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MVS/Quick-Ref TM

for Windows®

User’s Guide

Database Release 5.8July 1, 2001

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trademarks and products of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM®).SYNCSORT™ is a trademark of Syncsort, Inc.FDR™, FATS™, FATAR™, COMPAKTOR™, UPSTREAM™, and IAM™ are trademarks of Innovation Data Processing, Inc.VPS™ is a trademark of Levi, Ray, and Shoup, Inc.STOPX37, BUDGET-DASD, HIPER-CACHE, POOL-DASD, StorageGUARD, PAGE-MANAGER™, SG-Control, Stage3, and Pro-SMS are trademarks of Empact Software, Inc. , a Boole and Babbage CompanyVCSI™ and VTAM PRINT™ are trademarks and $AVRS® , TRMS® , and CSAR® are registered trademarks of Confident Software, Inc.PDSFAST™, FASTGENR™, and ODDS/MVS™ are tr2ademarks of Software Engineering of America, Inc.REXXTOOLS is a trademark of Open Software Technology, Inc.JESMASTER is a trademark of The Xenos GroupStarTool™ and PdsTools™ are products and trademarks of SERENA International, Inc.IOA is a tradmark of New Dimension Software, Ltd.CICS Manager™, CMF ®, COMMON STORAGE MONITOR™, DASD ADVISOR™, DSO®, IMSPlex System Manager™, InTune™, MainView™, Model 300™, MV Manager™, PERFORMANCE MANAGER™,

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RUNTRAC, CA- N-Vision, CA-ASTEX, CA-PDSMAN, CA-Prevail/XP, and CA-BUNDL are trademarks of Computer Associates, Inc.JHS and X/PTR are trademarks of Systemware, Inc.The Monitor for CICS® and The Monitor for MVS® are registered trademarks of Landmark Systems Corporation; TNETTM, NaviGraphTM, NaviGateTM, TOP/X™, and NaviPlexTM are trademarks of Landmark

Systems Corporation; The Monitor for DB2 and The Monitor for VTAM are members of the TNETTM family of products from Landmark Systems CorporationCapacity Plus for DB2, VSAM Assist, VSAM I/O Plus, The Mechanic, QuickIndex, HSM Agent, TeraSAM, Catalog Solution, and Performance Solution are products of Softworks, Inc.PLATINUM Batch Processor™, Bind Analyze™, Compile/PRF™, Compile/QQF™, Data Navigator™, PLATINUM Database Analyzer™, Dependency Analyzer™, Detecto™r, Execution Facility™, PLATINUM

Utilities™ (Data Compressor, Fast Check, Fast Index, Fast Load, Fast Recover, Fast Unload, Merge Modify, Quick Copy, Rapid Reorg), Governor™, Guide Online™, InfoRefiner™, Log Maintenance,Log Analyzer™, Object Tracker™, Package/It™, Pipeline™, PLATINUM Plan Analyzer™, QMF Object Administrator™, QMF Object Tracker™, Query Analyzer™, Quick Copy™, Rapid Reorg™,RC/MIGRATOR™, RC/QUERY™, RC/SECURE™, RC/UPDATE™, Recovery Analyzer™, Report Facility™, SQL-Ease™, Thread Terminator™. and Viewer™ are trademarks of PLATINUM technology,inc.

VTAM/Switch and CICS/CEMT from Batch are products and trademarks of MacKinney SystemsOMC-PRINT, ACC/MVS, and OMC-FLASH are products and trademarks of Tone Software(E)JESTM is a product and trademark of Phoenix Software InternationalQuickstartTM is a product and trademark of SysData International, Inc.DSSTM- Dynamic Support Subsystem, ASFTM - Automated Scheduling Facility, ASCTM - Automated SYSOUT Capture, and APMTM - Automated Problem Management are products and trademarks of Chaney

Systems, Inc.BETA 44, BETA 77, BETA 88, BETA 91, BETA 92, BETA 93, and BSA are products of BETA Systems Software, AGNet/MasterTM , CONNECT:Direct for MVS and CONNECT:Mailbox ar e products of Sterling Software, Inc.STROBE® Iis a registered trademark of Programart, Inc.ZACKTM, ZARATM, ZEBBTM, ZEKETM, ZINATM , and OASIS™ are products of PLATINUM technology, inc. ALTAI Development Lab.CA-ACF2, CA-APCDOC, CA-ASM2, CA-7, CA-11, CA-CULPRIT, CA-CICSORT, CA-Corporate Tie, CA90S, CA-DATACOM, CA-DISPATCH, CA-EARL, CA-eMAIL+, CA-ETC, CA-EZTEST\CICS, CA-IDEAL,

CA-JARS, CA-JARS\CICS, CA-JCLCHECK, CA-LIBRARIAN, CA-LOOK\MVS, CA-DYNAM(R)/TLMS, CA-MIGRATE\COBOL, CA-OPERA, CA-OPTIMIZER, CA-OPTIMIZER II, CA-RAPS, CA-ROSCOE, CA-PMA\CHARGEBACK, -CA-PMA\LOOK, CA-SCHEDULER, CA-TOP SECRET, CA-Panvalet, and CA-VMAN are trademarks of Computer Associates, Inc.

CICSPRINT, DATABACK, DUMPMASTER, REPORTER, TUBES VTAM, VTAMPRINT, COMMAND MVS, DESKPAD, FOREMAN, SYNCHRO, VSAMTUNE, WORDS ONLINE, NATURAL EXTENSIONS, SAPINTERFACE, and REFLECT are products and trademarks of Macro 4, plc.

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OPS/MASTER™, JOB/Master™, RUN/Master™, CONSOLE/Master™, The Report Management System™, RDMS™, and QSERV™ are trademarks of Mantissa CorporationODE II® is a registered trademark of and Keyplus™ is a trademark of Allen Systems GroupJCLPREP® is a registered trademark of Allen Systems GroupVersion Merger is a product of Princeton SOFTECH, Inc.CICS Application File Control facility (CAFC) is a product of NETEC International, Inc.Inventory Control and Accounting and Vendor System are products of American Software, Inc.COMPLETE® and ADABAS® are trademarks and products of Software AG and Software AG of North AmericaIND$FILE Plus is a product of Proginet, Inc.Space Recovery System (SRS) and Allocation Control Center (ACC) are products of DTS SoftwareModel 204 and 204 are registered trademarks of Praxis International Inc.SNS/TCPAccess, Enterprise Print Services, SNS/NFS, and CICS Programmer's Toolkit are products and trademarks of Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc.DOCU/TEXT®, INFO/X™, and JOB/SCAN™ are trademarks and products of Diversified Software Systems, Inc.DB90's is a product of TACT SoftwareDatabase Attach and Database Checkpoint are products of SoftbaseOUTBOUND® is a product and registered trademark of Firesign Computer CompanyHSC, SCP, and ICEBERG™ are products of Storage Technology CorporationRecovery Manager, Q:MANAGER IMS™, Database Utils, Ultraopt & Session Persist, Recover Plus for DB2, Trimar, Activity Monitor, Data Packer-/IMS, 3270 Superoptimizer-/CICS, Alter, Delta IMS®, CM/Pilot,

BMCDSN, XBM, Check Plus, OPERTUNE®, Loadplus for DB2, Unload Plus, Data Packer, Data Packer/OS, Data Packer-/VSAM, CICS/VSAM, BMCSTATS, Reorg Plus, Copy Plus, Fast Path Series,Extended Terminal Assist, and Application Enhancement Series are products of BMC Software, Inc.

!DB®/SMU for DB2, !DB®/WORKBENCH for DB2, AF/OPERATOR®, AF/OPERATOR® and OG/MVS, AF/PERFORMER®, AF/REMOTE®, CL/CONFERENCE®, CL/GATEWAY™ and CL/SUPERSESSION®,End-to-end Response Time Feature (ETE), EPILOG® for IMS, IMS Product Family, OMEGACENTER GATEWAY™ for MVS, OMEGAMON II® for CICS, OMEGAMON® for CICS/ESA, OMEGAMONII® for DBCTL, OMEGAMON II® for DB2, OMEGAMON II® for IMS, OMEGAMON II® for DBCTL, OMEGAMON II® for MVS, OMEGAMON II® for SMS, OMEGAMON II® for VTAM, OMEGAMON®and EPILOG™ for VM and OMEGAVIEW® are products and trademarks of Candle Corporation.

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Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................................ 3

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5

PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 6WHAT'S NEW FOR RELEASE 5.8:................................................................................................................................ 6WHAT IS MVS/QUICK-REF FOR WINDOWS? ............................................................................................................ 11

Features .............................................................................................................................................................. 12MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows Usage Examples................................................................................................... 12

MVS/QUICK-REF DATABASE CONTENTS................................................................................................................. 13MVS and OS/390 Messages and Codes .............................................................................................................. 13MVS JCL Syntax ................................................................................................................................................. 13Assembler Language Syntax ............................................................................................................................... 15MVS Utility Reference Data................................................................................................................................ 15CICS/MVS & CICS/ESA Reference Information................................................................................................. 16IMS/VS & IMS/ESA Reference Information........................................................................................................ 16REXX Language Syntax ...................................................................................................................................... 18COBOL, PL/1, C++, and C Language Syntax.................................................................................................... 18DB2 Messages and Codes................................................................................................................................... 19Independent Software Vendor Product Messages............................................................................................... 20

CHAPTER 2 -GETTING STARTED...................................................................................................................... 23

THE PACKAGE.......................................................................................................................................................... 24REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 24INSTALLATION PLANNING ........................................................................................................................................ 24UNINSTALLING A PREVIOUS RELEASE ..................................................................................................................... 25REVIEWING README.TXT.................................................................................................................................... 26INSTALLING THIS RELEASE ...................................................................................................................................... 26EXPIRATION DATE ................................................................................................................................................... 27EXECUTING FROM THE CD-ROM............................................................................................................................. 28LAN INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.................................................................................................................... 29

CHAPTER 3 – ICONS, MENU BAR, TOOL BAR, AND ACCELERATORS................................................... 33

ICONS, MENU BAR, TOOL BAR, AND ACCELERATORS............................................................................................. 34ICONS................................................................................................................................................................. 34MENU BAR......................................................................................................................................................... 35ACCELERATORS ............................................................................................................................................... 37MENU BAR (NO CHILD) ................................................................................................................................... 38

CHAPTER 4 - ACCESSING MVS/QUICK-REF FOR WINDOWS ................................................................... 41

ACCESSING MVS/QUICK-REF FOR WINDOWS.......................................................................................................... 42THE MAIN MENU ..................................................................................................................................................... 42REFERENCE INFORMATION BY CATEGORY .............................................................................................................. 43REFERENCE INFORMATION BY NAME ...................................................................................................................... 46REFERENCE INFORMATION BY VENDOR, PRODUCT AND RELEASE........................................................................... 47

VENDOR SEQUENCE........................................................................................................................................ 48PRODUCT SEQUENCE..................................................................................................................................... 49VENDOR-ONLY SEQUENCE ............................................................................................................................ 49

TEXTMARKS............................................................................................................................................................. 51SEARCHING FOR TEXT WITHIN REFERENCE INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 52WHAT’S NEW........................................................................................................................................................... 52GETTING HELP ......................................................................................................................................................... 53

CHAPTER 5 - USER DATABASES ....................................................................................................................... 55

USER DATABASE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 56DOWNLOADING MAINFRAME USER DATA................................................................................................................ 56ACCESSING USER DATABASES................................................................................................................................. 56


APPENDIX A - ERROR MESSAGES.................................................................................................................... 57

Contacting Chicago-Soft..................................................................................................................................... 58Error Message Format........................................................................................................................................ 58Error Messages ................................................................................................................................................... 58

INDEX........................................................................................................................................................................ 74


Chapter 1 - Introduction


PrefaceThis is the user's guide for Release 5.8 of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows, a productivity tool forMVS programmers and operators. This guide will help you understand the structure and functionof MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows, but more importantly, how to use the product effectively tomake your day-to-day interface with MVS, its components, and MVS-based products from IBMand other software vendors more productive. MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is easy to use, as youwill see in this guide. As you use the product, remember that on-line help information isprovided. The on-line help information can be accessed by clicking HELP on the menu bar orthe HELP icon.

