Freeware: ISPF edit macro - ShowSYM

SHOWSYM is an ISPF edit macro that shows the system symbols on your MVS version 5 system and higher. After you've edited a dataset that has system symbols, you can use this edit macro to see how they translate with the current (active) system symbols.

This package consists of an assembler program that calls the IBM program ASASYMBM and a REXX exec that performs the ISPF edit macro function.

Download information
File Name:	SHOWSYM.ZIP
File Format:	PKZIP file containing a TSO XMIT file
Size:	7,482
Last Updated:	20-MAY-1997
Version:	1.0
Type:	ISPF edit macro
Requirements:	ISPF v3 or higher Assembler H or higher MVS version 5 or higher

Here is a simulation of a edit dataset with the lines that contain system symbols being inserted in white as notelines:

The sysplex name is &SYSPLEX
The sysplex name is LOCAL
The sysclone is &SYSCLONE
The sysclone is 10
The sysname is &SYSNAME
The sysname is CSW1

&DAY. &LDAY.
05 05
&HHMMSS. &LHHMMSS.
115131 115131
&HR. &LHR.
11 11
&JDAY. &LJDAY.
309 309
&MIN. &LMIN.
51 51
&MON. &LMON
11 11
&SEC. &LSEC.
32 32
&WDAY. &LWDAY.
WED WED
&YR2. &LYR2.
97 97
&YR4. &LYR4.
1997 1997
&YYMMDD. &LYYMMDD.
971105 971105

&JOBNAME.
IBMUSER

Advice: If you use system symbols in production with a hardware selection like:

SYSDEF LPARNAME(CSW1)
       SYSCLONE(10)
       SYMDEF(&PSUFFIX.='10')    /* PRODUCTION SUFFIX FOR PARMLIB */
       SYMDEF(&SYSR2.='SYS1R4')  /* SECOND SYSRES */

Don't forget that for Disaster Recovery, you will need another way to set your local variables.

The software downloadable from this page is © 1997-2000 by David Alcock. This software is provided on an asis basis and no warranty is provided. Use at your own risk

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