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This site offers resources for professionals working with MVS, OS/390, ISPF, Rexx and Assembler.

Here you will find free software to download and most of them come with the source code.

Also included on the site is my free MVS monitor software  "MXI" which is the result of over 8 years of effort.    

Enjoy.

Rob Scott
Winchester,
Hampshire,
United Kingdom

rob@mximvs.com

+44 (0) 1962 810233

 

 

 

 

 


 

Latest

2nd Sepetember 2004

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 040902 released. This major changes in this release are :

o Correct problem with REXX and Batch output for CF command - the structures were not being listed.
o Update SVC macro list.
o Cater for WLM service reason code 0A0C0423 (Default WLM policy in effect).
o Correct problem drilling down to TFS from the HFS VIEW(DSN) display.
o Correctly display RACF "Execute" access instead of "None".
o Remove MIGIDs from the E-MCS code.

11th Novemeber 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 031107 released. This is the first release of MXI from Rocket Software. The genlevel addresses the following issues :

o Support added to SGRP for shared SMS CDSes in a sysplex.
o MDQ command support for z/OS R3 and above.
o DASD command performance greatly improved.
o XCFS display for a single structure now scrollable.
o CVT Version ID added to IPL display.
o Only the first "/" is removed from MVS operator command.  

16th October 2003

MXI Acquired By Rocket Software.

Read more.. 

1st October 2003

Uploaded MXI 4.3 Genlevel 031001 which adds support for getting the EXCP count for TAPE devices with 31-bit UCBs. 

Also uploaded is STEMPUSH and STEMPULL version 1.6 which adds support for very large REXX single variable values (increasing the previous maximum of 3K to 32K).

19th August 2003

Uploaded MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030819 which corrects a minor problem in the display for a single DASD volume.

13th August 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030813 uploaded. This includes the new DEVT() keyword for the DASD command and fixes a scrolling problem with the WLMS command.

8th August 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030808 uploaded. Minor glitches fixed and a few cosmetic and documentation updates. 

3rd July 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030703 uploaded. This genlevel changes the MXIREXX API so that it can be invoked from Netview as well as TSO and ISPF.

30th June 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030630 uploaded. This adds AFC support for ARCHLVL=2 systems on the UIC and RS commands.

13th June 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030613 uploaded. This fixes a few minor problems including catering for DB2 accounting values that have wrapped their 32-bit values.

22nd May 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030522 uploaded. This fixes a minor problem with the TAPE command and changes the ISPF panels so that they support DBCS. I have also updated the FAQ page.

16th May 2003

Minor changes to the DDDEFCHK and DDDEFPTH programs to print out the CSI dataset name and also support INITDISP of NEW/MOD in the DATASET DDDEF entry.

9th May 2003

MXI 4.3 Genlevel 030509 uploaded. I have also started work on MXI 4.4 which will include various displays from the DB2 catalog - databases, tablespaces and so on.

23rd April 2003

I have uploaded a new genlevel of MXI 4.3 (030423) and also a new version of the STEMPUSH program that includes an enhancement contributed by Graham Taylor of Norwich Union in the UK.  

24th March 2003

I am pleased to announce that MXI 4.3 is now generally available. The major changes are : 

o Complete rewrite of the menu system
o A series of DB2 related displays
o Ability to protect unauthorised commands
o GQE command to display common storage Getmain Queue Elements

I have also supplied a very basic windows console C applicaton with source code.