ISPF ISPTLIB profile table format

[Wally Mclaughlin]

Does anybody know what the format of an ISPF ISPTLIB table such as
ISPPROF looks like?



I'm trying to create a profile table using an external program that will
be compatible with ISPF.



I know that each table entry looks something like:



Varnamel dc al1(variable name length)

Varname dc cl8'variable name'

Vardatal dc al2(data length)

Vardata dc clnn'data'



But I'm stuck on what the format of the somewhat complicated header is.






Thank you for your help.



Wally Mclaughlin

[Carlos Aguilera Sr]

It should be PO FB LRECL=80



Carlos Aguilera Sr.

1401 Liggates Rd.

Lynchburg, VA 24502

434-401-4828

Carlos-FiVMtmHp2a9Wk0Htik3J/***@public.gmane.org

[Wally Mclaughlin]

I guess I wasn't clear in what I meant -



I was hoping that someone had dissected an ISPF table that resides in
ISPTLIB, and could tell me what the internal format if the header is.



Wally









From: turnkey-mvs-***@public.gmane.org [mailto:turnkey-mvs-***@public.gmane.org]
On Behalf Of Carlos Aguilera Sr
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 7:12 AM
To: turnkey-mvs-***@public.gmane.org
Subject: [turnkey-mvs] ISPF ISPTLIB profile table format





It should be PO FB LRECL=80



Carlos Aguilera Sr.

1401 Liggates Rd.

Lynchburg, VA 24502

434-401-4828

Carlos-FiVMtmHp2a9Wk0Htik3J/***@public.gmane.org

[Steve Kraus]

I looked at it once and concluded it was easier to use the standard ISPF
services to retrieve table info.

I know that wasn't the help you wanted. :(
Steve

Post by Wally Mclaughlin
I guess I wasn't clear in what I meant -
I was hoping that someone had dissected an ISPF table that resides in
ISPTLIB, and could tell me what the internal format if the header is.
Wally
Behalf Of *Carlos Aguilera Sr
*Sent:* Monday, November 15, 2010 7:12 AM
*Subject:* [turnkey-mvs] ISPF ISPTLIB profile table format
It should be PO FB LRECL=80
Carlos Aguilera Sr.
1401 Liggates Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-401-4828

[Ray Mullins]

I think one of the more recent added files to the CBT Tape (
http://www.cbttape.org/) has some programs for at least parsing profiles. A
search of IBM-MAIN archives may also prove fruitful.

Post by Wally Mclaughlin
I guess I wasn't clear in what I meant -
I was hoping that someone had dissected an ISPF table that resides in
ISPTLIB, and could tell me what the internal format if the header is.
Wally
Behalf Of *Carlos Aguilera Sr
*Sent:* Monday, November 15, 2010 7:12 AM
*Subject:* [turnkey-mvs] ISPF ISPTLIB profile table format
It should be PO FB LRECL=80
Carlos Aguilera Sr.
1401 Liggates Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-401-4828

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[Enrico Sorichetti]

Post by Ray Mullins
I think one of the more recent added files to the CBT Tape (
http://www.cbttape.org/) has some programs for at least parsing profiles. A
search of IBM-MAIN archives may also prove fruitful.

Post by Wally Mclaughlin
I guess I wasn't clear in what I meant -
I was hoping that someone had dissected an ISPF table that resides in
ISPTLIB, and could tell me what the internal format if the header is.
Wally
Behalf Of *Carlos Aguilera Sr
*Sent:* Monday, November 15, 2010 7:12 AM
*Subject:* [turnkey-mvs] ISPF ISPTLIB profile table format
It should be PO FB LRECL=80
Carlos Aguilera Sr.
1401 Liggates Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-401-4828

--
M. Ray Mullins
Cat Herder Software - http://www.catherdersoftware.com/
DATAGEN ™ - Generate data base and file test data
XMITVSE ™/RECVVSE ™, XMITBS2 ™/RECVBS2 ™ - XMIT format data transfer
TRKCOPY ™ for z/VSE ® and BS2000/OSD ® - low level volume maintenance
SISS-TEM ™, SIX-TEM ™, and TEMServ ™ - Total Enterprise System Management
Solutions for ADABAS access between mainframe and distributed, porting
COM-PLETE 3GL programs to CICS
Solutions for migrating to Websphere MQ
Associated with Covariant Systems, Inc.

and by grace what' s the relation of all this with the turnkey system!
the turnkey system is at the 3.8 level with only <public domain> components
so no ispf in it, no profile table, nothing related to ispf, TSO/e and friends

while around here there are lots of people with the skill to parse the ISPPROF members
it is still the wrong place to ask :-)