Please note that there is a feedback form at the end of this guide. If you determine that some ofthe information you need is not available within MVS/Quick-Ref, please use the feedback formto let us know. We want to make this product as helpful to you as possible, so don't hesitate tosend us your product improvement suggestions. You can best communicate with us via email toour Internet email address, [email protected].

If you need additional copies of this guide, it is available in the root directory on the distributionCD in either Microsoft Word 97 for Windows or Adobe Acrobat™ format. Please note theAdobe Acrobat™ Reader is free and is available from the Adobe web site athttp://www.adobe.com.

What's New For Release 5.8:The 5.8 release of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows contains these database content enhancements:

o Support for z/OS Version 1 Release 2 has been added; see the list ofspecific IBM product additions below for more information.

o Item UNIX_ERROR_CODES has been added to the MISCINFO category. TheUNIX(R) System Services messages that refer you to a UNIX(R) errorcode or error reason code have also been updated so that theirdescriptions pull in the UNIX_ERROR_CODES item automatically. Youwon't need to go searching for the UNIX(R) error code descriptionsany more.

o Several special item names have been added to the data base. Youcan use these item names via fast-path invocation to go directlyto frequently used information. See item QWFP for more informationon these new item names (type QW QWFP now to see the new item).

o The following report provides information regarding changes to theMVS/Quick-Ref Release 5.8 database. The STATUS column values have thefollowing meanings:

NEW VENDOR - The vendor is newNEW PRODUCT - The product is newNEW RELEASE - The release is newREPLACED/UPDATED - Product was either refreshed or updatedRENAMED V= P= R= - Vendor, product & release renamedRENAMED V= - Vendor renamedRENAMED P= - Product renamedRENAMED R= - Release renamedRENAMED P= R= - Product & release renamedRENAMED V= P= - Vendor & product renamedRENAMED V= R= - Vendor & release renamed

MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows 5.8 Data Base Status Change Report:

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VENDOR PRODUCT RELEASE STATUS---------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------------ASPG COMMAND/CICS V4R1M01 RENAMED P=ASPG ERQ(EASY RACF QUERY) V2 NEW PRODUCTASPG HSCAN V4R1 RENAMED P=ASPG SRS(STORAGE REQ SYS) V3 RENAMED P=B I MOYLE BIM-ECHO V1R3 NEW PRODUCTB I MOYLE BIM-JOURNAL/MVS V2R2 NEW PRODUCTBETA SYSTEMS DOCUMENT DISTRIB MGR V3R3M01 REPLACED/UPDATEDBLOCKADE SYSTMS IP CONNECTOR MSGS V3R6 NEW RELEASEBMC 3270 SUPEROPT/CICS V3R5 NEW RELEASEBMC ACTIVITY MONITOR/DB2 V3R2 NEW RELEASEBMC ACTIVITY MONITOR/DB2 V3R2M01 NEW RELEASEBMC APPLY PLUS FOR DB2 V1R4 NEW RELEASEBMC APPTUNE FOR DB2 V3R2 NEW RELEASEBMC APPTUNE FOR DB2 V3R2M01 NEW RELEASEBMC BMCDSN CMD PROCESSOR V2R3 NEW RELEASEBMC C+/MODIFY FOR DB2 V6R2 NEW RELEASEBMC CHANGE RECORDING FAC V1R5 NEW RELEASEBMC CHANGEDATAMOVE V2R3 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC CHANGEDATAMOVE V2R4 NEW RELEASEBMC CHECK PLUS FOR DB2 V3R2 NEW RELEASEBMC CONCURRENT REORG V1R5 NEW RELEASEBMC COPY PLUS FOR DB2 V6R2 NEW RELEASEBMC DATA ACCELERATOR CMP V1R5M01 NEW RELEASEBMC DATA PACKER/IMS V2R5 RENAMED P=BMC DATA PACKER/IMS V2R5M01 NEW PRODUCTBMC DATABASE INTEGRITY + V4R1 NEW RELEASEBMC DATAMOVE V2R3 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC DATAMOVE V2R4 NEW RELEASEBMC DELTA IMS V6R1M03 NEW RELEASEBMC DELTA PLEX V1R2M01 NEW RELEASEBMC EXTENDED BF MGR/CICS V4R5 NEW RELEASEBMC EXTENDED BFR MGR/DB2 V4R5 NEW RELEASEBMC EXTENDED BFR MGR/IMS V4R5 NEW RELEASEBMC EXTENDED BFR MGR/MQ V4R5 NEW RELEASEBMC EXTENDED TERM. ASIST V2R1M03 NEW RELEASEBMC FAST PATH ANALYZR/EP V3R3 NEW RELEASEBMC FAST PATH INDEXER/EP V3R3 NEW RELEASEBMC FAST PATH RECOV UTIL V6R1 NEW RELEASEBMC FAST PATH REORG/EP V3R3 NEW RELEASEBMC FAST PATH RSTRT CNTL V6R1 RENAMED R=BMC FAST PTH ONLINE IMAG V3R3 NEW RELEASEBMC FAST REORG FACILITY V2R9M02 NEW RELEASEBMC FAST REORG FACLTY/EP V1R5 NEW RELEASEBMC FST PTH OL ANLZR/EP V3R3 NEW RELEASEBMC FST PTH OL REORG/EP V3R3 NEW RELEASEBMC INCONTROL OS390 Z/OS V6 RENAMED P=BMC LOADPLUS FOR DB2 V6R1 NEW RELEASEBMC LOADPLUS FOR IMS V2R9M02 NEW RELEASEBMC LOADPLUS/EP FOR IMS V1R5 NEW RELEASEBMC LOCAL COPY PLUS V3R2M02 NEW RELEASEBMC LOG MASTER FOR DB2 V2R3 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW ALARM MGR V1R1M01 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW ALT ACCESS V3R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC MAINVIEW AUTOOPERATR V6R1 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW FOCAL POINT V1R2M01 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW FOR CICS V5R5 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW FOR DB2 V7R1 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW FOR DBCTL V3R2M01 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW FOR IMS V3R3 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW FOR MQ SERS V3 RENAMED P=BMC MAINVIEW FOR MQ SERS V4R0M01 NEW PRODUCTBMC MAINVIEW FOR MVS V2R4M02 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC MAINVIEW FOR S/390 V2R5M03 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW FOR UNIX SS V1R1M01 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW SRM MSGS V6R0M01 NEW PRODUCTBMC MAINVIEW SYSPROG SVS V3R2M01 NEW RELEASEBMC MAINVIEW VISTAPOINT V1R1M04 NEW RELEASEBMC MAX REORG/EP IMS-ODF V1R1M03 RENAMED P=BMC MAX REORG/EP IMS-ODF V1R2 NEW PRODUCTBMC MAXM REORG FOR IMS V1R2 NEW RELEASEBMC MAXM REORG IMS-ODF V1R1M03 RENAMED P=BMC MAXM REORG IMS-ODF V1R2 NEW PRODUCTBMC MAXM REORG/EP IMS V1R1M03 NEW RELEASEBMC MAXM REORG/EP IMS V1R2 NEW PRODUCTBMC MAXM REORG/ONLNE IMS V1R2 NEW RELEASEBMC OPERTUNE FOR DB2 V3R2 NEW RELEASEBMC OPERTUNE FOR DB2 V3R2M01 NEW RELEASEBMC OPERTUNE FOR MQ V3R2 NEW RELEASEBMC OPERTUNE FOR MQ V3R2M01 NEW RELEASE


BMC PACLOG FOR DB2 V1R3M03 NEW RELEASEBMC POINTER CHECKER PLUS V4R1 NEW RELEASEBMC POOL ADVISOR FOR DB2 V1R3 NEW RELEASEBMC POOL ADVISOR FOR DB2 V1R3M01 NEW RELEASEBMC PREFIX RESOLUTION + V2R9M02 NEW RELEASEBMC PRIMARY SUBSYSTEM V1R1M03 NEW RELEASEBMC Q:MANAGER IMS V2R3M02 NEW RELEASEBMC Q:MANAGER IMS V2R2M10 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC Q:MANAGER IMS EP V2R3M02 NEW RELEASEBMC Q:MANAGER IMS EP V2R2M10 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC Q:MANAGER SQ V2R3M02 NEW RELEASEBMC Q:MANAGER SQ V2R2M10 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC R+/CHANGE ACCUM V3R4 NEW RELEASEBMC RECOVER PLUS FOR DB2 V3R4 NEW RELEASEBMC RECOVERY MGR FOR DB2 V3R4M01 NEW RELEASEBMC RECOVERY+ CICS/VSAM V8R0M04 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC RECOVERY+ CICS/VSAM V8R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDBMC REORG PLUS FOR DB2 V6R2 NEW RELEASEBMC RESOLVE SRM MSGS V5R1M01 NEW RELEASEBMC SECONDARY IND UTL/EP V1R5 NEW RELEASEBMC SECONDARY INDEX UTIL V2R9M02 NEW RELEASEBMC SPACEVIEW FOR MVS V4R1M01 NEW RELEASEBMC ULTRAOPT/CICS V4R1M02 NEW RELEASEBMC ULTRAOPT/IMS V4R1M02 NEW RELEASEBMC UNLOAD PLUS FOR DB2 V6R2 NEW RELEASEBMC UNLOAD PLUS FOR IMS V2R9M02 NEW RELEASEBMC UNLOAD PLUS/EP IMS V1R5 NEW RELEASECA CA-BUNDL MESSAGES V4R9 NEW RELEASECA CA-CICSORT MESSAGES V2R1 NEW RELEASECA CA-DATACOM/DB MSGS V10 NEW RELEASECA CA-DATAQUERY MSGS V10 NEW RELEASECA CA-EASYTRIEVE PLUS V6R3 NEW RELEASECA CA-ENDEVOR/DB MSGS V15 NEW PRODUCTCA CA-IDMS MESSAGES V14R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDCA CA-IDMS MESSAGES V14R3 NEW RELEASECA CA-IDMS MESSAGES V15 NEW RELEASECA CA-JOBTRAC V3R5 NEW RELEASECA CA-LIBRARIAN MSGS V4R3 NEW RELEASECA CA-NETSPY MESSAGES V6 NEW RELEASECA CA-OPTIMIZER II MSGS V3 NEW RELEASECA CA-PANAPT MESSAGES V3R1 NEW RELEASECA CA-PANVALET V14R4 NEW RELEASECA CA-PDSMAN MESSAGES V7R4 NEW RELEASECA CA-PMO MESSAGES V4R3 NEW RELEASECA CA-REMOTE CONSOLE V2R3 NEW PRODUCTCA CA-SCHEDULER MSGS V9 NEW RELEASECA CA-SORT MESSAGES V7R1 NEW RELEASECA CA-SYMDUMP/BATCH MSG V2 NEW PRODUCTCA NETWORKIT NMSTR TCP V6R1 NEW RELEASECA NETWORKIT TCPACCESS V5R3 NEW RELEASECA UNICENTER PMP MSGS V1 NEW PRODUCTCA VISION:EIGHTY V7 NEW PRODUCTCA VISION:RESULTS V4 NEW RELEASECA VISION:RESULTS V5R0 NEW PRODUCTCANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CANDLE PRODUCTS MSGS MANUAL V2 RENAMED P= R=CDB SOFTWARE SUPER UTILITIES MSGS V7R1 NEW RELEASECHICAGO-SOFT MVS/QUICKREF FASTPTH NEW PRODUCTCHICAGO-SOFT QUICKREF PRIOR REL. REPLACED/UPDATEDCHICAGO-SOFT QUICKREF WHAT'S NEW REPLACED/UPDATEDCOMPUWARE STROBE MVS MESSAGES V2R3M1 NEW RELEASECOMPUWARE STROBE MVS MESSAGES V2R4 NEW RELEASECYBERMATION INC CPE MESSAGES V5R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDCYBERMATION INC ESP COMM. SERVER V1R2 REPLACED/UPDATEDCYBERMATION INC ESP CONSOLE MANAGER V1R2 REPLACED/UPDATEDCYBERMATION INC ESP ENCORE V2R3 REPLACED/UPDATEDCYBERMATION INC ESP ENCORE V2R3M01 REPLACED/UPDATED


