Top "Mainframe" questions

The mainframe tag refers to the class of "big iron" computers, primarily those from IBM.

Suppressing leading zeroes

We use a numeric-edited picture clause Z(4).99 to supress leading zeroes. It replaces leading zeros with spaces. My question here …

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DB2 - what is NF (New Functionality) mode?

I have some questions about customers about NF mode for DB2. Google had very little information about it. I've been …

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equivalent of ftp put and append in scp

I have a legacy script which I am not able to understand. The script is to transfer 4 files (2 ebcdic format …

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How do I copy a member with a REXX/CLIST batch program (no ISPF)?

Under z/OS, I want to write a REXX or CLIST script to copy one sequential data set to another …

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How to write a HEX string into a file as HEX using REXX

I have a string 'RAJA' which should be written into a file as HEX data. Here are sample codes which …

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Need the last entry while using XSUM in SYNCSORT JCL

I have some data like below: This is not the actual data, but actual data is similar to this. And, …

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What is MVS and JCL?

Does anyone know something about MVS and JCL? Is it possible to explain to me what MVS is? And what …

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How to run dymanic SQL through IKJEFT01 Utility?

How can we pass parameters in SQL query while executing IKJEFT01? Example: //UNLOAD EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN …

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How can I auto Indent for Cobol and JCl using Notepad ++

Any one Please tell me how to autoindent my cobol and JCL codes. It will be easy for me to …

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Convert Mainframe Binary to Ascii Using any Open Source Code or Tool

How can I convert a mainframe binary file (EBCDIC) having cobol copybook as record layout information to ASCII file by …

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