On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 08:27 PM, Craig Kaercher wrote:
Thank you very much for your help!? I am using MVS 3.8, TK-4, and Tom Brenneman TN3270.? I'm probably spoiled by my daytime job, which is mainframe programmer, and everything is always set up.? Thanks again.
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Since you are at the beginning with MVS under Hercules, I recommend you move from TK4- to TK5, the latest distribution of MVS 3.8J, it comes with a quasi-clone of ISPF.
It is available here:??and it works pretty much like (or better than) TK4-.
And, to answer in part your questions:
1. There is no SYS4.* data sets on TK4- and TK5, but SYS2.*?are there. This includes SYS2.LINKLIB which contains many programs and compilers, SYS2.PROCLIB which contains a bunch of cataloged procedures (including those of the compilers), and SYS2.JCLLIB, filled with examples of jobs doing various tasks. There are also SYS1.* datasets which you may want to explore.
2. Compilers are available for Algol, COBOL, Fortran, GCC, JCC, Pascal, PL/1, RPG, Simula, and WATFIV. These are old compilers though (70's-80's). Examples on how to use them are in SYS2.JCLLIB, look for members starting with PRIM: PRIMASM, PRIMCOB1, PRIMGCC, etc.
3. I used CLASS=A; if I want a printed copy of the job, I use MSGCLASS=A, otherwise I use MSGCLASS=H and look at the job output with ISPF.
Remember, there is no licensed products on TK4- or TK5: no CICS, no DB2, no SDSF, no USS, no WebSphere. Don't expect full TCP/IP either, networking is available via Network Job Entry, and there is a FTP daemon look-alike.
Cheers,
Rene FERLAND, Montreal
P.S. -- For printing, I recommend either Fish HercPrt program () or virtual1403 ().
René Ferland