CYBERMATION INC ESP INFOSERV V1R2 REPLACED/UPDATEDCYBERMATION INC ESP SYSPLEX V1R0 NEW PRODUCTCYBERMATION INC ESP WORKLOAD MANAGER V5R2 REPLACED/UPDATEDCYBERMATION INC ESP WORKLOAD MANAGER V5R3 REPLACED/UPDATEDDIVERSIFIED DOCU/TEXT MESSAGES V5R8M2D NEW RELEASEDIVERSIFIED INFO/X MESSAGES V2R1M2D NEW RELEASEDIVERSIFIED JOB/SCAN MESSAGES V6R1M2D NEW RELEASEEMC CONSISTENCY GROUP V5 NEW VENDOREMC RESOURCEPAK BASE V1R1 NEW PRODUCTEMC SYMMETRIX SRDF HOST V4R2 NEW PRODUCTEMC TIMEFINDER OS/390 V5R1 NEW PRODUCTFUJITSU SOFTEK DR MANAGER V1R1 NEW VENDORFUJITSU SUNRISE MESSAGES V4R2 RENAMED V=FUJITSU TDMF MESSAGES V1R4 RENAMED V=FUJITSU TDMF MESSAGES V2R1 RENAMED V=IBM ASSEMBLER SYNTAX V1R2 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM ASSEMBLER SYNTAX V1R3 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM ASSEMBLER SYNTAX V1R4 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM BINDER UTILITY V5R2M2 & PRIOR NEW PRODUCTIBM CICS/TS Z/OS SYNTX V2R1 NEW PRODUCTIBM DB2 ADMIN GUIDE V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM DB2 ERROR CODES V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM DB2 MESSAGES V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM DB2 UDB NET DATA MSG V7R1 NEW PRODUCTIBM DB2 UTILITY GUIDE V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM GDPS MESSAGES V2R5 NEW PRODUCTIBM IMS DB/TM UTILITIES V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM IMS DL/I CALLS V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM IMS MESSAGES V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM IMS OPERATOR CMDS V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM IMS SYSTEM UTILITIES V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM ISPF VARIABLES V5R2M2 & PRIOR RENAMED P=IBM JCL SYNTAX DD Z/OS & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM JCL SYNTAX EXEC Z/OS & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM JCL SYNTAX JOB Z/OS & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM JCL SYNTAX OTHER Z/OS & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM JCL SYNTAX OUTPUT Z/OS & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM JES2 JECL SYNTAX Z/OS & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM JES3 JECL SYNTAX Z/OS & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM MQ/SERIES CMDS V5R2 & PRIOR NEW PRODUCTIBM MVS REFERENCE INFO. Z/OS V1 & PRIOR REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM NCP SSP EP MESSAGES V7R7 NEW RELEASEIBM NCP SSP EP MESSAGES V7R8 NEW RELEASEIBM NETVIEW DM MSGS V1R7 NEW RELEASEIBM NETVIEW FOR OS/390 V1R3 NEW RELEASEIBM NETVIEW FOR OS/390 V1R4 NEW PRODUCTIBM NETVIEW PERF MTR MGS V2R3 NEW RELEASEIBM NETVIEW PERF MTR MGS V2R4 NEW RELEASEIBM NETVIEW PERF MTR MGS V2R5 NEW RELEASEIBM NETVIEW PERF MTR MGS V2R6 NEW RELEASEIBM OS/390 CLIST SYNTAX V2R10 NEW RELEASEIBM OS/390 CLIST SYNTAX V2R9 NEW PRODUCTIBM OS/390 LDAP MESSAGES V2R10 NEW RELEASEIBM OS/390 LDAP MESSAGES V2R6 NEW RELEASEIBM OS/390 LDAP MESSAGES V2R7 NEW RELEASEIBM OS/390 LDAP MESSAGES V2R8 NEW PRODUCTIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R10 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R10 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R10 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R10 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R10 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R6 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R7 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R8 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OS/390 SYSTEM MSGS V2R9 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM OSA/SF Z/OS MSGS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM RMDS MESSAGES & CDES V2R3 NEW PRODUCTIBM SMF RECORD ABSTRACTS V2R9 & PRIOR REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM SMP/E MESSAGES V3R1 NEW RELEASEIBM SQL CODES V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM SQL SYNTAX V7R1 NEW RELEASEIBM TIVOLI INFO MGT MSGS V7R1 NEW PRODUCTIBM UNIX(R) CMDS V5R2M2 & PRIOR NEW PRODUCTIBM VTAM CMD SNTX V4R2 & PRIOR NEW RELEASEIBM VTAM CMD SNTX V4R3 NEW RELEASEIBM VTAM CMD SNTX V4R4 NEW PRODUCTIBM Z/OS CLIST SYNTAX V1R1 NEW PRODUCTIBM Z/OS COMM. SERVER V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS DATA AREAS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS DUMP MSGS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS ICSF MESSAGES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS INFOPRINT SVR V1R2 NEW RELEASE


IBM Z/OS IPCS CODES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS IPCS COMMANDS V1R1 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS IPCS COMMANDS V1R2 NEW PRODUCTIBM Z/OS ISPF DTL SNTX V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS ISPF ED MACRO V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS ISPF MESSAGES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS ISPF SERVICES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS ISPF VARIBLES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS JES2 COMMANDS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS JES2 INIT REF V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS JES2 MESSAGES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS JES3 COMMANDS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS JES3 MESSAGES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS LANG ENV MSGS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS LDAP MESSAGES V1R1 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS LDAP MESSAGES V1R2 NEW PRODUCTIBM Z/OS MVS COMMANDS V1R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM Z/OS MVS COMMANDS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS MVS MACROS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS OSA/SF MSGS V1R1 NEW PRODUCTIBM Z/OS PLAN:WRKLD MG V1R1 NEW PRODUCTIBM Z/OS REXX SYNTAX V1R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM Z/OS REXX SYNTAX V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS RMF MESSAGES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SDSF MESSAGES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SEC SVR- RACF V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SMF RECORD ABST V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SMF RECORDS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SMP/E MGS&CDS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SVC NUMBERS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SYSTEM CODES V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS SYSTEM MSGS V1R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM Z/OS SYSTEM MSGS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS TSO/E MSGS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS UNIX(R) CMDS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS UNIX(R) MSGS V1R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDIBM Z/OS UNIX(R) MSGS V1R2 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS VTAM CMD SNTX V1R1 NEW RELEASEIBM Z/OS VTAM CMD SNTX V1R2 NEW PRODUCTIBM Z/OS WAIT CODES V1R2 NEW RELEASEINNOVATION FATS/FATAR MESSAGES V4R8M02 NEW RELEASEINNOVATION FDR/UPSTREAM MVS MSG V3R1M02 NEW RELEASEINNOVATION FDR/UPSTREAM MVS MSG V3R1M04 NEW RELEASEINNOVATION FDR/UPSTREAM PC MSG V3R1M02 RENAMED P=LANDMARK MONITOR FOR CICS/VSE V8 NEW RELEASELANDMARK MONITOR FOR MVS MSGS V3 NEW RELEASELANDMARK MONITOR FOR TCP/IP V1R1 NEW RELEASELANDMARK MONITOR FOR VSE MSGS V2R4 NEW RELEASELANDMARK TMON FOR CICS/TS/VSE V1 NEW PRODUCTLANDMARK VSE SYSTEM SERVC MSG V2R4 NEW PRODUCTLEVI, RAY&SHOUP DRS MESSAGES V1R3M02 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP DRS MESSAGES V1R3M03 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP LRS MVS SERVER MSGS V1R7 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP LRS MVS SERVER MSGS V1R8 NEW RELEASELEVI, RAY&SHOUP LRS OS/API MESSAGES V1R1M01 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VMCF MESSAGES V1R7 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VMCF MESSAGES V1R8 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VMCF/VTAM MESSAGES V1R7 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VMCF/VTAM MESSAGES V1R8 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VPS MESSAGES V1R7 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VPS MESSAGES V1R8 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VPS PAGECENTER MSGS V1R1 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VPS PAGECENTER MSGS V1R1M01 REPLACED/UPDATEDLEVI, RAY&SHOUP VPS RPT BROWSER MSGS V1R2R01 NEW RELEASEMACKINNEY CICS/SPOOLER V5R4 NEW RELEASEMACKINNEY CICS/SPY V2 NEW RELEASEMACKINNEY CICS/SWAP V4R3 NEW RELEASEMACKINNEY ELECTRO MAIL V2R5 NEW RELEASEMACKINNEY ESENDIT V4 NEW PRODUCTMACKINNEY JES Q INTERFACE SRVR V1R3 NEW RELEASEMACKINNEY VIRTUAL CONNECT V1R3 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC DUMPMASTER MESSAGES V4R910 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC REFLECT MESSAGES V1R115 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC REPORTER MESSAGES V1R315 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC REPORTER MESSAGES V1R325 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC TUBES VTAM MESSAGES V3R500 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC VSAMTUNE MESSAGES V3R300 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC WORDS ONLINE MSGS V2R100 NEW RELEASEMACRO4 PLC WORDS ONLINE MSGS V2R110 NEW RELEASEMVS SOLUTIONS THRUPUT MANAGER VR51 NEW RELEASENEON SYSTEMS 24X7 MESSAGES V1R2 NEW RELEASEPHOENIX SOFTWRE (E)JES MESSAGES V3R4 NEW RELEASE


