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I've had to install 8.5 on Win Srvr 2003 R2. All tests show install and security to be ok, but I get the error below when trying to compile a PX job cointaining a transfromer. I've done the test with a server job and everything is fine. I know this is related to compiler, which is from V STUDIO 10. ...

We are using parameter sets in our system. Question is, we want the start time stamp to be available in a param set value so that all jobs in the system will see the same time stamp. I've searched the site and didn't come back with much. One pointed to using a user variable stage and taking it from ...

I learned from a mix of most of choices you offer. Since I can't claim any single one and there is no way to pick more than one answer, I'm posting.

Ernie,

Thanks for the offer-I accept! I'm glad to hear about the metadata, wasn't sure about that one, but we may have just increased the value for phase 3.

Have a great weekend, have to go catch my flight!

Ray, thanks. I somehow knew with your experience that you had used it. I did a project using it myself and had great success. I do fully inderstand the JCL/Cobol code gen and the process for running. This project is going to require much thinking out of the box and I'm trying to pre-greese the proce...

I'm starting phase two on a huge DS MVS project. It's quite the opposite of what most folks experience in such environments. We have a STRICT requirement that the data NEVER leave the mainframe. We tried the USS version running on the mainframe but it failed proof of concept and was quite buggy. I d...

You can call any subprocess from within the DS MVS job itself. It will then be converted to a call from within the Cobol program. You would have to set up something to allow the trigger on the mainframe to trigger the Unix ds run job. Otherwise, the JCL and Colbol execute on the mainframe as if they...

I would like to second this motion. I have been an observer on two installs being done by THE pros and both went bad causing many re-installs to uncover the problems. This cost the client two weeks of contract work by the installers and it was similar in both cases. They charged time and material. A...

If you want to pass no value, consider passing a null or space ifyou still want the record, but with no value. Otherwise, you may as well reject the record.

You can assign the origianl value by using the attribute name in the final else. In other words, it's either a,b, or c, or leave it alone.

If name=a then 1
else
if name=b then 2
else
if name=c then 3
esle
name

I've not tried schema files yet, but it only makes sense that if you can't see the attributes when using them, and you need to make some transformations which will require you to see the attributes, then you will probably have to load the metadata.

I've also had the 8.0 essentials training. While the course has potential, they try to teach everything so fast, the memory is gone before it has a chance to sink in! Let's just say that good instructors are hard to come by these days. He would not cover any information on the install or tuning, as ...

Ray, as always, thanks for the info.

I appreciate your activity and knowledge! :D

Can anyone point me in the direction for a good source for explanation of the settings in the UV CONFIG. The descriptions are a little vague...

Again I return to be thankful for the suggestions!

However, I must appologize, and agree with the postings in regard to dsenv and uvconfig. Thanks for your patience with that one. I repeatedly and incorrectly called it dsenv.

Respectfully,