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…
Category: ISPF 2.x
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…
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…
FINDSRCH in MVS38J
Update: Thanks to Ron Lucas, version V0R9M11 includes missing ISPF CLIST, C$FNDSRH. Overview FINDSRCH – ISPF Find/Search Utilities for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 0.9.11 2022-02-14) After installing MVS38J on my personal computer with Hercules, this legacy operating system provides a nice nostalgic development and computing environment similar to one from our days as software developers, systems programmers, operators or other…
ISPF Table Bottom MSG in MVS 3.8J
When using TBISPL to display table data under ISPF, a bottom-of-data message is displayed after the last displayed table row. Below are two snippets exhibiting different bottom-of-data messages: ————————– Employee Serial Listing —————————- OPTION ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE Panel: PEMPL8D PF3-End PF7-Scroll Up PF8-Scroll Down Table: EMPLTBL0 EMPSER Last Name First Name Address 1 Phone —— ————— ————— ————————- ——…
ISPF Table Top Row in MVS 3.8J
When using TBISPL to display table data under ISPF, a top-row indicator is displayed showing table row information. Below are two sample snippets exhibiting table top-row: ————————– Employee Serial Listing — ROW 1 OF 25 OPTION ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE ————————– Employee Serial Listing — ROW 1 TO 10 OF 25 OPTION ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE By default, ISPF 2.2…
ISPF TBDISPL Updates in MVS 3.8J
Overview ISPF table service, TBDISPL, is a powerful service! Not only will TBDISPL create a scrollable display of table data using a special ISPF model panel definition, TBDISPL also allows selected row(s) to be processed in a CLIST or dialog manager program one by one. Add, Change, Delete, Inquiry using ISPF TBDISPL In the following panel, PEMPL3US, action request(s) (ADD,…
DSCOPY in MVS38J
Overview Copying DASD datasets is a common task – whether creating a backup copy of a data set or creating a new data set from an existing data set to change allocations due to data set growth (i.e. PDS directory space). As a programmer in my early years, I remember copying PDS datasets using the following steps under ISPF: Using…