Mainframe JCL/COBOL/DATA Conversion Unix/Linux

1. jclcnvbrief.doc - Converting mainframe JCL to Linux/Unix/Windows
   - Directories & Profiles for converting & testing
   - Start with jclcnvbrief, use jclcnv1demo for more detail
   
   
2. JCLcnv1demo.doc - Converting mainframe JCL & COBOL to Linux/Unix/Windows
   - Conversions for Micro Focus COBOL, AIX COBOL,or Open COBOL
   - Listings of sample JCL & converted shell equivalents
   - Console Logs from executions with test data files
   - Directories & Profiles for test & production environments
   
   
3. JCLcnv2real.doc - comprehensive conversion guide for your JCL,COBOL,DATA (vs demos)
   - decoumenting the problems & complexities of real-life conversions
   - converting FTP userids,passwords,IP#s to $variables that default
   differently depending on login by programmer, operator, scheduler
   
   
4. JCLcnv3aids.doc - cross-references (copybooks, programs, parms, data-files, etc)
   - analyze JCL to determine essential data-files to transfer from mainframe
   - test/debug tips, joblog script to capture console logs
   - export ANIM=+A to turn on Micro Focus COBOL animation (debug)
   - using mainframe LISTCAT reports to capture file types, record-sizes, etc
   - search & mass change all files in directories of JCLs, scripts, etc
   
   
5. JCLcnv4gdg.doc - Vancouver Utility GDG file handling system - Basic & Advanced features
   - Significant enhancements go well beyond GDG processing on the mainframe
   - GDG Indexed control file carries no of generations for each file
   - new generations not committed until JCL/script reaches Normal EOJ
   
   
6. DATAcnv1.doc - Converting mainframe DATA files to unix/linux
   - Conversion jobs automatically generated from COBOL copybooks
   - preserving packed/binary fields (would be destroyed by translates)
   - Or unpack/edit to all text delimited files for loading database tables
   
   
7. DATAcnv2.doc - A more comprehensive & complete solution to mainframe datafile conversion
   - presented as a demo conversion of 10 mainframe files of various types
   - stresses creating a control file of all datafiles to be transferred/converted
   - can analyze all JCL to determine datafiles to initiate operations on unix/linux
   - automated by coding the copybook in the control file of datafilenames
   - can capture the datafilename/copybookname relationship from user spreadsheet
   
   
8. MVSCOBOL.doc - Converting MVS COBOL to Micro Focus COBOL
   
   
9. MVSDATA.doc - MVS Mainframe DATA Conversion (high volume)
   
   
10. ADMjobs.doc - Backup/Restore, cron/crontabs, console logging, etc
    
    
11. Data File Comparison - great for files wwith packed/binary (vs diff for text files)
    - print record pairs in vertical hexadecimal '*' flag differences
12. CNVaids.doc - best summary of Conversion Aids for JCL,COBOL,& DATA
    
    
13. VSEJCL.doc - convert IBM VSE JCL to Korn shell scripts
    
    
14. VSECOBOL.doc - Converting VSE COBOL to Micro Focus COBOL
    
    
15. VSEDATA.doc - VSE Mainframe DATA Conversion (high volume)
    
    
16. VSERPG.doc - Converting Mainframe RPG II to Morada RPG for Unix/Linux
    
    
17. SQLjobs.doc - Converting Mainframe files for loading Relational DBs
    
    
18. REFORMjobs.doc - Reformat records based on old & new versions of the copybook
    
    
19. EZTRVetc.doc - convert EasyTrieve to uvcopy
    
    
20. MvsJclPerl.doc - Converting IBM MVS JCL to Perl scripts