Re: Too many answer to simple questions

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello John,

You wrote:
>Do not assume that the simplicity of the questions implies lack of
>research.  A search for DLY or DELAY or WAIT in both of the CL Reference
>Manuals returns no references to a DLYJOB command.
>
>A search for DLYJOB in both of these Manuals returns NO MATCHES !
>
>Other searches will return this command so this must be something in the
>setup of the online manuals.

Well, I did a search for DLY on the V4R2 softcopy CD.  9 hits and top of the 
list was the DLYJOB command.

I also tried V3R2.  That's the one where IBM split the CL manual into 4 online 
volumes thus making it harder, 
but not impossible, to find anything.  If you simply search volume one you 
won't find a hit for DLYJOB.  You 
need to look in the volume titled 'DATA through RPLxxx Commands'.  A search in 
that manual for DLY finds 
DLYJOB.  I didn't try other versions.

Not withstanding the above, assuming IBM did stuff up the index search, you 
have an AS/400 available so type 
DLY on an AS/400 command line and press F4.  What does the list show?  Or Just 
press F4 on an empty command 
line and follow the menus.  You will find the command with minimal effort.

My issue is not so much with the inane questions but rather the 40 million 
responses.  There is definitely 
something strange happening with the order of posts -- but that's what you get 
with TCP.  Oh for a 
session-to-session store and forward protocol -- Hmm, I wonder what that might 
be called?

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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