PROGINET CYBERFUSION MESSAGES V5R2 NEW RELEASEPROGINET SECURPASS MESSAGES V4R2 NEW RELEASESERENA STARTOOL V7R1 NEW RELEASESERENA STARTOOL V7R2 NEW PRODUCTSOFTWARE AG NATURAL MESSAGES V3R1M04 NEW PRODUCTSTERLING COMM. CONNECT:ENTERPRISE V1 RENAMED P=STORAGE TEC. 4400 AUTO CART MSGS V4 NEW PRODUCTSTORAGE TEC. EXLM MESSAGES V4 NEW RELEASESTORAGE TEC. EXTM MESSAGES V1R03 NEW RELEASESTORAGE TEC. EXTM MESSAGES V1R0M04 NEW RELEASESTORAGE TEC. HSC (MSP) MESSAGES V4 NEW PRODUCTSTORAGE TEC. HSC MESSAGES V4R1 NEW RELEASESTORAGE TEC. LIBRARY-STATION MSGS V4R1 NEW RELEASESTORAGE TEC. MVS/CSC MESSAGES V4R1 NEW RELEASESTORAGE TEC. VIRTUAL TAPE MSGS V4 REPLACED/UPDATEDSYSTEMWARE C/QUE MESSAGES V3R9 NEW PRODUCTSYSTEMWARE JHS MESSAGES V3R9 REPLACED/UPDATEDSYSTEMWARE MPS MESSAGES V3R9 REPLACED/UPDATEDSYSTEMWARE XPTR MESSAGES V3R8 RENAMED P=SYSTEMWARE XPTR MESSAGES V3R9 RENAMED P=TACT EZ-DB / IDMS 10-14 V5R3 RENAMED P=TACT EZ-DB / IDMS 15 V5R4 NEW PRODUCTTOP DOWN SYS ALGS MESSAGES V9R8 NEW VENDORTRIDENT SRVCS OPER SYSTEM/ENV MGR V5R5 NEW RELEASE

What is MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows?MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is a software package operating in a 32-bit Windows environment(that is, Windows 95 or higher). It includes many of the problem-solving features of themainframe computer version and allows users to display items from the MVS/Quick-Refreference database on their PC. It also supports the copying of MVS/Quick-Ref user databasesfrom the mainframe to a PC.

The contents of the main database in MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows are the same as thosesupplied with the MVS/Quick-Ref product for mainframes. Some of the MVS-orientedreference information available in the MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows database includes:

• MVS messages and codes

• MVS JCL syntax

• Assembler language syntax

• MVS Utilities JCL and Usage

• MVS Reference Summary

• TSO CLIST Language Syntax

• CICS Messages & Abend Codes

• IMS User Abends & Messages

• REXX Language Syntax

• COBOL Language Syntax

• DB2 Messages and codes

• VTAM messages and sense codes

• Independent Software Vendor Messages

• MVS, JES2, JES3, and VTAM commandssyntax

• C, C++, and PL/I Language Syntax


The information that MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows displays is designed to enhance yourproductivity. You no longer have to leave your PC or interrupt your work to look up an errormessage or find some reference data that you can’t seem to remember. MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows will give you the answer immediately, on the screen of your PC.

FeaturesMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows meets the following requirements:

• It provides a means of accessing MVS/Quick-Ref data when the mainframe or one of its softwaresubsystems is unavailable.

• It provides access to MVS/Quick-Ref data for users at PCs without the necessity of establishing aTSO or ROSCOE session.

• It provides an essential tool for remote support of mainframe applications.

• It provides a means of distributing documentation and procedures to PC networks.

• It provides an invaluable stand-alone tool for disaster recovery.

• It provides an excellent training tool for novices to the MVS arena.

MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows incorporates most of the features of MVS/Quick-Ref togetherwith those of a Windows application.

MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows Usage ExamplesMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is valuable to you because in today’s MVS environment, newproducts and new versions of existing products are made available at a more and more rapid rate.The software and hardware environment you work in is becoming more and more complicated.As a programmer or operator, you must learn more and more new things as time goes by. Nowmore than ever, time is at a premium. Since you may be using a PC in a standalone mode orconnected to a local area network, and 3270 emulation software to access your mainframe MVSsystem, MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows will save you time by presenting the information you needon your PC screen when you need it. You can be confident that many years of applied MVSexperience have been used to make the information presented by MVS/Quick-Ref for Windowsas concise and accurate as possible.

The MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows system can be used in a variety of ways; some examples aredescribed below.

• If you are an applications programmer or MVS scheduler, you can use MVS/Quick-Reffor Windows to get immediate explanations of MVS messages associated with batch joboutput, while you are reviewing the job output. No interruption in your work flow orthinking process need occur to locate the proper reference manual and look up themessage. MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows provides the answer after a few clicks with themouse.

• As an applications programmer or MVS systems programmer, you can use theprogramming language reference functions of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows as an aidduring the program coding process, without consulting an IBM language reference


manual. You need not stop coding or interrupt your train of thought to locate anexplanation of how a particular programming language verb is specified or executes.

• As a specialist in technical support, you can use MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows on alaptop to provide portability and backup when manuals are not available and you areresponding to offsite problem resolution. This could carry over to disaster recovery andgive your installation a set of reference materials that can be easily transported to arecovery site or quickly activated if stored at the recovery site.

MVS/Quick-Ref Database ContentsThe following sections give examples of the types of reference information carried in theMVS/Quick-Ref main database.

MVS and OS/390 Messages and CodesThe MVS/Quick-Ref main database contains reference information for all MVS and OS/390system messages and all MVS and OS/390 system ABEND codes. An example of the referenceinformation provided for the IEC149I message is shown in Figure 1.

MVS JCL SyntaxComplete descriptions of the key MVS Job Control Language (JCL) statement elements areincluded in the MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows database. JCL information includes descriptions ofJOB, EXEC, DD, OUTPUT, IF, INCLUDE, JCLLIB, and JES2/JES3 JECL statement formatsand keywords. The reference information provided for the JOB statement CLASS parameter isshown in Figure 2.


Figure 1 - IEC149I Message Description

Figure 2 - JOB CLASS Description


Figure 3 - BASSM Assembler Instruction Description

Assembler Language SyntaxSyntax and usage descriptions for the most frequently needed IBM System 370 and System 390assembler and machine instructions are also available in the MVS/Quick-Ref database. Figure 3is a display of the reference information for the BASSM machine instruction.

MVS Utility Reference DataJCL and usage information is provided for the most frequently used MVS utility programs,including IEBCOPY, IEBGENER, IEHLIST, AMASPZAP, AMBLIST, ASMA90 (High LevelAssembler), IEBIMAGE, IDCAMS, IEBPTPCH, DFSORT, SYNCSORT, IEHPROGM, IEWL,IEBUPDTE, IEV90 (Assembler H), ICKDSF, IEFBR14, and the Binder/Loader. The referencetext for each utility includes examples of the JCL used to invoke each utility. You can use theMVS/Quick-Ref COPY and PASTE feature to transfer these examples into your own JCL editorwhen you need to invoke one of the documented utilities. Figure 4 is a display of some of theMVS/Quick-Ref information for the IEBCOPY utility.


Figure 4 - IEBCOPY Utility Description

CICS/MVS & CICS/ESA Reference InformationMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows also provides a complete explanation for all of the messages andtransaction ABEND codes issued internally by CICS. These are the messages and ABEND codesthat CICS application programmers encounter and solve frequently. Figure 5 is the descriptiveinformation for the ASRA ABEND code.

IMS/VS & IMS/ESA Reference InformationMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows also includes a complete description of all the status codes, userABENDS, and messages issued by IMS during its processing. Figure 6 is an example of theinformation supplied by MVS/Quick-Ref for the IMS “AC” status code.


Figure 5 - CICS ASRA Abend Description

Figure 6 - IMS AC Status Code Description


REXX Language SyntaxThe MVS/Quick-Ref database provides a complete description of the syntax and function of allof the elements of the REXX language. Figure 7 is part of the description of the REXX INDEXfunction.

Figure 7 - REXX INDEX Function Description

COBOL, PL/1, C++, and C Language SyntaxMVS/Quick-Ref also includes a complete description of the COBOL, PL/1, C++, and Cprogramming languages. Figure 8 is an example of the description for the COBOL “PICTURE”Clause.


Figure 8 - COBOL PICTURE Clause Description

DB2 Messages and CodesDB2 messages and SQL code descriptions are also provided. This includes a description of eachof the messages issued by DB2 and its various attachments, as well as an explanation for all ofthe SQL return codes and system state codes passed back to application programs that issue SQLrequests. Complete descriptions for all of the DB2 error / reason codes are also provided. Figure9 is an example of the reference information for the +558 SQL return code.


Figure 9 - Description of +558 SQL Code

Independent Software Vendor Product MessagesThe MVS/Quick-Ref database also contains descriptions for messages issued by many differentsoftware products from most of the major Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Through aspecial arrangement with each ISV, message descriptions for many of their products are providedto Chicago-Soft for inclusion in the MVS/Quick-Ref database.

ISVs with product messages in the MVS/Quick-Ref database include:w Allen Systems Groupw Platinum technology, inc. Altai

Development Labw American Softwarew Ascent Solutionsw Beta Systems Software AGw B I Moylew Blockade Systems Corporationw BMC Software, Inc.w Candle Corporationw CDB Software

w Chaney Systemsw Chicago-Soft, Ltd.w Chicago Interface Group

w CINCOMw Computer Associates, Inc.w Computer Corporation of Americaw Cybermation, Inc.w Diversified Software Systems, Inc.w DTS Softwarew E-Netw Innovation Data Processing, Inc.w Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc.w Isogon.w Landmark Systems Corporationw Levi, Ray, and Shoup, Inc.w MacKinney Systemsw Macro 4, plc.


w Mantissa Corporationw New Dimension Software, Ltd.w NETEC, Inc.w Open Software Technologiesw Phoenix Software Internationalw PLATINUM technology, inc.w Proginet Corporationw Programart Corporationw RSD, S.A.w Serena International, Inc.w Softbasew Software AGw Software Engineering of America, Inc.

w Softworksw Storage Tec, Inc.w Sutnym Storagew Syncsort, Inc.w Sysdata International, Inc.w Sterling Software, Inc.w SystemWarew TACTw Targetfourw Tone Softwarew Trident Services, Inc.w VIASOFT


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Chapter 2 -Getting Started


The PackageMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows comes with a binder containing product documentation and a CD-ROM containing the programs and data that comprise the product.

RequirementsMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows requires a PC that is running Windows 95 or higher. A CD-ROMdrive is required for installation.

If the entire database is placed on the hard drive, approximately 570 MB of hard drive space isrequired. If only the programs are loaded to the hard disk, approximately 9 MB of hard drivespace is needed. As an alternative, the database may be accessed directly from the distributionCD-ROM without requiring space on the hard disk.

Installation PlanningThe following items should be considered when installing MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows:

� This release of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows can execute directly from the CD-ROMwithout a formal installation. Although it does not require hard disk space, please notethat this is not recommended because it will be the slowest possible execution ofMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows. If you desire to use the product in this way, you canproceed directly to the section titled "Executing from the CD-ROM" on page 25 of thisguide.

� Any previous release of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows must be uninstalled beforebeginning the installation process.

� MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows requires approximately 570 MB of hard disk space for atypical product installation. The product will execute on any processor capable of runningWindows 95. As with any product, faster processors provide better product performancethan slower processors.

� The database used by MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is the same database as used by themainframe version. If desired, the mainframe database could be downloaded to the PCusing the BINARY (or no conversion) specification. This would be desirable in the caseof a database which you have tailored using the selective data base load facility(QWIKSLCT).

� This release of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows does not have a utility for excluding datafrom the database. As a result, the entire MVS/Quick-Ref database must be either copiedto the hard disk or accessed from the CD-ROM. As an alternative, you could run theselective data base load facility (QWIKSLCT) on the mainframe and then download thedatabase to the PC.

� When installing the product on a Local Area Network (LAN), the programs and databasefor the product must first be placed on the LAN server. Then, for each client, a shortcutto the executable program can be manually defined. For more information, see thesection entitled "LAN Installation Considerations" on page 26 of this guide.


� Most screen examples shown in this guide are taken from a Windows NT installation;however, you can also install MVS/Quick-Ref successfully on other Windows platforms.Be aware that the text displayed on the screen will appear slightly larger on Windows 95and 98.

� Before installing MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows on your PC, disable any screen-saverutilities and anti-virus utilities that you are using. Some of these utilities may cause aninterruption in the installation process on some hardware configurations.

� This release of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows requires an encrypted expiration date whichis available from the Chicago-Soft, Ltd. sales office.

Uninstalling A Previous ReleaseTo ensure proper installation, any previous releases of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows must firstbe removed before beginning the installation process. Use the following steps to uninstallprevious releases.

1. Click START->SETTINGS->CONTROL PANEL to display the Control Panel.

2. Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon.

3. Scroll down the list of installed products until you locate QWIKREF. Click once to highlightit and then click "Add/Remove".

4. When the InstallShield Wizard appears, click the radio button in front of "Remove" and thenclick the "Next" button.

5. At the "Confirm File Deletion" prompt, click "OK".

6. Click "Finish" to exit InstallShield.

MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows places data such as your textmarks, history information, fontsettings, and various other information in the Windows Registry. Under normal circumstances,you would want this information to remain for the next release; however, if you are havingproblems or want to completely remove MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows from your computer,follow these six steps:

1. Uninstall QrWin using the Add/Remove Programs feature of Control Panel as shown above.

2. Click START->RUN and type "REGEDIT".

3. Click the "+" before "HKEY_CURRENT_USER".

4. Click the "+" before "SOFTWARE".

5. Highlight the "Chicago-Soft, Ltd." entry and press the Delete key.

6. Respond "OK" to delete the entry and exit REGEDIT.

You may now proceed with the installation of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.


Reviewing README.TXTSometimes, late breaking issues will be uncovered before the product is shipped. When thisoccurs, these issues will be put into a file called README.TXT. This file is a text file viewablewith any ASCII editor or viewer.

Thus, before beginning the installation, use Notepad or WordPad to view README.TXT. Anyknown issues not found in the User’s Guide will be placed here.

Installing This ReleasePrior to beginning the installation, be certain that you do these preliminary steps:

1. Be sure that any previous release of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows has been removed asdiscussed in the “Previous Release Uninstall” section.

2. Before beginning the installation, use Notepad or WordPad to view README.TXT. Anyknown issues not found in the User’s Guide will be placed here.

The installation of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is accomplished by following these steps:

1. Insert the distribution CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation program will startautomatically if your PC is set up for auto starts. If the install program does notautomatically begin after ten to fifteen seconds, you will need to start it manually using oneof the following methods:

a) Click START -> RUN and type

n:\setup

in the edit box where “n:” is the device identifier of the CD drive. Then, click “OK”.

b) Bring up Microsoft Windows Explorer and click once in the left pane on the CD-ROMdrive; this will bring up the list of files from the CD in the right pane. In the right pane,double click on setup.exe. This will launch the install program.

2. The first screen that appears is the Welcome screen. You must click “Next” to continue withthe installation.

Note: If you see an InstallShield Wizard screen with the choices Modify, Repair, andRemove, the previous release of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows was not properlyuninstalled. When this occurs, you are advised to chose “Remove” to completelyremove the previous release. After the previous release is removed, restart theinstallation process.

3. The next screen allows you to choose your destination folder. By default, the followingfolder is used:

C:\Program Files\Chicago Soft, Ltd.\QwikRef

Click Browse to change this specification.

Click “Next” to continue.


4. The next screen allows you to specify the type of installation you desire. The choices are asfollows:

♦ Typical – This is the recommended setup type as all of the programs, the database, thehelp files, and the User’s Guide will be copied to the hard disk. As mentioned above,approximately 570 MB of hard disk space is required for a typical product installation(approximately 560 megabytes for the main database alone).

♦ Compact – This is the installation to specify for a minimum configuration. Theexecutable programs and help files will be copied to the hard disk. However, thedatabase will be referenced on the CD. Of course, this requires you to load the CD eachtime you use MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows; therefore, it is not as desirable in a heavy-use situation. This setup type uses about 9 megabytes of hard disk space.

♦ Custom – This selection allows you to specify exactly what files should be downloaded tothe hard disk. The executable programs, help files, and readme.txt file must be copied tothe hard disk as the install program will always create a shortcut to these files.

You must decide whether you want to download the entire database (QWIKREF.QDB) ora pointer to the database on the CD (QWIKREF.QDX). As mentioned above, using thedatabase on the CD requires you to load the CD each time you use MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows; therefore, it is not as desirable in a heavy-use situation.

In addition, you can select whether or not you want the User’s Guide or the User DataBase readmeud.txt file.

Regardless of the type of installation you chose, click “Next” to continue.

5. The next screen allows you to modify the name of the folder where the shortcuts will becreated. By default, “QwikRef” is used. Click “Next” to continue.

6. The installation program will now begin to copy the files you selected from the CD to thehard disk.

7. When the file copying has been completed, the InstallShield Wizard Complete screenappears. Click “Finish” to wrap up the installation process.

8. You must ensure the MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows has a valid expiration date. See the“Expiration Date” section which follows for details.

As part of the installation process, a QrWin58 folder will be placed both on the desktop and inthe START -> PROGRAM section. This folder will contain three shortcuts for invokingMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows, the help text, and the readme.txt file. You can executeMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows directly from this folder by double-clicking on the QwikRef icon.

Expiration DateMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows have expiration date processing enabled. You will need to followthese steps to update the expiration date:

1. Obtain the encrypted expiration date from the Chicago-Soft, Ltd. sales office. Their phonenumber is on the front page of this manual.

2. Open the QrWin58 folder and double click on the QwikRef icon.


3. If the expiration date has already expired, you will be presented the screen as shown in Figure10. Continue with step 5.

4. If the expiration date has not expired, you must first display an item from the database. Click“What’s New” on the main menu. Then, click the “Administrative” item on the menufollowed by a click on “Update EXPDT”.

5. As shown in Figure 10, enter the encrypted expiration date and click the “Update” button.

Assuming a valid expiration date was entered, MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows will now start.

Figure 10

Executing from the CD-ROMYou can execute MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows directly from the distribution CD-ROM withouta formal installation. To do this, insert the distribution CD into your CD-ROM drive and then usethe RUN menu option of Windows to invoke program QWIKREF.EXE in the root directory ofthe CD as shown here (n is the CD-ROM drive).

n:qwikref.exe

Alternatively, you can invoke Microsoft Windows Explorer, obtain a directory listing for the rootdirectory on the CD in the left pane, then double-click on the QWIKREF.EXE program in theroot directory in the right pane. MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows will then start, reading all of itsdata directly from the CD.

No space is required on the PC's hard disk if this method of invocation is used.

Please note that this is not recommended because it will be the slowest possible execution ofMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows. The actual execution speed depends upon the speed of your CD-ROM drive.


LAN Installation ConsiderationsThis section describes considerations that affect how you install this product on a Local AreaNetwork (LAN). If you are not installing MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows on a LAN, you can skipthis section.

The MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows programs must first be installed onto a mapped server diskand the main database must be populated with data. You must then manually establish a shortcuton each networked client to connect the client PC's desktop to the MVS/Quick-Ref for Windowsdatabase on the LAN server.

Verifying A Mapped Server DiskTo ensure that you have a mapped server disk, do the following steps from the client PC:

1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. Look in the left panel for a drive that resides on the server. Following this drive will be adrive letter in parenthesis like this example shown here:

C on ‘P600’ (Y:)

This indicates that the C: drive from the server “P600” can be accessed from the client PC.The Y: is the name of the mapped drive. Any reference to Y: on the client PC automaticallyaccesses the data on the “P600” C: drive.

Figure 11 illustrates this example.

Figure 11


Mapping A Server DiskWhen you have determined that your client PC does not have a mapped server disk, use thefollowing example from the client PC to map the Y: drive to the “P600’s” C: drive:

1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. Click Tools.

3. Click “Map Network Drive” to bring up the Map Network Drive dialog.

4. In the Drive: edit box, use the pull-down arrow to locate Y: and highlight this value.

5. In the Path: edit box, type “\\P600\C”.

6. Click OK.

Figure 12 illustrates this example.

Figure 12

Establishing a Shortcut from the Client to the ServerOnce MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is fully installed on the server and a mapped server diskexists, the following steps must be performed on each client that should have access toMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows on the server. This step will create a desktop icon (shortcut) toallow you to start the program.

1. Right click in an empty area on your desktop.

2. Click New -> Shortcut

3. On the command line, enter the path and program name for Qrwin like this:


z:\Program Files\Chicago Soft, Ltd.\QwikRef.exe

where z: is the hard drive. As an alternative, click Browse and locate the QwikRef.exeprogram.

Click “Next” to continue. Figure 14 illustrates this step.

4. On the next screen, specify “QwikRef” or “QrWin58” as the shortcut name.

5. Click “Finish” to create the shortcut.

To test the shortcut, double click on it to bring up the main menu for MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows.


Figure 14


Chapter 3 – Icons, Menu Bar, Tool Bar, andAccelerators


Icons, Menu Bar, Tool Bar, and AcceleratorsMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is a MDI (Multiple Document Interface) application. This meansthat more than one item can be displayed at one time just like a word processing application.When you click the Menu icon (or invoke the Main Menu in various other ways), MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows will create a child window and will then walk you through a series of dialogsprompting you for the information needed to locate the item you want displayed. These dialogsare discussed in Chapter 4.

