Cobol

TSQ/TDQ purpose?
Hi, we have DFHCOMMAREA to move data between main program and subprogram in a CICS-COBOL programming? Why do we use TSQs and TDQs? I am reading CICS by Kageyama. I am learning CICS but don't know about these concepts. Please explain in detail. Thanks in advance. ... 9 May 2006 03:43

Static or Dynamic Call.
Hi, I have to read a flat file (100,000 records) and update a DB2 table with the values from flat file. So, which call is preferable here? Static or Dynamic? Any reasoning on which type of call to be chosen? What care should be taken in case of an abend (program goes down after updating 50,000 records)? How to r... 6 May 2006 04:01

Beautify code
I have a huge Cobol program which I have been asked to maintain. Unfortunately its very badly indented which makes it difficult to follow. Does anyone know of any software (preferably free) which will indent it nicely for me? -- Steve Remove "nospam" from email address to reply to me personally ... 5 May 2006 05:08

ROSCOE tutorial needed
Hi, We got a project recently which involves heavy usage of ROSCOE editor. Nobody in our team has ever worked on ROSCOE. We have worked extensively on TSO. Has anybody done any mapping of TSO to ROSCOE functionality? We wud be graeful if we an get a document of common commands Thanks, ... 27 Apr 2006 07:10

Prodcuing an output file only on Friday?
Hi, Is it possible to control the output files from a COBOL programs? I've a requirement where I will have to produce the output file (a report) only on Fridays in a year. How to get it done? We are using "IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and OS/390 3.2.0" Please help. ... 10 May 2006 17:07

How many bytes?
How many bytes does a disk-dataset (device = 3900) with LRECL = 133; BLKSZ = 27930 and TRACKS = 9897 have? ... 16 Apr 2006 19:47

Mainframe simulator
Hi, does anyone know what mainframe software I should use on Windows for developing and testing mainframe components using cobol, jcl,rexx,... with vsam files and db2 databases. Is there any such environment for a single user??? I've seen stuff on the net like microfocus mainframe express, workbench, etc, but am ... 15 Apr 2006 15:24

jcl sort question
Is there a way to read in two files, and if there are duplicates, DON'T write either one of the duplicates to an output file? I.e. end up with an output file that only has recs (from either file)that didn't have duplicates? I've been doing it with Cobol but figured there's got to be a trick way to do this with th... 29 Apr 2006 11:48

WTB SPF/PC V4
I find myself regularily using my SPF PC editor again, with no end in sight. My last version is SPF/2 version 2.0.E. After doing some research on the web, it appears the common opinion is that SPF/PC version 4 is the best. Any one know where I might be able to find/buy a copy? I've looked, but haven't had any l... 18 Apr 2006 18:07

pstat_getproc()
Has anyone had experience calling this routine from COBOL before? If so, would you care to share the structure(s) you created for it? I'm considering this call to obtain some more detailed PID specific information. Right now the program is using (effectively) a kill -0 to check whether the process is "alive" or n... 17 Apr 2006 11:56