC FILE //* SCAN118, to fit their needs. Please see member * DOC FILE //* $$NOTE01 for more information. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 47. Update to File 961 from Yves Colliard, which * DOC FILE //* contains a collection fo ISPF commands that can * DOC FILE //* be added to your session. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 48. Update to File 967 from Tom Conley, which is the * DOC FILE //* comprehensive "CBT Usermod Collection for ISPF", * DOC FILE //* known as "CUCI". * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 49. Update to File 969 from Lionel Dyck, which is his * DOC FILE //* PDSEGEN utility to handle PDSE Version 2 member * DOC FILE //* generations, better than IBM did (at least * DOC FILE //* initially). This is a comprehensive package for * DOC FILE //* handling PDSE Version 2 member generations. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 50. Update to File 977 which is the list of YouTube * DOC FILE //* video URL's about MVS topics, created by Moshix. * DOC FILE //* (This stuff is REALLY interesting.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 51. Update to File 989 from Willy Jensen, which is a * DOC FILE //* package to find every library containing a given * DOC FILE //* pds member, in the entire system with all the disks * DOC FILE //* that are online. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 52. Update to File 994 from "Mr.Updater" to fix the * DOC FILE //* powerful load module display programs LISTMOD and * DOC FILE //* LISTMODD, together with the LISTHEAD program, so * DOC FILE //* that they can optionally do a "directed load" from * DOC FILE //* the TASKLIB DD name, if that DD name is allocated * DOC FILE //* to a load library. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 53. Update to File 997 from Henri Kuiper and Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck, which is their ISPF interface to GIT, that * DOC FILE //* is called ZIGI. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 54. Update to File 1016 which was originally from * DOC FILE //* Steve Myers. There are a bunch of nice programs * DOC FILE //* here. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 55. Update to File 1023 which is a REXX cross-reference * DOC FILE //* report from Richard Humphris. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 56. Update to File 1031 from "Mr.Updater", which * DOC FILE //* addresses and fixes a problem of the wrong packed * DOC FILE //* decimal numbers in ISPF statistics--ending with a * DOC FILE //* "C" instead of ending with an "F". For example, * DOC FILE //* a date expressed as 0124097C instead of being * DOC FILE //* expressed as 0124097F. This package fixes the * DOC FILE //* problem completely, as well as detecting it. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 57. Update to File 1035 from Hobart Spitz, which is * DOC FILE //* a version of PIPES for z/OS, written in REXX. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 58. Update to File 1040 from Frank Clarke, which is * DOC FILE //* a large collection of REXX execs with emphasis on * DOC FILE //* improving PL/I reports, source elements, and * DOC FILE //* compiler listings. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 59. Update to File 1042 from Frank Clarke, which is * DOC FILE //* a generally useful REXX exec called DEIMBED. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 60. Update to File 1044 from Frank Clarke, which * DOC FILE //* consists of one primary routine, CBTXREF, that * DOC FILE //* displays the member names on the CBT Tape files, * DOC FILE //* and the file numbers that contain those member * DOC FILE //* names. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 61. Update to File 1047 from Frank Clarke, which * DOC FILE //* provides two REXX EXECs, FINDLIBS and SHOWLIBS, * DOC FILE //* useful for inventtorying libraries (by type) * DOC FILE //* across the entire installation. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 62. Addition of File 1048 which was sent in by David * DOC FILE //* Cartwright and contains an enormous amount of * DOC FILE //* material that is known by the name of Monsanto * DOC FILE //* Mods, from Monsanto in Brussels, Belgium. Most * DOC FILE //* of this material is from the early to mid 1970's, * DOC FILE //* but there is a lot to explore here, and it may be * DOC FILE //* especially useful to those people who are running * DOC FILE //* MVS 3.8 under Hercules. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 63. Addition of File 1050, which is the version of * DOC FILE //* Waterloo Assembler G, that came from Jay Moseley's * DOC FILE //* website, and which was fixed quite extensively * DOC FILE //* by Dan Skomsky. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 64. Addition of File 1051 from Ben Marino, and contains * DOC FILE //* his Dynamic SMF Exits Altering Facility called * DOC FILE //* zEMF. This is a marvelous package. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 65. Addition of File 1052 from Sam Golob, and this * DOC FILE //* package of programs takes advantage of the fact * DOC FILE //* that Gilbert Saint-flour's method of looking up * DOC FILE //* UCB's, gets the REAL UCB and not a copy. So you * DOC FILE //* can zap the UCB of a disk pack, and change it to * DOC FILE //* STORAGE, PUBLIC, or PRIVATE. No need to execute * DOC FILE //* a MOUNT command on the console. These are TSO * DOC FILE //* commands. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 66. Addition of File 1053 which contains a collection * DOC FILE //* of programs from Alain Barthelemy, tranlated from * DOC FILE //* French. Very useful. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 67. Addition of File 1054 from Paul Lemons, Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck, and John Kalinich. These programs help you * DOC FILE //* tell if a TSO user is using a password or a pass * DOC FILE //* phrase. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 68. Addition of File 1055 from Joseph Reichman, which * DOC FILE //* is an enormous improvement to File 192 from (the * DOC FILE //* late) Mitchell Marx. This program, which operates * DOC FILE //* as an ESTAEX exit, will help determine the real * DOC FILE //* origin of an abend, even if it occurred in a * DOC FILE //* different address space than the original program * DOC FILE //* ran in. It also accounts for 64-bit addressing * DOC FILE //* and a bunch of other new stuff. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 69. Addition of File 1056 from Frank Clarke, to * DOC FILE //* introduce a REXX exec called RUNDATA, that * DOC FILE //* externalizes the customization of REXX execs * DOC FILE //* for a particular installation or instance, * DOC FILE //* WITHOUT ANY CHANGES TO THE REXX EXEC AT ALL * DOC FILE //* (other than the one-time mod to make your EXEC * DOC FILE //* RUNDATA-aware, of course). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE//***SECTION V-506 SECTION * DOC FILE //* V-506 CHANGES FOR VERSION 506 DEC 05, 2023 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* A. We continue to thank the Linux Foundation, Open * DOC FILE //* Mainframe Project, which has given us access * DOC FILE //* to a z/OS development machine. A considerable * DOC FILE //* number of the Updates and Additions mentioned * DOC FILE //* here, were developed on that machine, by retired * DOC FILE //* systems programmers and by others. Thank you, * DOC FILE //* Open Mainframe Project of the Linux Foundation...!! * DOC FILE //* Special thanks to John Mertic and the other good * DOC FILE //* folks there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* B. Another of my email addresses is never used. * DOC FILE //* Please DO NOT SEND EMAIL to sbgolob@att.net. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* Please use sbgolob@cbttape.org to email me. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 1. File 006 (which contains tools to maintain this * DOC FILE //* documentation file) and File 008 (which contains * DOC FILE //* jobs to create the new version of the CBT Tape), * DOC FILE //* have been updated accordingly. So has File 008 * DOC FILE //* been updated. See the Updates page for the latest. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 2. File 035 has been updated, with some programs. * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.20.0 AUGUST 17, 2023 * DOC FILE //* Programs updated: LOOK, PDS86 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 3. Update to File 043, from Lionel Dyck, to improve * DOC FILE //* the CBT download and viewing package. With this * DOC FILE //* package, you can automatically download all, or * DOC FILE //* part of, the entire CBT Tape to your z/OS system * DOC FILE //* for immediate viewing and use. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 4. Update to File 098, with fixes from Lionel Dyck. * DOC FILE //* This package is an enhancement for XMIT-RECIEVE. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 5. Addition of File 099 which contains nice REXX * DOC FILE //* code snippets for people to copy and use. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 6. Update to File 120 to add a new article from Sam * DOC FILE //* Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 7. Update to File 127 to fix a problem with the * DOC FILE //* TSCALL program. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 8. Update to File 135 to add new ISO date load modules * DOC FILE //* for PDS86 to this file. * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.20.0 AUGUST 17, 2023 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 9. Update to File 147 from Rob Prins, who is the new * DOC FILE //* maintainer of the ARCHIVER program package (orig- * DOC FILE //* inally from Rick Fochtman). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 10. Update to File 182 from John Kalinich. This is * DOC FILE //* for the PDS86 program package (source code). * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.20.0 AUGUST 17, 2023 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 11. Update to File 185 to enhance the SHOWTPVT command * DOC FILE //* and to reassemble the TSO auth tables. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 12. Update to File 207 from Ed Liss and Rob Prins. * DOC FILE //* This is the old FSE (Full Screen Editor) for TSO, * DOC FILE //* modified to use the extra rows on mod 3 and mod 4 * DOC FILE //* TSO terminals. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 13. Update to File 264 from Sam Golob, to use a custom * DOC FILE //* CBMACS so that IBM macros can be formatted better, * DOC FILE //* by the LOOK program. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 14. Retain File 290 as the source for the GPSAM package. * DOC FILE //* (The file had been duplicated.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 15. Update to File 293 to program CKIEBGEN. Fix to * DOC FILE //* remove unprintable X'20' characters from the * DOC FILE //* report, because of improper use of the ED * DOC FILE //* instruction. (Suggested by Bill Godfrey.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 16. Update to File 312 from Lionel Dyck, to do the * DOC FILE //* following: Add DSFSADM, Update FASTPATH, OMVSCMD. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 17. Update to File 313 from Lionel Dyck, to do the * DOC FILE //* following: Update SAVELAB, TRYIT. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 18. Update to File 314 from Lionel Dyck, to do the * DOC FILE //* following: Update WHOSON, ZFSTOOLS, ZTSOHELP. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 19. Update to file 415 from Rob Prins, to bring RPF * DOC FILE //* to level 1.9.6. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 20. Update to File 417 from Lionel Dyck, Bruce Koss, * DOC FILE //* and others, to bring this magnificent RACF * DOC FILE //* administration tool to level 36.7. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 21. Update to File 433 from Frank Clarke, which is a * DOC FILE //* major revision of his REXX execs. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 22. Update to File 434 from Mark Zelden, to enhance * DOC FILE //* IPLINFO even more. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 23. Update to File 479 from Lionel Dyck, to fix a * DOC FILE //* problem in the BCEDIT REXX exec (which updates * DOC FILE //* SYS1.BRODCAST notices). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 24. Update to File 488 from Jim Iannone, which is a * DOC FILE //* large revision of his utilities file. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 25. Update to File 542 from Andreas Freybier. SPACE * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 26. Update to File 566 (Sam Bass' file) from Sam Golob, * DOC FILE //* to add a few DUMPxxxx programs to dump the contents * DOC FILE //* of a few more control blocks. DUMPPSCB, DUMPTSB. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 27. Update to File 570 from Frank Clarke, to add a * DOC FILE //* member called TRACING. (This is a file with several * DOC FILE //* pieces of REXX advice and snippets of code). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 28. Update to File 648 from Ben Marino, which contains * DOC FILE //* ZRMS, his Resource Monitor Subsystem. This is a * DOC FILE //* sophisticated and valuable software tool. Please * DOC FILE //* see member @FILE648 for valuable instruction on how * DOC FILE //* to use the tool. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 29. Update to File 669 from Willy Jensen, which is an * DOC FILE //* extensive rework of his package concerning REXX * DOC FILE //* Global Variables, VSAM bulk access, OpComm etc. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 30. Update to File 731 from Sam Golob, which contains * DOC FILE //* many TSO-related programs, the likes of which can * DOC FILE //* be found nowhere else. Updated members include: * DOC FILE //* SHOWTSB, SHOWTSVT, SYSLV, TSUINFO. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 31. Update to File 797, to modify or add members to * DOC FILE //* the load library. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 32. Update to File 826, to modify or add members to * DOC FILE //* the load library. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 33. Update to File 846, to fix access in the JCL to * DOC FILE //* Track 0 of a disk pack, when there is no additional * DOC FILE //* space on the volume. The DD name whose extents * DOC FILE //* should be changed to Track 0 (for one track) must * DOC FILE //* be specified as (TRK,0) instead of (TRK,1). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 34. Update to File 890 from Peter Sylvester, to revise * DOC FILE //* some addresses to get information about the SIMULA * DOC FILE //* compiler and libraary, which is included in this * DOC FILE //* file. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 35. Update to File 926 from Jim Iannone, to correct * DOC FILE //* Phil Polchinski's AMORT COBOL program, so it will * DOC FILE //* compile cleanly on all recent COBOL compilers * DOC FILE //* through 6.4. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 36. Update to File 953 from John Gateley, to update * DOC FILE //* or add several of his programs, and to update his * DOC FILE //* very valuable macro library. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 37. Update to File 967 from Tom Conley, which is a very * DOC FILE //* extensive revision of (the collectively revised) * DOC FILE //* CBT Usermod Collection for ISPF (CUCI). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 38. Update to File 969 from Lionel Dyck, which is his * DOC FILE //* unequalled PDSEGEN (PDSE Version 2 member generation * DOC FILE //* handler). Nice job, Lionel. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 39. Update to File 977, which is a list of URL's to * DOC FILE //* the Moshix (Moshe Bar's) videos on YouTube, * DOC FILE //* concerning MVS 3.8, VM, and other related * DOC FILE //* products. These are very valuable tutorials, * DOC FILE //* and there are a lot of them. * DOC FILE //* https://www.youtube.com/user/moshe5760/videos * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 40. Update to File 997 which is from Henri Kuiper and * DOC FILE //* Lionel Dyck, and which contains their z/OS ISPF * DOC FILE //* interface to GIT called ZIGI. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 41. Update to File 1003 which contains some handy * DOC FILE //* utilities from Peter Sylvester. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 42. Update to File 1008 from Kevin Ferguson, which * DOC FILE //* contains a modification to the ISPPREP facility. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 43. Update to File 1027 from Paul Lemons, and contains * DOC FILE //* a package to look at any JES2 output, and redirect * DOC FILE //* it to an email. * DOC FILE //* Please read the various "README*" members to see * DOC FILE //* how this is done, so you can set it up for yourself. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 44. Update to File 1040 from Frank Clarke, to improve * DOC FILE //* his analysis of PL/1 program listings. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 45. Update to File 1042 from Frank Clarke, which is a * DOC FILE //* rework of his DEIMBED REXX exec. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 46. Addition of File 1043 from Edgar Hofmann, which * DOC FILE //* contains a REXX Preprocessor, that is integrated * DOC FILE //* seamlessly into the TSO environment. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 47. Addition of File 1044 from Frank Clarke, and * DOC FILE //* consists of one primary routine, CBTXREF, that * DOC FILE //* displays the CBTSCAN table (included here as * DOC FILE //* member CBTSCAN) plus several subsidiary routines * DOC FILE //* that are useful for successful installation or * DOC FILE //* are needed by other software. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 48. Addition of File 1045 from Sergey Kenunen, which * DOC FILE //* contains an assembler macro to convert dates. * DOC FILE //* Please see member $$NOTE01 for more details. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 49. Addition of File 1046 from Kevin Ferguson, and * DOC FILE //* contains a tool to convert ISPF panels into * DOC FILE //* "prepped" form, which has some improvements over * DOC FILE //* IBM's way of doing things. Please see the member * DOC FILE //* called $$INFO for more details. Also please see * DOC FILE //* the member called $$INSTAL. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 50. Addition of File 1047 from Frank Clarke, which * DOC FILE //* provides two REXX EXECs, FINDLIBS and SHOWLIBS, * DOC FILE //* useful for inventorying libraries (by type) * DOC FILE //* across the entire installation. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE//***SECTION V-505 SECTION * DOC FILE //* V-505 CHANGES FOR VERSION 505 APR 24, 2023 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* A We continue to thank the Linux Foundation, Open * DOC FILE //* Mainframe Project, which has given us access * DOC FILE //* to a z/OS development machine. A considerable * DOC FILE //* number of the Updates and Additions mentioned * DOC FILE //* here, were developed on that machine, by retired * DOC FILE //* systems programmers and by others. Thank you, * DOC FILE //* Open Mainframe Project of the Linux Foundation...!! * DOC FILE //* Special thanks to John Mertic and the other good * DOC FILE //* folks there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* B Another of my email addresses is never used. * DOC FILE //* Please do not send email to sbgolob@att.net. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* Please use sbgolob@cbttape.org to email me. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 1 File 006 (which contains tools to maintain this * DOC FILE //* documentation file) and File 008 (which contains * DOC FILE //* jobs to create the new version of the CBT Tape), * DOC FILE //* have been updated accordingly. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 2 File 035 has been updated, with many programs. * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.19.4 MARCH 23, 2023 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 3 Update to File 036, written by the late Robert * DOC FILE //* Weinstein, to correct an abend designation. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 4. Updates to File 043 from Lionel Dyck, to improve * DOC FILE //* his magnificent package which downloads the entire * DOC FILE //* CBT Tape collection, or part of it, to your MVS * DOC FILE //* (z/OS) mainframe system. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 5. Update to File 068, which is the TSTVS console * DOC FILE //* editor and dataset utility, from Rob Prins. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 6. Fix to File 112 from John Gateley, if a Format 8 * DOC FILE //* DSCB is present. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 7. Updates to File 120 from Sam Golob, to fix many * DOC FILE //* articles, correcting his contact address and to * DOC FILE //* adjust many articles for current system updates. * DOC FILE //* General overhaul of this file (much needed). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 8. Updates to File 134 from Greg Price, mostly to the * DOC FILE //* REVIEW program. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 9. Update to File 135 from Greg Price, to bring the * DOC FILE //* REVIEW modules to level 50.4 and to bring PDS * DOC FILE //* to: PDS -- VERSION 8.6.19.4 MARCH 23, 2023 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 10. Update to File 171 to update Richard Rice's email * DOC FILE //* address. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 11. Update to File 182 from John Kalinich with many * DOC FILE //* changes: PDS -- VERSION 8.6.19.4 MARCH 23, 2023 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 12. Update to File 185 to upgrade the load library. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 13. Update to File 247 to fix the BCMNNOTC program * DOC FILE //* that changes the number of notices formatted in * DOC FILE //* SYS1.BRODCAST by the SYNC commnad, to be more * DOC FILE //* "correct" in finding the place to change. (It * DOC FILE //* worked before, but it operates more "correctly" * DOC FILE //* now.) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 14. Update to File 257 which contains "linkage editor * DOC FILE //* zaps" to allow object deck blocking to 32720, to * DOC FILE //* add some explanatory notes. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 15. Update to File 264 to reassemble the LOOK program, * DOC FILE //* and change a few SHOWMACS entries. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 16. Minor update to File 266 (SS0104 tape mapping * DOC FILE //* program). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 17. Update to File 293 (CKIEBGEN program) to correct * DOC FILE //* an email address. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 18. Minor update to File 299 (TAPEMAP). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 19. Updates to File 300 (add LISTMOD, TSOCP (valuable), * DOC FILE //* changes to CDSCB, AUCMD and CMD). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 20. Updates to File 312 from Lionel Dyck: additions or * DOC FILE //* changes to: ADDCOMMA CHGSTR EDSL EZMENU FTPB * DOC FILE //* FTPB$CHG GETIPLDT LSTPROC QTAB * DOC FILE //* RELPDSE * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 21. Updates to File 313 from Lionel Dyck: additions or * DOC FILE //* changes to: SDSFXDD TRYIT TRYIT$ * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 22. Updates to File 313 from Lionel Dyck: additions or * DOC FILE //* changes to: ZSYNC * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 23. Minor update to File 316 (change to LISTIDR * DOC FILE //* assembly JCL). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 24. Minor change to File 338 - assembly JCL for * DOC FILE //* CANCELU. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 25. Minor change to File 347 - support for MODLIST pgm. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 30. Update to File 390 - added ISPF stats to some * DOC FILE //* members which didn't have them. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 31. Update to File 397 to change Frank Clarke's email * DOC FILE //* address. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 32. Update to File 415 from Rob Prins to change RPF * DOC FILE //* to Level 1.9.4. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 33. Update to File 417 from Bruce Koss and Lionel Dyck * DOC FILE //* to bring its level to V35R7. (357 revisions..!!) * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 34. Updates to File 433 from Frank Clarke. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 35. Updates to File 434 from Mark Zelden. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 36. Minor update to File 473 (CHKASVT). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 37. Minor update to File 480 (CKIEBGEN). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 38. Updates to File 492 from Roland Schiradin to bring * DOC FILE //* SHOWzOS to Level 8.01. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 39. Updates to File 566 which is Sam Bass' file, from * DOC FILE //* Sam Golob, to add a whole bunch of control block * DOC FILE //* dumps, written in the pattern set up by Sam Bass. * DOC FILE //* (It took 10 minutes to write the last one.) * DOC FILE //* DUMPACEE DUMPASSB DUMPASVT DUMPINMX DUMPIOVT * DOC FILE //* DUMPTSVT IKJTPVT IKJXPRM IOSDIOVT * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 40. Update to File 570 from Sam Golob, to member * DOC FILE //* PERSAUTH. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 41. Update to File 614 from Sam Golob, to add assembly * DOC FILE //* and linkedit for SHOWzOS 8.1. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 42. Update to File 617 from Pedro Berrios. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 43. Massive update to File 669 from Willy Jensen. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 44. Update to File 731 from Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 45. Minor update to File 734, which is a very early * DOC FILE //* version of the PDS command from MVT days. Included * DOC FILE //* for nostalgia's sake, although it still works. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 46. Minor revision to File 763. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 47. Change to File 764 to show Alex Kara's new email * DOC FILE //* address. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 48. Update to File 797 from Sam Golob to fix SHOWTPVT, * DOC FILE //* to show a new field in the TPVT control block that * DOC FILE //* was created for z/OS 2.4--main switch is in the * DOC FILE //* TSVT control block. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 49. Update to File 816 from Sam Golob, to fix the * DOC FILE //* BDMNNOTC program to change the default number of * DOC FILE //* Global Notices created, when you do an ACCOUNT SYNC. * DOC FILE //* IBM says you have to do a zap and IPL with CLPA * DOC FILE //* (their procedure is included here), but you don't * DOC FILE //* have to do it. Just run my program, BDMNNOTC for * DOC FILE //* instant results. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 50. Update to File 826 (CNCLPG) program notes from * DOC FILE //* Sam Golob. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 51. Update to File 846 from Sam Golob to talk about * DOC FILE //* possible scenarios for clipping a disk pack while * DOC FILE //* it is online. (Be careful when you do this). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 52. Update to File 857, to add notes about Marco * DOC FILE //* Serafini's beautiful LOGREC report. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 53. Update to File 873, to enhance our version of the * DOC FILE //* IOSDIOVT macro, and bring the assembly JCL up to * DOC FILE //* date. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 54. Update to File 874, to add some HELP members. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 55. Update to File 876 from Tom Armstrong. which is * DOC FILE //* his repair to the ALGOL F compiler. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 56. Update to File 898 to correct Alex Kara's email * DOC FILE //* address. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 57. Update to File 905 to remove some IBM materials * DOC FILE //* that were inadvertently included. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 58. Update to File 939 from Ze'ev Atlas, to bring * DOC FILE //* the z/OS port of PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular * DOC FILE //* Expressions) to the 10.42 level. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 59. JCL update to File 940. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 60. Large update to File 953 from John Gateley. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 61. JCL update to File 958. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 62. JCL update to File 959. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 63. Update to File 969 from Lionel Dyck, to bring * DOC FILE //* PDSEGEN to Level 6.2.2. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 64. Update to File 977 from Moshe Bar (moshix) to add * DOC FILE //* more URL's to his list of videos on YouTube. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 65. JCL update to File 994. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 66. Massive update to File 996 from Larry K. Slaten. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 67. Update to File 997 from Henri Kuiper and Lionel * DOC FILE //* Dyck to their Git interface to z/OS. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 68. Update to File 1000 from Dan Dirkse, which is * DOC FILE //* his edit macro mass change facility. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 69. Addition of File 1032 from Ben Marino, which is * DOC FILE //* a sophisticated "global service provider", that * DOC FILE //* operates as a subsystem. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 70. Addition of File 1033 from Scott Mattes, which * DOC FILE //* is a REXX routine to calculate dates. Originally * DOC FILE //* found on the VMSHARE 1991 tools tape. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 71. Addition of File 1034 which is a REXX exec that * DOC FILE //* allows you to easily copy a dataset. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 72. Addition of File 1035 which contains a version * DOC FILE //* of z/OS PIPES that is written in Rexx. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 73. Addition of File 1036 from Tom Armstrong, which * DOC FILE //* is a complete rewriting of the OS/360 Sort/Merge * DOC FILE //* product. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 74. Addition of File 1037, which is a sophisticated * DOC FILE //* disassembler which came from the late Gerhard * DOC FILE //* Postpischil, by way of Tom Armstrong. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 75. Addition of File 1038 from Larry Zuckett, which * DOC FILE //* contains a System REXX exec that can dynamically * DOC FILE //* add or delete datasets from the Link List. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 76. Addition of File 1039 from Rob Prins, which * DOC FILE //* contains an old version of the LOOK command, that * DOC FILE //* is usable on MVS 3.8. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 77. Addition of File 1040 from Frank Clarke, which * DOC FILE //* contains a set of REXX execs and macros designed * DOC FILE //* to operate on PL/1 source elements and compiler * DOC FILE //* listings. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 78. Addition of File 1041, which contains a package * DOC FILE //* of REXX execs to convert Book Manager files * DOC FILE //* GML, Script/VS or "flat" files to HTML. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 79. Addition of File 1042 from Frank Clarke, which * DOC FILE //* contains one routing called DEIMBED, that helps * DOC FILE //* to isolate and independently allocate resources * DOC FILE //* that are used by REXX routines. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE//***SECTION V-504 SECTION * DOC FILE //* V-504 CHANGES FOR VERSION 504 AUG 16, 2022 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* A We continue to thank the Linux Foundation, Open * DOC FILE //* Mainframe Project, which has given us access * DOC FILE //* to a z/OS development machine. A considerable * DOC FILE //* number of the Updates and Additions mentioned * DOC FILE //* here, were developed on that machine, by retired * DOC FILE //* systems programmers and by others. Thank you, * DOC FILE //* Open Mainframe Project of the Linux Foundation...!! * DOC FILE //* Special thanks to John Mertic and the other good * DOC FILE //* folks there. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* B Another of my email addresses is never used. * DOC FILE //* Please do not send email to sbgolob@att.net. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* Please use sbgolob@cbttape.org to email me. * DOC FILE //* * * * * ONLY * * * * * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* References to sbgolob@att.net have been removed * DOC FILE //* from the following files: * DOC FILE //* 004 017 046 083 118 123 136 176 193 204 215 223 * DOC FILE //* 229 243 247 257 261 263 266 277 289 347 380 398 * DOC FILE //* 402 447 481 504 516 533 537 545 546 570 587 604 * DOC FILE //* 625 633 635 646 658 711 713 732 733 760 763 792 * DOC FILE //* 795 809 814 816 831 837 838 849 850 863 865 879 * DOC FILE //* 893 894 896 905 916 934 940 943 944 945 946 947 * DOC FILE //* 954 958 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 1 Update to File 006 to fix the tools to manipulate * DOC FILE //* File 001 for the current version of the tape. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 2 Update to File 008 to bring all the jobs for * DOC FILE //* creating the tape, up to the current version. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 3 Update to File 035 to add the latest versions * DOC FILE //* of the OFFLOAD program and the PDS 8.6 package: * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.18.15 JULY 26, 2022 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 4 Update to File 043 from Lionel Dyck, to the * DOC FILE //* CBTVIEW package. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 5 Update to File 093 to fix the OFFLOAD program * DOC FILE //* so it creates ISPF statistics when the packed * DOC FILE //* dates end in a "C" instead of an "F". * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 6 Update to File 135 to add the latest versions * DOC FILE //* of the OFFLOAD program and the PDS 8.6 package: * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.18.15 JULY 26, 2022 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 7 Update to File 182 to add the latest version * DOC FILE //* of the PDS 8.6 package: (source code) * DOC FILE //* PDS -- VERSION 8.6.18.15 JULY 26, 2022 * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 8 Update to File 225 which contains Dave Cole's * DOC FILE //* original version of the OFFLOAD program. The * DOC FILE //* doc member @FILE225 was changed to help advertise * DOC FILE //* Dave Cole's other products. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 9 Update to File 313 from Lionel Dyck, to bring * DOC FILE //* new versions of his SAVELAB and SDSFXDD packages. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 10 Update to File 314 from Lionel Dyck, to bring * DOC FILE //* new versions of his ZFSTOOLS and ZSYNC packages. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 11 Update to File 316 to fix the OFFLOAD program * DOC FILE //* so it creates ISPF statistics when the packed * DOC FILE //* dates end in a "C" instead of an "F". * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 12 Update to File 519 to get rid of Sam Golob's * DOC FILE //* obsolete email address in the documentation. * DOC FILE //* This file compares tapes from a CA-1 TMC to * DOC FILE //* records for the same tape, in an IBM VTS * DOC FILE //* (Virtual Tape System). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 13 Update to File 617 from Pedro Berrios. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 14 Update to File 860 to replace the copy of the * DOC FILE //* OFFLOAD program that was there, with the latest * DOC FILE //* copy (which takes care of the ISPF packed dates * DOC FILE //* problem, when the dates end in a "C" instead * DOC FILE //* of an "F"). * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE //* 15 Addition of File 1031 which is a set of tools * DOC FILE //* to detect the "packed date X'nC' problem" when * DOC FILE //* it occurs, and to fix it. * DOC FILE //* * DOC FILE