MVS JCL (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Doug Lowe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1994

For anyone involved with any type of programming activity on an IBM mainframe running under MVS. This book will help the newcomer to approach a formidable operating system with confidence. Gives the experienced programmer a solid understanding of the JCL facilities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 514 pages
• Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates Inc; 2nd edition (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911625852
• ISBN-13: 978-0911625851
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Doug Lowe is a veteran author of more than 40 For Dummies books with more than a million copies in print. He's covered everything from productivity software to programming.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book for the beginner, and a great basic reference., August 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book is great, mostly because the text does not assume you know anything about computers, mainframes, or JCL; and groups the lessons on these subjects in order, so if you already know about a level of information, you can skip it and go on without loss.

The book explains everything it touches on in great detail, but doesn't explain all the obscure and rarely used options (a great benefit when learning an new language).

A section is included on the basic MVS utilities, but this is the one skimpy section of the book. Some of the utilities are underexplained (although the basics are fairly clear).

I never regreted the money I spent on this book, and I recommend it even today to people I meet who want to learn JCL (or even just more about the basic MVS environment).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for usage and examples., August 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This is one book that I would not want to have to do without. Worth every cent, an excellent resource for sample code, utility programs, and infromation. Doug Lowe has a very good style that makes it easy to learn. One of my best buys!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introductory JCL text., March 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Doug Lowe does it again! This book is perfect for those with little to no JCL experience. Easy to read and full of examples and complete descriptions of what is going on, this book is a true find. It worked for me.