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From: Xavier.Deepak on 14 Apr 2006 06:25 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 not sure what would work for my purpose and what wouldn't... Would appreciate any pointers.. Thanks, Xavier.
From: on 14 Apr 2006 07:10 In article <1145010342.440468.58160(a)e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, <Xavier.Deepak(a)gmail.com> wrote: >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. I've usually found the best one to work with is the one that the Project Director has recommended the team use; working with a different one can make for... difficulties. > >Is there any such environment for a single user??? I've seen stuff on >the net like microfocus mainframe express, workbench, etc, but am not >sure what would work for my purpose and what wouldn't... A better suggestion might be made if more of 'your purpose' were known. > >Would appreciate any pointers.. How about a sharp stick in the ear? *There's* a point-er! DD
From: Oliver Wong on 14 Apr 2006 10:08 <docdwarf(a)panix.com> wrote in message news:e1nvuu$hr$1(a)reader1.panix.com... > In article <1145010342.440468.58160(a)e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, > <Xavier.Deepak(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>Hi, does anyone know what mainframe software I should use on Windows >>for developing and testing mainframe components using cobol, >>jcl,rexx,... with vsam files and db2 databases. > > I've usually found the best one to work with is the one that the Project > Director has recommended the team use; working with a different one can > make for... difficulties. > >> >>Is there any such environment for a single user??? I've seen stuff on >>the net like microfocus mainframe express, workbench, etc, but am not >>sure what would work for my purpose and what wouldn't... > > A better suggestion might be made if more of 'your purpose' were known. Actually, I believe I'm in a similar situation as the OP. I've started looking at IBM ILE COBOL/400 code, which to my understand is meant to run in a specific environment (AS/400?), but all I've got around me are Windows XP and Linux machines running on x86 processors. If there were an "AS/400 emulator" available for WinXP, that might come in handy for me. - Oliver
From: on 14 Apr 2006 10:37 In article <S1O%f.52448$K11.24004(a)clgrps12>, Oliver Wong <owong(a)castortech.com> wrote: > ><docdwarf(a)panix.com> wrote in message news:e1nvuu$hr$1(a)reader1.panix.com... [snip] >> A better suggestion might be made if more of 'your purpose' were known. > > Actually, I believe I'm in a similar situation as the OP. I've started >looking at IBM ILE COBOL/400 code, which to my understand is meant to run in >a specific environment (AS/400?), but all I've got around me are Windows XP >and Linux machines running on x86 processors. If there were an "AS/400 >emulator" available for WinXP, that might come in handy for me. A search on Google for 'winxp "as400 emulator"' (no ', include ") brought up a few results; some of them might suit your needs. DD
From: Sergey Kashyrin on 14 Apr 2006 10:31
Oliver, > I've started looking at IBM ILE COBOL/400 code, which to my understand is > meant to run in a specific environment (AS/400?), but all I've got around > me are Windows XP The fact that I don't know any AS/400 environment emulators of course does not mean they don't exist but... The major issue to convert from ILE to Win will be a screen handling which is very specific to as400. If you have a lot of them it would be hard to run on Windows and might not make sense to convert. The rest of the specific stuff usually done not in cobol but in CL so you might need to look at it to convert to C/C++ or even simple CMD files (but the calls from Cobol will be different). ILE is more strict in compiling than all win-based cobols and more strict in runtime regarding "decimal data errors" which you might not get on Win. With 390 it's less complicated >> <Xavier.Deepak(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>Hi, does anyone know what mainframe software I should use on Windows Yes, MF Express will handle most of your 390 needs including CICS, VSAM and DB2 and even to work in EBCDIC. It's pretty expensive but I can't name any other good 390 emulators. At least nothing to compare with. Regards, Sergey "Oliver Wong" <owong(a)castortech.com> wrote in message news:S1O%f.52448$K11.24004(a)clgrps12... > > <docdwarf(a)panix.com> wrote in message > news:e1nvuu$hr$1(a)reader1.panix.com... >> In article <1145010342.440468.58160(a)e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, >> <Xavier.Deepak(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>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. >> >> I've usually found the best one to work with is the one that the Project >> Director has recommended the team use; working with a different one can >> make for... difficulties. >> >>> >>>Is there any such environment for a single user??? I've seen stuff on >>>the net like microfocus mainframe express, workbench, etc, but am not >>>sure what would work for my purpose and what wouldn't... >> >> A better suggestion might be made if more of 'your purpose' were known. > > Actually, I believe I'm in a similar situation as the OP. I've started > looking at IBM ILE COBOL/400 code, which to my understand is meant to run > in a specific environment (AS/400?), but all I've got around me are > Windows XP and Linux machines running on x86 processors. If there were an > "AS/400 emulator" available for WinXP, that might come in handy for me. > > - Oliver |