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PKZIP for MVS MVS/ESA, OS/390, & z/OS User’s Guide PKMU-V5R5000 PKWARE, Inc. PKWARE, Inc. 9009 Springboro Pike Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 Sales: 937-847-2374 Support: 937-847-2687 Fax: 937-847-2375 Web Site: http://www.pkzip.com Sales - E-Mail: [email protected] Support - http://www.pkzip.com/support 5.5 Edition (2003) PKZIP for MVS™, PKZIP for OS/400™, PKZIP for VSE™, PKZIP for UNIX™, and PKZIP for Windows™ are just a few of the many members in the PKZIP® family. PKWARE, Inc. would like to thank all the individuals and companies -- including our customers, resellers, distributors, and technology partners -- who have helped make PKZIP® the industry standard for Trusted ZIP solutions. PKZIP® enables our customers to efficiently and securely transmit and store information across systems of all sizes, ranging from desktops to mainframes. This edition applies to the following PKWARE of Ohio, Inc. licensed program: PKZIP for MVS™ (Version 5, Release 5, 2003) PKZIP(R) is a registered trademark of PKWARE(R) Inc. Other product names mentioned in this manual may be a trademark or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Any reference to licensed programs or other material, belonging to any company, is not intended to state or imply that such programs or material are available or may be used. The copyright in this work is owned by PKWARE of Ohio, Inc., and the document is issued in confidence for the purpose only for which it is supplied. It must not be reproduced in whole or in part or used for tendering purposes except under an agreement or with the consent in writing of PKWARE of Ohio, Inc., and then only on condition that this notice is included in any such reproduction. No information as to the contents or subject matter of this document or any part thereof either directly or indirectly arising there from shall be given or communicated in any manner whatsoever to a third party being an individual firm or company or any employee thereof without the prior consent in writing of PKWARE of Ohio, Inc. Copyright. 2003 PKWARE of Ohio, Inc. All rights reserved. ii PKZIP MVS™ Release 5.5 User’s Guide PKMU-V5R5000 Preface The PKZIP® family of products consists of high performance data compression software. The archives resulting from compression by the PKZIP program can be transported or transmitted to other operating system platforms where they will undergo decompression by the PKUNZIP program or an acceptable substitute. About this Manual This manual provides the information needed to use PKZIP for MVS™ in an operational environment. It is assumed that anyone using this manual has a good understanding of JCL and dataset processing. Note that the contents of this manual applies to the following operating systems: • MVS/ESA 4.2 and above. • OS/390 - all releases. • z/OS - all releases. • Chapter 1. An Introduction to PKZIP for MVS provides a general description of the PKZIP product, which is applicable to all supported platforms. This chapter also describes the MVS specific features of the PKZIP for MVS product and provides a simple description of how the PKZIP for MVS product is used to provide compression and decompression of datasets. • Chapter 2. Provides more detailed examples of how specific file types should be processed by PKZIP for MVS. This chapter also details the new features and functions for PKZIP for MVS, Release 5.5. • Chapter 3. Provides detailed information and guidance for customizing and fine tuning PKZIP specifically to your needs. In addition to the installation setup, this chapter explains licensing of PKZIP for MVS and provides you with the information to tailor your system configuration requirements. • Chapter 4. Provides all of the general getting started information for invoking PKZIP and PKUNZIP. This chapter explains the details associated with compression, decompression, restrictions, migration, and an overview of PKZIP processing. • Chapter 5. Provides a summary of the ZIP file processing procedures that include filtering, selection, requests, and the basic essentials for running PKZIP and PKUNZIP. • Chapter 6. Explains ZIP files formats (text or binary) , files attributes, and file size considerations. • Chapter 7. Provides information about the types of files that are supported by PKZIP for MVS™, such as, sequential files, PDS, or PDSE members, and VSAM files. Preface iii • Chapter 8. Explains the three possible Archive states during processing. They are: old archive, temporary dataset, and new archive. Additionally, this chapter explains the functions of each of these formats. • Chapter 9. Provides a comprehensive description of the commands and messages found in PKZIP for MVS. • Chapter 10. Provides an overview of how to process GZIP files and archives, including information about GZIP restrictions and extensions. • Chapter 11. Provides instructions on the use of other facilities provided with PKZIP for MVS, specifically the ISPF panel interface, to include setting options for configuration, defaults, and viewing archives. • Chapter 12. Provides detailed information for invoking the ZIPAPI in assembler and COBOL. • Glossary - Contains a list PKZIP for MVSTM of terms. • Index - Contains a detailed list and location of terms for this document. Conventions Used in this Manual Throughout this manual, the following conventions are used: • The use of the Courier font indicates text that may be found in job control language (JCL), parameter controls, or printed output. • The use of italics indicates a value that must be substituted by the user, for example, a dataset name. It may also be used to indicate the title of an associated manual or the title of a chapter within this manual. • Bullets (•) indicate items (or instructions) in a list. • The use of <angle brackets> in a command definition indicates a mandatory parameter. • The use of [square brackets] in a command definition indicates an optional parameter. • A vertical bar (|) in a command definition is used to separate mutually exclusive parameter options or modifiers. iv PKZIP MVS™ Release 5.5 User’s Guide PKMU-V5R5000 Related Publications Manuals relating to the PKZIP for MVS™ product include: • PKZIP for MVS™ User's Guide - Provides detailed information on the PKZIP® product set in MVS/ESA, OS/390, and z/OS operating environments. Also provided is a general introduction to data compression, PKZIP specific data compression, an overview on how to use PKZIP for MVS, PKZIP control cards, and parameters. • PKZIP for MVS™ & PKZIP for VSE™ Messages and Codes - This provides information on the messages and codes that are displayed on the consoles, printed outputs, and associated terminals. Other manuals within the PKZIP® family of products include: • PKZIP for OS/400™ User's Guide • PKZIP for VSE™ User's Guide • PKZIP for MVS™ Messages and Codes • PKZIP for Command Line - UNIX™ User's Guide • PKZIP for Command Line - Windows™ User's Guide Related IBM Publications IBM Manuals relating to the PKZIP for MVS™ product include: • System Codes - Documents the completion codes issued by the operating system when it terminates a task or an address space. Describes the wait state codes placed in the program status word (PSW) when the system begins a wait state. Describes the causes of loops. • System Messages - Documents the messages issued by the OS/390 operating system. The descriptions explain why the component issued the message, give the actions of the operating system, and suggest responses by the applications programmer, system programmer, and/or operator. • JES2 Messages - Documents the messages issued by the JES2 subsystem. The descriptions explain why the component issued the message, give the actions of the operating system, and suggest responses by the applications programmer, system programmer, and/or operator. • JCL User's Guide - Describes the job control tasks needed to enter jobs into the operating system, control the system's processing of jobs, and request the resources needed to run jobs. To perform Preface v the tasks, programmers code job control statements. The user's guide assists in deciding how to perform job control tasks. • JCL Reference - Describes the job control tasks needed to enter jobs into the operating system, control the system's processing of jobs, and request the resources needed to run jobs. To perform the tasks, programmers code job control statements. The reference guide; is designed to be used while coding the statements. • Access Methods Services - Documents the functions that are available with Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) and describes the IDCAMS commands that can be issued to control VSAM datasets. • TSO/E Command Reference - Documents the functions of the TRANSMIT and RECEIVE Command Facility used for the distribution and allocation of PKZIP for MVS™ installation libraries. vi PKZIP MVS™ Release 5.5 User’s Guide PKMU-V5R5000 Contents PREFACE..........................................................................................................................III ABOUT THIS MANUAL..........................................................................................................III CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL................................................................................. IV RELATED PUBLICATIONS..................................................................................................... V RELATED IBM PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................. V CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................