Overview GETDTE – Get Date-Time-Environment Utility for MVS 3.8J TSO / ISPF / Hercules(current version 1.0.02 2024-12-28) When writing software, whether a quick report or utility, it may be necessary to display a current date and/or time component on a screen or report. This basic information is so common, why not isolate into a common module? GETDTE, a subroutine utility,…
SHRABIT.MACLIB in MVS 3.8J
Overview SHRABIT – MACLIB for ShareABitOfIT software applications for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 1.0.04 2024-07-01) SHRABIT.MACLIB is a PDS that stores a set of common macros and COBOL copybooks for various software offered on this site to the MVS 3.8J hobbyist community. It is an installation requisite for some software and will be listed accordingly in installation instructions. The current…
ULXL01 in MVS38J
About ULXL01 ULXL01 is an application written by Bill Godfrey in 1985 and later updated in 1991 for the MVS and ISPF products of that time. ULXL01 exhibits available disk space information using four panel displays (including a HELP panel) and a dialogue driver (similar to a TSO Command Processor) executing under ISPF. ULXL01 traverses the requested DASD volume VTOC…
Reporting in MVS38J
Overview Report generation continues to be a major product of electronic data processing, whether a preliminary college class roster, class summary of average grades or a detail retail inventory report. Reports are physically printed and distributed to business owners or logically distributed via microfiche or report distribution systems for online viewing using 3270 terminals Wow! This statement sounds so very…
BSPHRCMD in MVS38J
Overview BSPHRCMD version 1.0.2, an assembler utility from Volker Bandke, is used to issue Hercules console commands from MVS 3.8J via the DIAG 8 interface. Based on my knowledge, this utility program is included in MVS 3.8J TK3UPD and MVS 3.8J TK4- (from Juergen Winkelmann) systems. My current system was installed using the original MVS Tur(n)key System TK3 CD-ROM and…
CUTIL00 for MVS 3.8J
Overview CUTIL00 – CLIST Variable Utility for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 1.1.09 2024-04-15) In MVS38J TSO, CLIST commands are limited compared to current TSO systems, naturally! CUTIL00 attempts to fill some of those gaps by providing new functions for CLIST development with a single utility command with 2-3 parameters to service a specific function request via a single CLIST statement.…
Sorting in MVS38J – Part II
Overview The OS/VS2 MVS38J file sorting function is provided by the IBM S360 SORT/MERGE product included in the public domain version of the MVS38J Operating System. The sort/merge product provides exit processing that facilitates calling external user programs at various points within the sort/merge phases such as SORT INPUT PHASE (e.g. add/change/delete input records) or MERGE OUTPUT PHASE (e.g. add/change/delete…
Sorting in MVS38J
Overview The OS/VS2 MVS38J file sorting function is provided by the IBM S360 SORT/MERGE product included in the public domain version of the MVS38J Operating System. Most sorting requirements are satisfied by executing a SORT/MERGE utility job step in a batch environment to order a set of data before applying a processing or reporting activity. Also, the IBM S360 SORT/Merge…
ISPF Option 6 in MVS38J
Overview Using ISPF 2.x (Wally Mclaughlin’s ISPF-like product), Option 6 is a common panel utilized to execute TSO commands under ISPF on your Hercules/MVS 3.8J system. Simply, type the command plus any parameters (if any), and press ENTER. While developing CLISTs , especially one with two or three parameters where one parameter is a dataset name, retyping that command for…
FTP in MVS38J
Fellow MVS38J enthusiasts! Before getting too involved in this post, MVS38J TK4- systems already have FTP enhanced support enabled by Jürgen Winkelmann. But, if you have a non-TK4- OS version, such as TK3 or TK3 derivative, this post may be of interest… When I first read about MVS38J FTP capabilities in the different online forums, the FTP facility from Jason…