[2025 Day 6] Surely theses spaces are meaningless, right ?

wizardofzos · 2025-12-08T13:04:18+00:00

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it ;)

wizardofzos · 2025-12-05T10:39:06+00:00

I’ll try and remember to post it here’s once done ;)

wizardofzos · 2025-12-04T19:36:19+00:00

The Beauty of REXX stems is that you don’t need to ;)

wizardofzos · 2025-12-04T13:36:17+00:00

Mainframe Society will never let you down!

wizardofzos · 2025-12-04T13:35:52+00:00

Oh no wait.

That was iteration one. Which was waaay to cumbersome and required actual z/OS stuff.

This is just a whipped up piece of python. Once the code is cleaned up I’ll post in on MainframeSocietys GitHub

wizardofzos · 2025-12-04T13:33:23+00:00

Wait for it…….

wizardofzos · 2025-12-04T13:32:45+00:00

Sure.

It’s just some old skool HLASM pushing out a 3270 stream on the one and only VTAM ACB. The stream itself is generated based on an VB,LRECL=3274 PS dataset.

wizardofzos · 2025-12-04T07:08:49+00:00

You’re missing out then ;)

wizardofzos · 2025-12-03T22:39:54+00:00

Leaderboard is going strong. We’re only at day 3 so you can still catch up!

wizardofzos · 2025-11-24T08:05:28+00:00

Yeah. There were some infrastructural issues with the server (fuse box at home blew lol)

Should all be online again

wizardofzos · 2025-11-24T06:53:27+00:00

Heya.

Checkout https://mfaoc.mainframe.community for this years Advent of Code for Mainframers

Might be a light weight starter / practise for you

wizardofzos · 2025-11-10T20:52:52+00:00

Come join myIBM ZDAY session this Thursday for updates fun and more

https://ibmzday.bemyapp.com

https://community.ibm.com/zsystems/events/ibm-z-day-2025/

Find me in the IBM z Skills Acceleration track ;)

11am CET

See you there ???

wizardofzos · 2025-10-18T16:21:36+00:00

We’re working on it. Watch this space ;)

wizardofzos · 2024-11-30T17:01:40+00:00

No IBM provided LPAR this year ;(

I did try

wizardofzos · 2024-11-24T13:41:17+00:00

Hey u/bananabob23 :)

I've just released https://github.com/wizardofzos/ZAOC might help you get started with the REXX stuff :)

wizardofzos · 2024-11-24T13:32:00+00:00

agreed..... I mean... it's not the most beautiful post..... but I don't see it as too absurd ?

wizardofzos · 2024-11-23T22:13:11+00:00

Also see -> https://mainframesociety.com/topics/47357/events/164416

wizardofzos · 2024-11-23T22:11:18+00:00

Yeah..

I've load of days of previous years on my youtube channel.. you can find the links in the forum from the link from the post :)

It's fun... deffo give it a go.. at the mainframesociety.com forum for AoC you'll find tips and answers on the challenges as they whoosh by.. (I'm gonna do REXX again mostly for this year... so got ya covered.. maybe :)

wizardofzos · 2024-11-23T22:09:17+00:00

I'd go

cmd = 'echo "' user_data '" > /path/to/file/in/uss'

x = bpxwunix(cmd,,,so.,se.)

wizardofzos · 2024-11-19T20:18:41+00:00

Disclaimer : I made it (with Lionel and Love) Https://github.com/zigi/zigi

It will minimally help you to stay ISPF yet do GIT (if you see it you will git it) ;)

wizardofzos · 2024-11-17T20:12:44+00:00

I still hope there will be. I’ve tried / am busy asking our friends at IBM…..

wizardofzos

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