Once the item is located the information is displayed in the child window. If you click the Menuicon again, the first child window is not closed, but remains visible within the parent window.After locating the second item, both items are visible as cascading windows. As an alternative,you can click Windows on the Menu Bar and then click Tile to view the child windows as twoseparate screens.

The child windows can be maximized, minimized, or closed as you wish.

This chapter will focus on the child window and options available to you.

ICONSMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows contains both standard and non-standard icons in the ToolbarWindow as shown here:

This button opens a new child window and displays the main menu.

This button closes the active child window.

This button saves the contents of the active child window to a file.

This button copies the highlighted text, if any, to the Windows clipboard.

This button prints the contents of the active child window.

When enabled, this button goes to the previous item in the sequence using theGETPREV field processing.

When enabled, this button goes to the next item in the sequence using the GETNEXTfield processing.

This button displays the About MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows window.

This button invokes MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows help.


This button “goes back” to the previous dialog that brought you to the current window.

This button closes all open child windows and exits MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.

MENU BARWhen you display an item using MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows, the Menu bar looks as follows:

This is how the menu bar looks when an item is being displayed by MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows (for example, if you get into MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and display the What’sNew item).

FILE

If you single click on File (or type Alt-F), you will see the following popup:

“Main Menu” opens up a new child window and displays the main menu.

“Close Item” closes the active child window.

“Save As” saves the contents of the active child window to a file.

“Print” prints the contents of the active child window.

“Print Setup” enters the standard Windows printer setup dialog.

“Exit” closes all open child windows and exits MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.

EDIT

If you single click on Edit (or type Alt-E), you will see the following popup:

“Copy” copies the highlighted text, if any, to the Windows clipboard.

LOCATE


If you single click on Locate (or type Alt-L), you will see the following popup:

“Find/Repeat Find” initiates the FIND dialog for finding a string in the active child window.

“Next”, when enabled, goes to the next item in the sequence using the GETNEXT fieldprocessing.

“Prev”, when enabled, goes to the previous item in the sequence using the GETPREV fieldprocessing.

“Search” initiates the SEARCH dialog for searching a subset of the database for a specifiedstring.

“TextMark” causes a popup to appear which allows you to either add the current item to thetextmarks or to initiate the edit textmark dialog.

VIEW

If you single click on View (or type Alt-V), you will see the following popup:

“Toolbar” removes or re-instates the icon Toolbar.

“Status Bar” removes or re-instates the Status Bar.

“Select Font” initiates the standard Windows Select Font dialog.

ADMINISTRATIVE

If you single click on Administrative (or type Alt-A), you will see the following popup:

“QINFO” invokes the QINFO dialog to display pertinent information about MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows and about the database.


“Update EXPDT” invokes a dialog which allows you to modify the MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows expiration date.

WINDOWS

If you single click on Windows (or type Alt-W), you will see the following popup:

“New Window” creates a clone of the active child window.

“Cascade” causes the windows to appear in an overlaying or cascading manner. This works onlywhen the child windows are not maximized.

“Tile” causes the windows to appear in an non-overlayed manner. This works only when thechild windows are not maximized.

“Arrange Icons” arranges minimized icons.

HELP

If you single click on Help (or type Alt-H), you will see the following popup:

“Help Topics” invokes MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows help.

“About MVS/Quick-Ref” invokes a dialog displaying pertinent information about MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.

ACCELERATORSMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows has the following accelerator keys defined:

KEY FUNCTIONCTRL+A When an item is displayed, CTRL+A will add a textmark for this item.CTRL+B When an item is displayed, CTRL+B “goes back” to the previous dialog that

brought you to the current window.


CTRL+D When an item is displayed, CTRL+D initiates the edit textmark dialog.CTRL+E When an item is displayed, CTRL+E closes all open child windows and exits

MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.CTRL+F When an item is displayed, CTRL+F initiates the FIND dialog.CTRL+I When an item is displayed, CTRL+I initiates the QINFO dialog.CTRL+N CTRL+N opens a new child window and prompts you for the item to be

displayed.CTRL+O When an item is displayed, CTRL+O initiates the standard Windows Select

Font dialog.CTRL+P When an item is displayed, CTRL+P prints the active child window.CTRL+Q When an item is displayed, CTRL+Q closes the active child window.CTRL+S When an item is displayed, CTRL+S saves the active child window to a file..CTRL+U When an item is displayed, CTRL+U initiates the Update Expiration Date

dialog.F1 orSHIFT+F1

Pressing F1 or SHIFT+F1 invokes Help.

F10 Pressing F10 when an item is displayed causes the search menu to bedisplayed. F10 does not work when no item is currently displayed (no childwindow is open); see Ctrl+F10 in this case.

Ctrl+F10 Pressing Control+F10 when no item is displayed (no child window is open)causes the search menu to be displayed.

F3 When an item is displayed, CTRL+Q closes the active child window (Same asCTRL+Q).

F4 CTRL+E closes all open child windows, if any, and exits MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows.

F5 When an item is displayed, CTRL+F initiates the FIND dialog (Same asCTRL+F).

CTRL+LEFT When enabled, this CTRL+LEFT goes to the previous item in the sequenceusing the GETPREV field processing.

CTRL+RIGHT When enabled, this CTRL+RIGHT goes to the next item in the sequence usingthe GETNEXT field processing.

MENU BAR (NO CHILD)When you close the last open child window, the menu bar changes as shown here:


FILE (NO CHILD)

“Main Menu” opens up a child window and displays the main menu.

“Print Setup” enters the standard Windows printer setup dialog.

“Exit” closes all open child windows and exits MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.

LOCATE (NO CHILD)

“Search” initiates the SEARCH dialog for searching a subset of the database for a specifiedstring.

“Edit TextMarks” initiates the edit textmark dialog.

VIEW (NO CHILD)

“Toolbar” removes or re-instates the icon Toolbar.

“Status Bar” removes or re-instates the Status Bar.

HELP (NO CHILD)

“Help Topics” invokes MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows help.

“About MVS/Quick-Ref” invokes a dialog displaying pertinent information about MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.


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Chapter 4 - Accessing MVS/Quick-Ref forWindows


Accessing MVS/Quick-Ref for WindowsAs discussed in Chapter 3, MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows is a MDI application. This means thatyou can look up multiple items in the database at the same time much the same way that a wordprocessor, such as Microsoft Word, can open multiple documents at the same time. Refer toChapter 3 for additional information on how to take advantage of the MDI architecture.

You start MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows by opening the QrWin58 folder and double clicking onthe MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows icon.

When the MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows program, QWIKREF.EXE, is invoked, it automaticallyopens up a display and presents you with the MVS/Quick-Ref main menu.

The Main MenuWhen MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows starts, its initial window, the main menu, is displayed. Theinitial window is actually a dialog program that will take you to the next level. Figure 15 showsa sample main menu.

Figure 15- Main Window

The main menu of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows operates very similar to the main menu for themainframe version.


� Click “Reference Information By Category” to display a product category code selection listshowing all defined product categories.

� Click “Reference Information By Name” to bring up the Request Reference Informationdialog. This display request panel allows you to request an item selection list or the displayof the reference information for an individual item.

� Click “Vendors, Products, and Release Information” to bring up the List Vendors, Products,and Releases dialog. This dialog allows you to request a vendor or product selection list.

� Click “Textmarks” to initiate a dialog to select or delete any of the various textmarks that youcurrently have defined.

� Click “History” to initiate a dialog to display the last 16 items you have viewed.

� Click “Search Reference Information” to initiate a dialog which will allow you to perform anitem-by-item search looking for a specific text string in the database.

� Click “What’s New” to display a database item showing the new information in the currentrelease of MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.

� Click “Cancel Lookup of item” to terminate the lookup of reference information.

Reference Information By CategoryWhen you click “Reference Information By Category” on the main menu, the dialog shown inFigure 16 is displayed.

Figure 16 – List of Categories

As an example, suppose you double clicked (or single clicked and clicked on Select) thePROGLANG category. The following dialog as shown in Figure 17 would appear listing all theproducts in the database associated with the PROGLANG category:


Figure 17 – List of Products Associated with PROGLANG Category

Suppose the C/C++ Language Syntax product was the topic you were looking for. By doubleclicking on that entry, the following dialog as shown in Figure 18 would appear listing all itemsassociated with that vendor, product, and release.

Since this particular product has each item chained together in sequence, if we select the“.INTRODUCTION” item, we start at the beginning of the topic. Thus, Figure 19 shows thisitem displayed by MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.


Figure 18 – Items Associated with C/C++ Language Syntax

Figure 19 – Item .INTRODUCTION

MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows supports the GETNEXT and GETPREV indicators in theMVS/Quick-Ref database. Notice the tool tips over the right-arrow button. This button will takeus forward through the C/C++ Language Syntax product. Once we move to the second item, theleft-arrow will be enabled; this button will carry us to the previous item in the product.


Reference Information By NameWhen you click “Reference Information By Name” on the main menu, the dialog shown inFigure 20 is displayed. This facility is useful when you know the name of the item you wish todisplay such as IDC3009I.

Figure 20 – Reference Information By Name


Figure 21 – Item Selection List

When “IDC3009I” is entered in the ITEM field and the other fields are left blank, all occurrencesof the item are displayed in a selection list as shown in Figure 21.

From this selection list, you highlight the item you wish to display and click Select.

Reference Information by Vendor, Product andReleaseSometimes, you don’t know the item name, but you know the vendor or product for which theitem occurs. In this case, the Vendor, Product and Release dialog can be helpful. This dialoglists the groups of vendors or the groups of products in the database. When the list of vendorsand products is a little intimidating, selecting the vendor-only listing can help.

When you click “List Vendors, Products, and Release Information” on the main menu, the dialogshown in Figure 22 is displayed.


Figure 22 – List Vendors, Products and Release

If you know the vendor, product, or release, you can specify this information in the designatedfields. This will be used to filter the list that is displayed. Of course, wildcards are accepted.

VENDOR SEQUENCETo see a list of all the vendors, products and releases that pass the filter, set “V for Vendorsequence” in the pulldown box. A sample display is shown in Figure 23.


Figure 23 – List of Vendors, Products, and Releases

Since 1,120 items are in the listbox, a handy locator field can be used to position the listbox atthe desired vendor. Simply type the first few, unique letters for the vendor you are looking for asshown. In this case, “LA” was entered for the vendor “LANDMARK”.

PRODUCT SEQUENCETo see a list of all the products, releases, and vendors that pass the filter, set “P for Productsequence” in the pulldown box shown in Figure 22. In this example, typing “MONITOR FORMV” in the locator field causes the listbox to position at the MONITOR FOR MVS MSGSproduct. The sample display is shown in Figure 24.

VENDOR-ONLY SEQUENCETo see a list of only the vendors that pass the filter, set “O for Vendor only” in the pulldown boxshown in Figure 22. A sample display is shown in Figure 25.


Figure 24 – List of Products, Releases, and Vendors

Figure 25 – Vendor Only List

The number under the “# Products” heading is a count of the number of products for the listedvendor. If you select any vendor with a count greater than 1, a dialog will appear to display thevendor’s products for you to select. If the vendor only has 1 product, this product dialog isbypassed and an item selection list for the one and only product is invoked.


