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IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #15

kevindurant — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 22:25:18 +0000

Hello Hello Hello Today I’m doing the very last challenge of the IBM Master the Mainframe 2019 contest. It has been a long 4 months and we’ve finally reached the finish line.Now let’s take some time to finish this exercise. Originally I wrote “exercise” wrong, but then I Googled it and corrected it. JUST. FOR. YOU. … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #14

kevindurant — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:08:47 +0000

Hello Hello! This is the “last” challenge of IBM’s Master the Mainframe 2019 challenge! I can’t believe I already made 30 blogposts in the last 4 months. Time goes by so fast! The fifteenth challenge requires every individual contestant to come up with something unique. I won’t be much of help with the fifteenth challenge … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #12

kevindurant — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:20:21 +0000

There’s a system problem! One of our system elements EZAFTPCU has encountered an issue! Let’s quickly get to our terminal and fix it! System Programmer and SMP/E IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #12 Retrieve z/OS module maintenance information using SMP/E panels TIP: take note of all the names! From the ISPF Primary Option Menu … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #09

kevindurant — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 10:34:56 +0000

Hi people! I’ve been away for a while and haven’t been able to check my blog for some time. I’ve noticed a ton of comment and e-mails but it takes me a lot of time to answer all. I’ll get back to all my users soon! I hope you have been doing fine! Please, if you want faster help visit https://mtmcompetition.slack.com/. IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #09 Like most of the challenges...

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IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #08

kevindurant — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 22:57:22 +0000

Stop! Java time! Get it? The reference to Java and U can’t touch this by MC Hammer? No? Schnitzel. Let’s get on with challenge #08 and fix a Java connection problem! Java and Db2 API, Application Program Interface IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #08 Copy Java source coded to your Unix directory … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #07

kevindurant — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:00:08 +0000

Bonjour, another another Java challenge! I’m reading the intro and they say: Remember what you learned about hexadecimal values. You will need it. *Gulp* I hope I remembered at least something. More Java using JZOS Toolkit IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #07 Use Java program to replace old string of text with a new … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #06

kevindurant — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 01:00:37 +0000

Okay, another Java challenge! I like that, more coding problems! I have those daily at my j… No I don’t… heheh (awkward smile). JZOS Toolkit API for Java IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #06 Copy Java source to your Unix directory Let’s get started by making sure we have the needed resources. … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #05

kevindurant — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:00:10 +0000

Java! 3 billion devices their best friend! Java is one of the biggest programming languages out there and now we have the chance to work with it on a mainframe. Note: there might be some encoding issues if you copy and paste the copy commands from my blog into the mainframe. It’s best you copy the paths … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #04

kevindurant — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:27:43 +0000

COBOL! This is probably going to be one of my most favorite challenges in this years’ master the mainframe. I actually have explained COBOL a bit in one of my other blogsposts MOM Pt. 003: Getting to know COBOL – Compiling. It explains how COBOL works and what the code looks like. The fourth part also … Continue reading →

IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #03

kevindurant — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:29:49 +0000

Logging, the most important part of any piece of software and also the paper industry. Today we’re going to take a look at some handy logging tools in the mainframe. System Log, SYSLOG IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #03 Activate user log (ULOG) From SDSF we need to enter the primary command ulog. … Continue reading →