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> 3) SCARY: <snip> Wow. You *are* brave, aren't you Rob? Oh wait, you won't be the one having to recover the system. <g> Curious though, have you ever known this technique to work? I like 4) the best, but chances are there's no longer any OS upgrade path available for a box that runs on V3R7. db > -----Original Message----- > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / rob@xxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 9:26 AM > > PTF's you download come in as a save file. PTF's that you load > from media do not. To the best of my knowledge there is no > SAVPTF command. Here are some choices: > 1) Find the ptf on media. However, not all ptf's make it to cume media. > 2) Find someone who downloaded it and still has the save file. > 3) SCARY: If someone has it installed, but no longer has the media or > the save file, then you could try a DSPOBJD of all objects to a save file > selecting one that shows the ptf number. Like (screen wise) DSPOBJD > OBJ(someibmpgm) OBJTYPE(*PGM) DETAIL(*SERVICE). Query this file for that > ptf and save/restore them to your system. With newer versions of the OS > relying so much on IFS, possible file conversions, etc, I'd only do this > as a method of last result. > 4) I suppose you could upgrade from V3R7. > > Rob Berendt > -- > Group Dekko Services, LLC > Dept 01.073 > PO Box 2000 > Dock 108 > 6928N 400E > Kendallville, IN 46755 > http://www.dekko.com
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