TextmarksWhen you click “Textmarks” on the main menu, the dialog shown in Figure 26 is displayed.

Figure 26 – Textmarks Edit Dialog


Searching for Text Within ReferenceInformationThe search facility is useful whenever you need to search the text in a group of MVS/Quick-Refitems looking for a specific string. For instance, suppose you had received an error messagefrom the BETA SYSTEMS vendor and you knew that the message was from the ABENDCODES product but you weren’t sure exactly of the product’s name. Furthermore, the messagetext mentioned the text “B91BFMT”. You could use the Search facility to locate all “BETASYSTEM” messages for any product beginning with “ABEND*” that contained the string“B91BFMT”.

When you click “Search Reference Information” on the main menu, the dialog shown in Figure27 is displayed.

Figure 27 – Search Reference Information

As we learned from the movie Jurassic Park, just because we can do something does not meanwe should do it. The search facility can be very resource intensive because it reads each itemthat matches the indicated key, decompresses the item, and searches each word of the itemlooking for the text string. Depending upon the vendor, product, release, and item filteringinformation, the search could run for a very, very long time. As a general rule of thumb, if youcan filter the number of items to 100 or fewer, the search is a viable process.

What’s New


When you click “What’s New” on the main menu, the WHATSNEW item in the database (asshown in Figure 28) is displayed.

Figure 28 – What’s New

Getting HelpAn extensive help facility is built-in to MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows. To access help at anypoint while using the product, choose the 'Help' option from the main menu, then click 'Contents'.A list of available help topics will be displayed. Taking a few minutes to review these topics willyou to become much more proficient in using MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.


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Chapter 5 - User Databases


User Database OverviewMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows offers you the ability to add your own databases in addition to themain database provided with the product. Up to ninety-nine user databases can be accessed.Accessing these is just as simple as accessing the main MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows database.

♦ User databases cannot be created on the PC platform. They must be created on themainframe and downloaded to the PC.

♦ User databases cannot be edited due to the compressed structure of the database.

♦ User databases must have the extension “UDB”.

♦ How many user databases are supported? From zero to ninety-nine user databases aresupported.

Downloading Mainframe User DataThe user database created by QWIKREF2 should be downloaded to a PC using any suitableMainframe/PC file transfer program such as IRMA, PC3270, IND$FILE, or FTP. Transfer thefile as a BINARY file, not as an ASCII file. The file created on the PC must have a file extensionof “UDB”. The filename will be ignored.

User databases reside in the \USER directory.

Accessing User DatabasesNo special definition of the user database is required. Just download the database, ensure thedatabase is named with a “UDB” extension (the filename does not matter), and restartMVS/Quick-Ref for Window.

After downloading your user database into the \USER subdirectory, do the following to see theitems in your user database:

1. Bring up MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows.

2. Click “List Vendors, Products, and Releases”.

3. In the dialog that appears, click on the “Database(s) to Search” pulldown and bring your userdatabase into view.

4. Then, click “Show List” to see the items in your user database.


Appendix A - Error Messages


Contacting Chicago-SoftCHICAGO-SOFT SALES OFFICE

Chicago-Soft, Ltd.1 Maple StreetHanover, New Hampshire 03755USAPhone: 603-643-4002FAX: 603-643-4571Web: http://www.chicago-soft.com/

CHICAGO-SOFT DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND TECHNICAL SUPPORTChicago-Soft, Ltd.6232 North Pulaski Road, Suite 402Chicago, Illinois 60646-5131USAPhone: 773-282-4777FAX: 773-282-9036E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.chicago-soft.com/

Error Message FormatMVS/Quick-Ref for Windows has many dialogs and routines. When an error occurs, aMessageBox is usually displayed with the error message. The title of the MessageBox willcontain the name of the dialog or program that detected the error.

The error message will have the following format:QRWNxxnn error-description

where“QRWN” are the characters “QRWN” which stands for QuickRef for WiNdows.xx is a code for the dialog or program detecting the error,nn is a unique code which identifies the error, anderror-description is a description of the error.

Error MessagesTo quickly find an error message, locate the code for the dialog or program and find it in thefollowing list.

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DIALOGCODE |FS - Messages from FLTSRCH dialog

QRWNFS01: Stack underflow in routine.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the

problem can be recreated, contact technical support.

QRWNFS02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS05: Specify key information to identify the items to search.Problem: The user did not specify information about the key.Solution: The user should provide information about the item being searched for.

QRWNFS07: Generic search of MI by Vendor did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS08: Generic search of MI by Product did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS09: Generic search of MI by Item did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS10: *** Warning *** Selection list exceeds maximum of “d” items.Problem: The user-specified Item Search Limit has been exceeded. The search will

stop and only the “d” items found will be displayed.Solution: This is a warning message only. If desired, exit the display and increase the

Item Search Limit.

QRWNFS11: No items were found to match the key specified. Enter a new key.Problem: The item was not found.Solution: Try a new vendor, product, release, and item combination. Use wildcards

whenever possible.

QRWNFS12: Text string was not found in any item matching key specified.Problem: The list of items was searched but the search string was not found.Solution: Try a new vendor, product, release, and item combination. Use wildcards

whenever possible. Or, try a new search string.


QRWNFS13: Generic search of RI by Vendor did not locate known requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS18: Unexpected multiple hits by Vendor of known RI entry.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS19: Out of Memory - Storage area for data not obtained.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS20: Item has been truncated at maximum item size of 512,000.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS21: Internal error occurred in readData() routine. RC=nnProblem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFS41: Item Search Limit is too large and has been reduced to 20,000 to preventmemory exhaustion.

Problem: Too many items selected can cause MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows to use upall available memory.

Solution: This is a warning message only. If desired, exit the display and chose adifferent search argument to reduce the number of items selected.

FV - Messages from FLTVPRDLG dialogQRWNFV01: Stack underflow in OnBackButton routine.

Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFV02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNFV04: Nothing was found to match your search criteria.Problem: The item was not found.Solution: Try a new vendor, product, release, and item combination. Use wildcards

whenever possible.

HI - Messages from HISTORY routine


QRWNHI01: Stack underflow in routine.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNHI02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNHI03: You must first highlight an entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNHI38: Selected history entry refers to a user data base that is not available.Problem: An entry was referenced from a user data base that was added to the history

list. However, the user data base can no longer be located (probably becausethe database file was renamed or deleted). The entry in the history listcannot be used.

Solution: Unless you restore the database file, no action is required. As additionalentries are added to the history list, this entry will drop out.

QRWNHI39: Click YES if you are sure you want to clear the history list.Problem: You indicated that you wanted to clear the history list. This message allows

you to verify that you really want to clear the history list and lose the audittrail of items that you have recently viewed.

Solution: Click YES to clear the History list.

II - Messages from ITMLSTIVPRDLG dialogQRWNII01: Stack underflow in OnItemlistIvprBackButton routine.



QRWNII02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNII03: You must first highlight an item entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.


IP - Messages from ITMLSTPRIVDLG dialogQRWNIP01: Stack underflow in OnItemlistPrivBackButton routine.



QRWNIP02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNIP03: You must first highlight an item entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

IV - Messages from ITMLSTVPRIDLG dialogQRWNIV01: Stack underflow in OnItemlistVPRIBackButton routine.



QRWNIV02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNIV03: You must first highlight an item entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

MM - Messages from MAINMNUDLG dialogQRWNMM02: stackPush caused stack overflow for CATEGORY.QRWNMM02: stackPush caused stack overflow for BYNAME.QRWNMM02: stackPush caused stack overflow for VPR.QRWNMM02: stackPush caused stack overflow for SEARCH.QRWNMM02: stackPush caused stack overflow for WHATSNEW.QRWNMM02: stackPush caused stack overflow for CANCEL.QRWNMM02: stackPush caused stack overflow for TEXTMARK.



QRWNMM23: Open failed for QWIKREF.QDB database. Likely cause: file missing.Problem: An OPEN for the database failed. This is probably because the file

QWIKREF.QDB was not found in the \MAIN subdirectory of MVS/Quick-Ref for windows.

Solution: Use Windows FIND to locate QWIKREF.QDB. Either move it to the\MAIN subdirectory of MVS/Quick-Ref for windows or code aQWIKREF.QDX text file in the \MAIN subdirectory of MVS/Quick-Ref for


windows. QWIKREF.QDX is a text file that contains a single record pathstatement to QWIKREF.QDB. This file is used when the database reside onCD-ROM.

Example of contents of QWIKREF.QDX:D:\Program Files\Chicago-Soft, Ltd.\QWIKREF\MAIN\QWIKREF.QDB

QRWNMM25: Level of QWIKREF.QDB database is not 5.0 or higher.Problem: The database is invalid. After opening QWIKREF.QDB, QWIKREF.EXE

reads the first records and validates that the record is good. If not, thismessage is issued.

Solution: Determine why QWIKREF.QDB is no valid. If necessary, reload the filefrom the distribution CD-ROM.

PC - Messages from PCCTDLG dialogQRWNPC01: Stack underflow in OnListvendorButton() routine.



QRWNPC02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNPC03: You must first highlight a category entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNPC22: Matching PCCT Entry could not be found.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


PD - Messages from PRDSELDLG dialogQRWNPD01: Stack underflow in OnSelBackButton routine.



QRWNPD02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNPD03: You must first highlight an item entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.


QRWNPD07: Generic search of MI by VENDOR did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNPD14: Generic search of RI by Product did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNPD17: Generic search of RI by Product found exactly one hit when multiple hitswere expected.



PP - Messages from PCCPLDLG dialogQRWNPP01: Stack underflow in OnPccplBackButton routine.



QRWNPP02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNPP03: You must first highlight a V/P/R entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNPP07: Generic search of MI by VENDOR did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNPP10: *** Warning *** Selection list exceeds maximum of %d items.Problem: The user-specified Item Search Limit has been exceeded. The search will


Item Search Limit.

QRWNPP22: Matching PCCT Entry could not be found.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the



QD - Messages from QWIKREFDOC routineQRWNQD01: Stack underflow in QwikrefDoc routine.



QRWNQD02: StackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD07: Generic search of MI by Vendor did not locate known requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD13: Generic search of RI by Vendor did not locate known requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD18: Unexpected multiple hits by Vendor of known RI entry.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD19: Out of Memory - Storage area for data not obtained.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD20: Item has been truncated at maximum item size of 512,000.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD21: Internal error occurred in readData() routine. RC=nnProblem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD23: Open failed for QWIKREF.QDB database. Likely cause: file missing.Problem: An OPEN for the database failed. This is probably because the file


Solution: Use Windows FIND to locate QWIKREF.QDB. Either move it to the\MAIN subdirectory of MVS/Quick-Ref for windows or code aQWIKREF.QDX text file in the \MAIN subdirectory of MVS/Quick-Ref forwindows. QWIKREF.QDX is a text file that contains a single record path


statement to QWIKREF.QDB. This file is used when the database reside onCD-ROM.


QRWNQD25: Level of QWIKREF.QDB database is not 5.0 or higher.Problem: The database is invalid. After opening QWIKREF.QDB, QWIKREF.EXE



QRWNQD27: Look up the following item for more information: item-nameProblem: The database item contained an automatic reference to another item;

however, the referenced item could not be found.Solution: Look for the “item-name” item. If the item can be found, report the situation

to technical support.

