RE: PTF needed for V3R7

["Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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
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