Any CICS programmers on FR?

www.freerepublic.com ^ | 10/12/03 | Dan Keller (Hacksaw)

[Hacksaw]

I'm starting a new contract converting a system into CICS. (Yep, you heard right). I have not used CICS in over 5 years, and I am trying to find any resources (online hopefully). Anyone have any suggestions?

[Lazamataz]

Any CICS programmers on FR?

No.

No, there are no CICS programmers on FR.

[PrivateIdaho]

OMG - it's been 10 years since I've heard anyone utter "CICS"... good luck!

[harpseal]

I have programmed CICS for many many years ask your questions and I shall answer.

[ricer1]

Vacuum tube I could believe, but CICS?

[Spaghetti Man]

I am back-leveled in my CICS knowledge. However if you have a VTAM question, ask away.

[Hacksaw]

Vacuum tube I could believe, but CICS?

If IBM says CICS is good, then CICS is good. :) Actually the older system is something even more ancient.

[Hacksaw]

I have programmed CICS for many many years ask your questions and I shall answer.

I'll probably take you up on that next week.

[AppyPappy]

If I did know CICS, I wouldn't admit it.

[Robert DeLong]

Try this site out ASK THE EXPERTS, or you can freepmail me with questions and I can answer them for you or look it up in the numerous books I have on CICS.

[Robert DeLong]

That site I gave you also a USER'S FORUM that appears to be very helpful.

[Sub-Driver]

Try this

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/

Use the search bar

btw, I work for big blue............

[Hacksaw]

Thanks.

[martin gibson]

DFH-eyb-ball...

real men pronounce it 'KICKS' (like in '...get your CICS on route 66').

...now if you could find some hollerith cards, or maybe even a clay tablet and a sharp stick, you'd be all set to chunk out a little code...

[CaptRon]

Heh, heh, heh. My company has what we are told is the most computing power on the East Coast and our workhorse programs which handle over 2 million point-of-sale transactions a day are coded in...?

[TaxRelief]

http://www.xephon.com/index/updates/CICSf.html

http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci897592,00.html?Offer=ibmcicssoap

[funkywbr]

If I did know TPF, I wouldn't admit it either!~}

[SamAdams76]

At work, I have to type in CICS to get to my mainframe-based programs. Never realized it was a certain computer language.

[Hacksaw]

...now if you could find some hollerith cards, or maybe even a clay tablet and a sharp stick, you'd be all set to chunk out a little code...

LOL - when I worked in Detroit, one of the GM plants still had a card reader (about 10 years ago). It sounded like a machine gun.

[Hacksaw]

Come to think of it, the BatComputer in the Batcave used punchcards as well (from the old Batman show). However, Batman still had an atomic power supply.