QRWNQD28: Textmark successfully added.Problem: The item displayed in the active window has been added to the textmarks.Solution: No action is necessary.

QRWNQD29: MVS/QuickRef for Windows has expired.Problem: The expiration date has expired.Solution: Call the Expiration Date coordinator in the Chicago-Soft distribution center

(at the regular Technical Support phone number).

QRWNQD30: MVS/QuickRef for Windows will expire in “d” days.Problem: The expiration date is within 10 days of expiring. MVS/Quick-Ref for

Windows will cease to function in “d” days.Solution: Call the Expiration Date coordinator in the Chicago-Soft distribution center

(at the regular Technical Support phone number).

QRWNQD31: Storage for master structure not obtained.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNQD32: The expiration date is too short.Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that the

expiration date was too short.Solution: Reenter the expiration date exactly as distributed. This includes all commas.

QRWNQD33: The expiration date is too long.Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that the

expiration date contained too many characters.Solution: Reenter the expiration date exactly as distributed.


QRWNQD34: The expiration date must contain an even number of digits.Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that the

expiration date was invalid. It must contain an even number of digits.Solution: Reenter the expiration date exactly as distributed.

QRWNQD35: The expiration date is invalid.Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that the


QRWNQD36: MVS/QuickRef for Windows will expire on MM/DD/YYYY.Problem: This is an informational message telling you that the expiration date is

MM/DD/YYYY.Solution: No action is required.

QRWNQD40: Call Tech Support to report Item has been truncated at %d lines.Problem: The MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows program has exceeded the expected size

of an item which is 15,000 lines. The item is truncated to the number listedin the message.

Solution: Call Technical Support and tell them the Vendor, Product, Release, and Itemthat generates this message. This will allow them to increase the size limitin the program.

RD - Messages from REFDIALOG dialogQRWNRD01: Stack underflow in OnBackButton routine.



QRWNRD02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNRD04: Nothing was found to match your search criteria.Problem: The item was not found.Solution: Try a new vendor, product, release, and item combination. Use wildcards

whenever possible.

QRWNRD06: Specify a complete or generic vendor, product, release or item.Problem: The item was not found.Solution: Try a new vendor, product, release, and item combination. Use wildcards

whenever possible.

QRWNRD07: Generic search of MI by Vendor did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the



QRWNRD08: Generic search of MI by Product did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNRD09: Generic search of MI by Item did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNRD10: *** Warning *** Selection list exceeds maximum of %d items.Problem: The user-specified Item Search Limit has been exceeded. The search will


Item Search Limit.

QRWNRD41: Item Search Limit is too large and has been reduced to 25,000 to preventmemory exhaustion.

Problem: Too many items selected can cause MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows to use upall available memory.

Solution: This is a warning message only. If desired, exit the display and chose adifferent search argument to reduce the number of items selected.

RS - Messages from RFSELDLG dialogQRWNRS01: Stack underflow in OnRfselBackButton routine.



QRWNRS02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNRS03: You must first highlight an item entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNRS07: Generic search of MI by Vendor did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNRS08: Generic search of MI by Product did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the



QRWNRS09: Generic search of MI by Item did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNRS15: Generic search of RI by Item did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNRS16: Generic search of RI by Item found exactly one hit when multiple hits wereexpected.



SD - Messages from SELDIALOG dialogQRWNSD01: Stack underflow in OnSelBackButton routine.



QRWNSD02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNSD03: You must first highlight an item entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNSD07: Generic search of MI by VENDOR did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNSD14: Generic search of RI by Product did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNSD17: Generic search of RI by Product found exactly one hit when multiple hitswere expected.




TM - Messages from TEXTMARK dialogQRWNTM01: Stack underflow in OnBackButton routine.



QRWNTM02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNTM03: You must first highlight an item entry before clicking {Select | Delete}.Problem: You clicked Select or Delete but did not highlight and entry in the listbox

first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select or

Delete.

QRWNTX23: Open failed for QWIKREF.QDB database. Likely cause: file missing.Problem: An OPEN for the database failed. This is probably because the file


Solution: Use Windows FIND to locate QWIKREF.QDB. Either move it to the\MAIN subdirectory of MVS/Quick-Ref for windows or code aQWIKREF.QDX text file in the \MAIN subdirectory of MVS/Quick-Ref forwindows. QWIKREF.QDX is a text file that contains a single record pathstatement to QWIKREF.QDB. This file is used when the database reside onCD-ROM.


QRWNTX25: Level of QWIKREF.QDB database is not 5.0 or higher.Problem: The database is invalid. After opening QWIKREF.QDB, QWIKREF.EXE



UE - Messages from UPDEXPDTEDLG dialogQRWNUE32: The expiration date is too short.

Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that theexpiration date was too short.

Solution: Reenter the expiration date exactly as distributed. This includes all commas.

QRWNUE33: The expiration date is too long.Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that the

expiration date contained too many characters.Solution: Reenter the expiration date exactly as distributed.


QRWNUE34: The expiration date must contain an even number of digits.Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that the


QRWNUE35: The expiration date is invalid.Problem: A check of the expiration date that was entered determined that the


QRWNUE36: MVS/QuickRef for Windows will expire on MM/DD/YYYY.Problem: This is an informational message telling you that the expiration date is

MM/DD/YYYY.Solution: No action is required.

VD - Messages from VPRDIALOG dialogQRWNVD01: Stack underflow in OnBackButton routine.



QRWNVD02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNVD03: You must first highlight a V/P/R entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNVD04: Nothing was found to match your search criteria.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNVD07: Generic search of MI by Vendor did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNVD10: *** Warning *** Selection list exceeds maximum of %d items.Problem: The user-specified Item Search Limit has been exceeded. The search will


Item Search Limit.


VO - Messages from VONLYDLG dialogQRWNVO01: Stack underflow in {OnListvendorButton | OnSelBackButton} routine.



QRWNVO02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNVO03: You must first highlight a vendor entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNVO04: Nothing was found to match your search criteria.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNVO07: Generic search of MI by Vendor did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


VP - Messages from VPRPRDLG dialogQRWNVP01: Stack underflow in routine.



QRWNVP02: stackPush caused stack overflow.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNVP03: You must first highlight a V/P/R entry before clicking Select.Problem: You clicked Select but did not highlight and entry in the listbox first.Solution: You must first highlight the correct entry in the listbox then click Select.

QRWNVP04: Nothing was found to match your search criteria.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the


QRWNVP07: Generic search of MI by VENDOR did not locate requested key.Problem: An internal error has occurred.Solution: Exit MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows and try to recreate the problem. If the



QRWNVP10: *** Warning *** Selection list exceeds maximum of %d items.Problem: The user-specified Item Search Limit has been exceeded. The search will


Item Search Limit.


Index


A

ACCELERATORS ....................See accelerators keysaccelerators keys ..................................................... 37Accessing MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows ............... 42Accessing User Databases....................................... 56additional copies of this guide................................... 6ADMINISTRATIVE............................................. 36Adobe Acrobat .......................................................... 6anti-virus utilities .................................................... 25Assembler Language Syntax ................................... 15

B

back......................................................................... 35

C

Cancel Lookup of item............................................ 43CD-ROM drive ....................................................... 26CHICAGO-SOFT DISTRIBUTION CENTER.. 58CHICAGO-SOFT SALES OFFICE .................... 58CHICAGO-SOFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..... 58child window........................................................... 34CICS/MVS & CICS/ESA Reference Information... 16close all open child windows................................... 35close the active child window ................................. 34COBOL, PL/1, C++, and C Language Syntax ........ 18Compact .................................................................. 27Contacting Chicago-Soft ......................................... 58contents of the main database.................................. 11Custom .................................................................... 27

D

Database Contents................................................... 13DB2 Messages and Codes....................................... 19dialog program........................................................ 42distribution CD........................................................ 26Downloading Mainframe User Data ....................... 56

E

EDIT....................................................................... 35email address............................................................. 6Error Message Format............................................. 58Error Messages........................................................ 58Establishing a Shortcut from the Client to the

Server ................................................................ 30Executing from the CD-ROM ................................. 28Expiration Date ....................................................... 27

F

Features ................................................................... 12feedback form ........................................................... 6FILE ....................................................................... 35FILE (NO CHILD)................................................ 39

G

GETNEXT.............................................................. 34GETPREV .............................................................. 34

Getting Help............................................................ 53goes back................................................................. 35

H

hard drive space required ........................................ 24HELP .................................................................. 6, 37HELP (NO CHILD) .............................................. 39

I

ICONS .................................................................... 34Icons, Menu Bar, Tool Bar, and Accelerators......... 34IMS/VS & IMS/ESA Reference Information.......... 16Independent Software Vendor Product Messages ... 20Installation Planning................................................ 24Installation Steps ..................................................... 26Installing This Release ............................................ 26

L

LAN Installation Considerations............................. 29Local Area Network................................................ 24LOCATE................................................................ 35LOCATE (NO CHILD) ........................................ 39

M

main menu............................................................... 34Main Menu.............................................................. 42MDI......................................................................... 34MENU BAR............................................................ 35MENU BAR (NO CHILD) ..................................... 38Multiple Document Interface .................. 34. See MDIMVS and OS/390 Messages and Codes .................. 13MVS JCL Syntax .................................................... 13MVS Utility Reference Data ................................... 15MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows .................................. 6

N

new child window ................................................... 34

O

on-line help ................................................... See Help

P

parent window......................................................... 34Preface ...................................................................... 6print the active child window .................................. 34PRODUCT SEQUENCE ........................................ 49

Q

QrWin57 folder....................................................... 27QWIKSLCT............................................................ 24

R

Reference Information By Category........................ 43Reference Information By Name....................... 43, 46Reference Information by Vendor, Product and

Release ................................................................ 47Requirements .......................................................... 24


Reviewing README.TXT..................................... 26REXX Language Syntax ......................................... 18

S

save the active child window................................... 34screen-savers ........................................................... 25Searching for Text Within Reference Information.. 52Selective database load facility ........ See QWIKSLCTServer Disk, Mapping ........................................ 30Server Disk, Verifying........................................ 29

T

Table of Contents ...................................................... 3Textmarks ............................................................... 51The Package ............................................................ 24type of installation................................................... 27Typical .................................................................... 27

U

UDB extension........................................................ 56Uninstalling A Previous Release ............................. 25updating the expiration date .................................... 27

Usage Examples ...................................................... 12User Database Overview......................................... 56user database, how do I find my items in a.............. 56user databases, how many ....................................... 56

V

VENDOR SEQUENCE .......................................... 48VENDOR-ONLY SEQUENCE.............................. 49Vendors, Products, and Release Information .......... 43VIEW ..................................................................... 36VIEW (NO CHILD).............................................. 39

W

What is MVS/Quick-Ref for Windows? ................. 11What’s New............................................................. 52What's New For This Release ................................... 6WINDOWS ............................................................ 37Windows 95 ............................................................ 25Windows 98 ............................................................ 25Windows NT........................................................... 25

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