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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...

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Provide non-display data entry from VB script in PCOMM

Provide the ability for non-display input (password) to a VB script under PCOMM
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered

Add right-click function window to PCOMM similar to HOD

Add a similar right-click menu in PCOMM to what is provided in HOD to allow copy and paste and other functions.
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Delivered

Dataset Commander: TITLE Enhancement

When a member title is updated or created online it should be immediately stored and made persistent.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Dataset Commander: Enhance Batch Rename for Single Members

When I rename a single member having a title and multiple generations I want to: 1. the title and all generations to carry forward to the new member2. the Modification Date and Modification Time updated in the stat3. remove all generations of the ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Java Calling TPF Support

Enhance Java for z/TPF support to allow TPF java segments to activate both C and Assembler TPF segments.
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Delivered

FIND/SEEK

The ISPF FIND/SEEK functionality would be a very welcome addition to the PL/I compiler built-in function set, whether as a new built-in function, or as an enhancement to INDEX/INDEXR, specifically the ability to use picture strings. https://www.ib...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Dataset Commander: MSL REFRESH command does not refresh the member titles display

when running batch updates involving the importing of the title from source PDSEv2 member to target PDSEv2, the title in the target library is not refreshed. We need a REFRESH TITLE option.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Allow parallel build of programs within one project

Use more than one core when doing a project build by analysing multiple programs concurrently to increase build performance.

New sub-option LOOSEFORWARD for RULES(NOGOTO) to allow to jump forward only

We would like to get a new sub-option such as LOOSEFORWARD for RULES(NOGOTO) to allow to jump forward only:- LOOSEFORWARD is a amendment to LOOSE, that allows to jump forward only - but not backward.
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Add BINSEARCH and BINSEARCHX built-in functions

We would like to have binary search built-in functions available: position = BINSEARCH( array, key [, first, last ] )- The 1st argument is an array - possibly nonconnected, if the items to be searched is a field in a structure- The 2nd argument is...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered