We have a Japanese client that has source code in COBOL on an mainframe. He claims the code on the mainframe is represented in Shift-JIS2 (and we think we understand that pretty well). When that code is transferred to an PC, what is the most common encoding used? We've sent him a program to process that COBOL code and it seems to cho...
I hear repeatedly that while NFS-style files systems are available on IBM mainframes, they are often not enabled, presumably to minimize the security risks of the mainframe vis-a-vis the rest of the world. Given that I'd like to produce PC-based tools that reach out and process files on the mainframe, this makes a simple problem ("open ...
Can someone tell me the best way to run a piece of JCL on IBM zOS from a Java web app on a different server (Windows). I also need get a response code back from the job. The 2 options at the moment are: 1) Using JES - But its hard to get the response back 2) Make a call through a DB2 procedure. Is there another (better) way ...
I have a suite of tools for processing IBM COBOL source code; these tools are built as Win32 applications and talk to Windows (including network) files using traditional Windows file system calls (open, close, read, write) and work just fine, thank you. I'd like to integrate these with Eclipse; we understand how to get Eclipse to do UI ...
I have a REXX job that needs to read from both Teradata (using BTEQ) and DB2. At present, I can get it to either read from Teradata or DB2, but not both. When I try to read from both, the Teradata one (which runs first) works fine but the DB2 read gives an error of RC(1) upon attempting to open the cursor. Code to read from Teradata (by...
Can any one please suggest me the best approach to connect to mainframe from .net. I have to develop an web application, in which i have to follow NIEM standards for data exchange between two end clients. the interface i have to develop will be on .net. i don't have any knowledge on mainframe, i have come across that there are ODBC con...
is there a way to translate mainframe data packet Format(Flat Files,CVS) to an XML/NIEM Format in .net? or any suggestions would be appreciated Thanks ...
Does anyone know of a C++ unit-testing framework (e.g. CppUnit, Google Test, etc.) that can be used to write tests on z/OS? I do most of my development on Windows using the Dignus C++ compiler, which you can use as a cross-compiler and generate object code to run on z/OS. I tried writing a sample test using Google Test, but the compile...
We have an application connecting to DB2 under z/OS and, after a while, there seems to be some resource limit being hit on the mainframe side. Since we're using BIRT, it seems the only control we have over the JDBC code is with stanzas in the URL itself. we don't have direct Java control over the connection or statements (except for the ...
It seems like old iron is rock solid software. Why is that? Is it because the software is so mature, that all the bugs have been worked out? Or is it because people have gotten so used to the bugs that they don't even recognize them and work around them? Were the software specs perfect from day one and once the software was written, ...
Hi all. 1) We have a need for Makefiles to build C++ on both z/OS USS and a Linux platform. Is it advisable to use gnu make on z/OS USS in order to keep our makefiles common ? 2) If the Makefiles are common, then some steps in the Makefiles, would still be conditional to the platform. Can we do that by steps that are similar to condit...
I am aware that it was implemented on the IBM 360 mainframe architecture but does anyone know what language(s) were used in particular? Supposedly the bulk of it was programmed and deployed in 3-4 months - that is a pretty rapid turn-around for any project let alone one which had the capability to monitor an entire economy. I am partiall...
Hello, I am trying to upload a file from my pc to mainframes. I am trying to upload it using Chilkat FTP2. Below is the code. The file I am trying to upload is 2009102600000 Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2() Dim success As Boolean ' Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.' success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day ...
My office relies on dozens of old MARK IV programs on a mainframe to pull down and manipulate data from a DB2 database into mainframe files (which eventually turn into excel spreadsheets at the moment). I have been tasked with starting the conversion process - understanding these programs and moving the logic over to a modern technology...
Under z/OS, I want to write a REXX or CLIST script to copy one sequential data set to another and then run another script (REXX). The other script expects a specific SDS to exist and I want to be able to copy one of many options to that member before running the second script. This is from TSO so I don't have access to any of the fancy I...
Hello, I am uploading file to mainframe and before uploading when I open it using notepad I am able to view it. Once uploaded the administrator is complaining that he is not able to read the data in file and it appears as junk. Is there anything else I need to do before uploading files to mainframes. I am using Chilkat component to upl...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using either REXX or CLISTs in TSO for z/OS? My understanding is that CLISTs are just an older command language but we seem to receive a lot of new software using them, even though REXX is now standard with the operating system. Is there some reason why CLISTs are preferred, especially given...
I don't know if this is even possible, so i would appreciate any ideas, even those outside of Sql Server 2005, on how this might be accomplished. I have a linked server set up to a remote mainframe and I have a simple import job that runs overnight. The problem is that the table on the mainframe that the import needs to come from is just...
I'm having experience of 3years in Mainframe and working in India, for a reputed US Telecom MNC. I have expertise on COBOL, JCL, REXX and DB2. Can somebody suggest on doing some certifications. I know there are IBM standard DB2 certification, but do we have anything else? Your help is really appreciated. And also let me know if somebody ...
I have a few JasperReports made and running very fine on a Windows machine. The problem started when the reports were set to run on a mainframe with zOS operating system. The problem is: when Jasper creates the report it seems to read the tables metadata from the database and based on it expect the data to come. Example: if i have a col...