Re: What Are the Chances That CICS/VS will Be Available for DOS/VS Under Hercules???
"Robert" <dosvsoperator-/[email protected]> Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:53:11 -0000
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--CExLA1q69vsd5OawvxHbNag8GSXtcHO7S0L9z0X Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am using the DOS/360-vintage ANS COBOL compiler which lacks VSAM support.= However, I was called upon, among other things when we converted over from= an IBM System 370/125 DOS/VS system to an IBM 4341 Group II DOS/VSE system= around 1980, to modify existing COBOL programs to use VSAM KSDS files inst= ead of ISAM files. It was not a terribly difficult task... --- In [email protected], Mike Schwab <Mike.A.Schwab@...> w= rote: > > ISAM file support was removed from the z/OS install a few years back. >=20 > Have you investigated using VSAM for porting to z/OS? >=20 > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Robert <dosvsoperator@...> wrote: > > > > I guess all we can really hope for is a regime change at IBM - a new CE= O > > who would take a nostalgic fancy to their old code and help support its > > use under Hercules, et al. I'd love to get all the manuals (especially > > the ANS COBOL ones), the old software (e.g. CICS/VS), etc., on CD/ROM > > for a fair price. It doesn't have to even go beyond providing support > > materials for the OSes which predate copyright protection. No DOS/VSE? > > No VSE/SP, etc.? I'm cool. > > > > Fortunately, my memory of some of the stuff I worked with back in 1979 > > is intact and improving. I have made good progress on my simple General > > Ledger project. I have the accounts on an ISAM file, plus some > > applications written to maintain it. I also have General Journal, > > account posting an trial balance programs working. It's nothing > > elaborate - only a handful of jobstreams - but it's working well... > > > > Yours truly, > > > > Robert S. Duncan >=20 > --=20 > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? > --CExLA1q69vsd5OawvxHbNag8GSXtcHO7S0L9z0X Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> </head> <body style="background-color: #fff;"> <span style="display:none"> </span> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg" style="position:relative;"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text" > <p>I am using the DOS/360-vintage ANS COBOL compiler which lacks VSAM support. However, I was called upon, among other things when we converted over from an IBM System 370/125 DOS/VS system to an IBM 4341 Group II DOS/VSE system around 1980, to modify existing COBOL programs to use VSAM KSDS files instead of ISAM files. It was not a terribly difficult task...<br> <br> --- In <a href="mailto:hercules-advocacy%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]</a>, Mike Schwab <Mike.A.Schwab@...> wrote:<br> ><br> > ISAM file support was removed from the z/OS install a few years back.<br> > <br> > Have you investigated using VSAM for porting to z/OS?<br> > <br> > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Robert <dosvsoperator@...> wrote:<br> > ><br> > > I guess all we can really hope for is a regime change at IBM - a new CEO<br> > > who would take a nostalgic fancy to their old code and help support its<br> > > use under Hercules, et al. I'd love to get all the manuals (especially<br> > > the ANS COBOL ones), the old software (e.g. CICS/VS), etc., on CD/ROM<br> > > for a fair price. It doesn't have to even go beyond providing support<br> > > materials for the OSes which predate copyright protection. No DOS/VSE?<br> > > No VSE/SP, etc.? I'm cool.<br> > ><br> > > Fortunately, my memory of some of the stuff I worked with back in 1979<br> > > is intact and improving. I have made good progress on my simple General<br> > > Ledger project. I have the accounts on an ISAM file, plus some<br> > > applications written to maintain it. I also have General Journal,<br> > > account posting an trial balance programs working. It's nothing<br> > > elaborate - only a handful of jobstreams - but it's working well...<br> > ><br> > > Yours truly,<br> > ><br> > > Robert S. Duncan<br> > <br> > -- <br> > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA<br> > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all?<br> ><br> <br> </p> </div> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~--> <div style="color: #fff; height: 0;">__._,_.___</div> <div id="ygrp-actbar" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; white-space: nowrap; color: #666; padding-top: 15px;"> <div> <a href="mailto:dosvsoperator-/[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20What%20Are%20the%20Chances%20That%20CICS%2FVS%20will%20Be%20Available%20for%20DOS%2FVS%20Under%20Hercules%3F%3F%3F" style="margin-right: 0; padding-right: 0;"> Reply to <span style="font-weight: 700;">sender</span></a> | <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20What%20Are%20the%20Chances%20That%20CICS%2FVS%20will%20Be%20Available%20for%20DOS%2FVS%20Under%20Hercules%3F%3F%3F"> Reply to <span style="font-weight: 700;">group</span></a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hercules-advocacy/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJvNGNmNGJrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQwODM1ODYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BG1zZ0lkAzk2OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEyOTM0ODMyMDA-?act=reply&messageNum=969">Reply <span style="font-weight: 700;">via web post</span></a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hercules-advocacy/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbTQ4cms3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQwODM1ODYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI5MzQ4MzIwMA--" style="font-weight: 700;">Start a New Topic</a> </div> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hercules-advocacy/message/815;_ylc=X3oDMTMyMDZja2xnBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQwODM1ODYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BG1zZ0lkAzk2OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyOTM0ODMyMDAEdHBjSWQDODE1">Messages in this topic</a> (<span style="font-weight: 700;">11</span>) </div> <!------- Start Nav Bar ------> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-vital" style="background-color: #e0ecee; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px;"> <span id="vithd" style="font-weight: bold; color: #333; text-transform: uppercase; ">Recent Activity:</span> <ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: inline;"> </ul> <div style="clear: both; padding-top: 2px; color: #1e66ae;"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hercules-advocacy;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNDc1bm44BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQwODM1ODYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTI5MzQ4MzE5OQ--" style="text-decoration: none;">Visit Your Group</a> </div> </div> <div id="ygrp-mkp" style="border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; clear: both; float: left; font-family: Arial; margin: 5px 0 10px 0; padding: 0 10px;"> <div id="hd" style="color: #628c2a; font-size: 85%; font-weight: 700; line-height: 122%; margin: 10px 0;">MARKETPLACE</div> <div id="ads" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div class="ad" style="color: #628C2A; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; padding: 0 0;"> <p><a href="http://global.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15orccg7n/M=493064.14012770.13963757.13298430/D=groups/S=1705007709:MKP1/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1293490400/L=568b5714-11fb-11e0-97e9-432d1e2ea868/B=6poPFUwNPG0-/J=1293483200768840/K=srK48J8iry8ZWbZhH0Goww/A=6015306/R=0/SIG=11vlkvigg/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/hobbiesandactivitieszone/">Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! 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