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…
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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 0.9.02 2024-07-01) 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 Installations for MVS38J
(updated 2023/10/31) Overview In general, installing software on MVS 3.8J systems can be an involved task especially if you are just getting started with legacy mainframe emulators, MVS utilities and other software products! With the recent debut of TK5 (packaged by Rob Prins), more tools (utilities) are readily available for immediate consumption (use) offering even more user options. Specifically, NJE…
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…
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…