Publisher's Synopsis
As the Y2K crunch gets worse, the need for mainframe-capable remediation programmers is soaring. Year 2000 Mainframe Survival Guide will help every IT professional master the skills they need to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime market opportunity, and to provide legacy data migration solutions long after the Year 2000. And if youre a former mainframe programmer, you wont find a better refresher anywhere! This concise tutorial and reference covers an exceptionally wide range of mainframe technologies, including: ISPF program development facility COBOL syntax, structure, subroutines, and sorting JCL syntax, statements, and catalog procedures IBM and third-party utilities, including SYNCSORT VSAM IMS database programming, IMS DC, and CICS Year 2000 Mainframe Survival Guide contains practical coverage of Y2K mainframe techniques, including: inventorying existing software, evaluating potential costs and impacts, using pivot years and date expansion, working with conversion tools, and testing Y2K changes. Youll also find real-world coverage of integrating mainframes in a PC environment, including the best ways to deliver mainframe data to the desktop.;Mainframes arent just alive and well: theyre still the no.1 platform for business-critical applications. Shouldnt up-to-date mainframe expertise be part of your repertoire? In addition to sample Y2K windowing examples in the text the accompanying CD-ROM includes more than 40 examples of mainframe code and tools you can copy or adapt for your own needs, including JCL routines, COBOL programs, IDCAMS control cards , CLIST and REXX examples, IMS and DB2 access, and more.
