[OT?] z/OS 1.9 Features summary

I thought that SOME of you in CLC might be interested in this (or want to pa
ss
it along to those they know who would be interested)

--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Steve Comstock" <steve@TRAINERSFRIEND.COM> wrote in message
news:47262BFF.2060402@trainersfriend.com...
> This past month and a half, I've been updating all the
> courses I'm responsible for to reflect changes brought
> about by z/OS 1.9 in each course's subject area. Since
> most folks don't get a chance to explore the new features,
> thought I'd list the features introduced in 1.9 that I
> think might be of interest to applications programmers.
>
> If you are not an application programmer, you might pass
> this on: some of these are very nice to know about. On
> the other hand, even if you are not an application
> programmer, some of these might be nice to know about.
>
> The usefulness of any particular feature will vary from
> person to person, of course; I figure if you see something
> that looks helpful to you that you can check the docs
> (or, of course, schedule a class!)
>
> Seems like the biggest impacts for this particular
> release are in ISPF and the Dialog Manager services.
>
>
> _TSO, CLIST, REXX, ISPF/Dialog Manager:_
>
> * ISPF: scrollable fields; introduced in 1.5,
>   enhanced in 1.8 (ZCLRSFLD command), more
>   widely used in 1.9
>   [discussed in "ISPF Update"; details covered
>    in "Developing Dialog Manager Applications
>    in z/OS"]
>
>
> * ISPF Edit and View: SOURCE command allows you to
>   edit and view data in ASCII; LF command lets you
>   set x'0A's to EBCDIC new lines
>   [discussed in "Advanced ISPF in z/OS"]
>
>
> * DSLIST can display total number of tracks in
>   all datasets in the list
>   [discussed in "TSO/ISPF in z/OS", "ISPF Update",
>    and in "ISPF and JCL on z/OS"]
>
>
> * Two new options on Primary Option Menu:
>   12 - z/OS System programmer facilities
>   13 - z/OS application programmer facilities
>   [all ISPF screen shots of Primary Option Menu
>    updated]
>
>
> * Many ISPF data set name entry fields now
>   support z/OS HFS UNIX files
>
>   * Edit and View entry panel
>   * Edit / View CREATE / REPLACE / COPY / MOVE
>   [discussed in "TSO/ISPF in z/OS", "ISPF Update",
>    and in "ISPF and JCL on z/OS"]
>
>
>
> * HFS file names and path names can be kept in
>   personal reference lists)
>   [discussed in "TSO/ISPF in z/OS", "ISPF Update",
>    and in "ISPF and JCL on z/OS"]
>
>
> * ISPF profile can be set so that SAVE does not
>   clear out the undo buffer; thus, UNDO might be
>   able to restore data to its condition before
>   the last SAVE
>   [discussed in "TSO/ISPF in z/OS", "ISPF Update",
>    and in "ISPF and JCL on z/OS"]
>
>
> * The UNIX Directory List Utility (3.17) now uses edit
>   and browse instead of oedit and obrowse; there is
>   also a view option now.
>   [discussed in "ISPF Update" and "Introduction to
>   z/OS UNIX"]
>
>
>
> * Dialog Manager panel language now supports system
>   symbols in DSNAMEx parameters for VER statement
>   [discussed in "Developing Dialog Manager Applications
>    in z/OS"]
>
> * Dialog Manager panel language now supports VSYM builtin
>   function and VSYM statement to process system symbols
>   [discussed in "Developing Dialog Manager Applications
>    in z/OS"]
>
> * Dialog Manager BROWSE, EDIT, and VIEW services now
>   support z/OS UNIX files
>   [discussed in "Developing Dialog Manager Applications
>    in z/OS"]
>
>
>
> * Dialog Manager file tailoring adds support for the
>   &VSYM function to support system symbol resolution
>   during file tailoring
>   [discussed in "Developing Dialog Manager Applications
>    in z/OS"]
>
>
>
>
> _Program Binder_
>
> * Specify -IMMED on REPLACE and CHANGE statements
>   to make changes apply to target before these
>   statements instead of after
>   [discussed in "Secrets of Inter-Language Communication
>   in z/OS"]
>
>
> * Binder COMPAT can be specified as ZOSV1R9
>   [discussed in "Secrets of Inter-Language Communication
>   in z/OS"]
>
>
> - several other changes, not related to content of
>   courses we offer
>
>
>
>
> _Language Environment (LE)_
>
>
> * CEEDUMP runtime parameter can request CEEDUMP
>   attributes if CEEDUMP DD statement not supplied
>   [discussed in "Using LE Services in z/OS"]
>
> * Message tag files may be z/OS UNIX files, the
>   CEEBLDTX exec has been ported to also run under
>   the z/OS UNIX shell, and the outputs can be
>   z/OS UNIX files
>   [discussed in "Using LE Services in z/OS"]
>
>
> * HEAPPOOLS runtime parameter can request that cells
>   in certain heap pools not cross cache line
>   [discussed in "Using LE Services in z/OS"]
>
>
> * CEE3DLY callable service - suspends program for
>   specified number of seconds (up to an hour); can
>   use under CICS
>   [discussed in "Using LE Services in z/OS"]
>
>
> * CEEDLYM callable service - suspends program for
>   specified number of miiliseconds (up to an hour);
>   can not use under CICS
>   [discussed in "Using LE Services in z/OS"]
>
>
> * CEE3MC2 callable service - returns the currency
>   symbol for the current country, and the international
>   currecny symbol for the current country
>   [discussed in "Using LE Services in z/OS"]
>
>
> * Point to IBM link to our courses at
> http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserv...rs.h
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>
>
>
> * CEEDUMP traceback table format has changed
>   [discussed in "Using LE Services in z/OS"
>   and "Enterprise COBOL Debugging and Maintenance"]
>
>
>
> _z/OS UNIX System Services_
>
> * Support expanded for version 3 of the Single Unix
>   Standard, changing the behavior of some commands
>   such as ed, file, tr
>   [discussed in "Introduction to z/OS UNIX" and
>   "Shell Script Programming in z/OS UNIX", as
>   appropriate]
>
>
>
> * Support for new versions of C code: C can be compiled
>   with the METAL option, which generates C code without
>   LE linkages; can also support explicit inclusion of
>   assembler instructions; some z/OS UNIX commands have
>   options to support this kind of program
>    - not discussed in our courses, since these features
>      are intended for the systems programmer; but they
>      are kinda' .-
>
>
>
> And, of course, all languages references to Assembler,
> COBOL, PL/I, and so on, are current with their release
> level.
>
>
> Do your other course authors keep this current?
>
> --
>
> Kind regards,
>
> -Steve Comstock
> The Trainer's Friend, Inc.
>
> 303-393-8716
> http://www.trainersfriend.com
>
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