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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.
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...
Published on August 4, 1998
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Has not covered any jcl operatiosn like sum etc..
I am using JCL for around 4 yrs..now..I got the book when some friends suggested.The author explains..MVS operating system in detail. so very details. u will fall asleep..If you are looking for programming techniques..look somehwere else.. and control statemenst from sum,inrec,if usage were very vague...usually we use jcls' for that right??
Published on January 8, 1999
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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.,
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.,
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.,
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.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent beginning JCL book - current for MVS/ESA,
This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
An excellent JCL book for beginners and to use as a reference. This is one of the 2 definitive up-to-date JCL books (the other being Gary Deward Browns book). Good explanations of mainframe concepts as well.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book will turn novices into expert MVS/JCL users.,
By A Customer
This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
This book will teach you how to use JCL, even if you have no experience. In two weeks, I went from not knowing any JCL statements to impressing all of the operation analyst where I work. I recommend this book to people who are not familiar with MVS/JCL and would like an easy way to learn.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for beginners in MVS JCL,
By A Customer
This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
First of all, in response to the review by a fellow from India dated January 1999, this book's primary aim is to learn the basics of MVS JCL and does not cover SYNCSORT's sum,inrec,etc commands. Anyway, I highly recommend this book to novice who wants to learn and enhance their knowledge about MVS JCL.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Has not covered any jcl operatiosn like sum etc..,
By A Customer
This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
I am using JCL for around 4 yrs..now..I got the book when some friends suggested.The author explains..MVS operating system in detail. so very details. u will fall asleep..If you are looking for programming techniques..look somehwere else.. and control statemenst from sum,inrec,if usage were very vague...usually we use jcls' for that right??
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Guide To Learning JCL,
By A Customer
This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
This is a very detailed and easy-to-understand guidebook on how to teach yourself job control language and all of the in's and out's of the MVS operating system. Well worth the price.
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
I purchased for my daughter who finds herself in a job that requires knowledge of JCL she has none. I purchased this book because it had good examples of commands. I believe that it fulfilled what I was looking for.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
At what level is this text written?,
By Bernard (Europe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MVS JCL (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
My favorite JCL books were those by Mani Carsthanassis, `Expert MVS/(ESA and XA) JCL. Unfortunately these were published in 1991 and 1989 and do not contain features introduced since then.I found that these books fully explained whatever topic I had occasion to need to refer to a book for. They somehow get to the necessary level of detail but are very readable to anyone who already has reasonable knowledge of JCL. They were not written for beginners or students, they were written for people with relevant working experience. Many books spend quite a bit of time on the material which one could readily ask the person sitting at the next workstation, but omit to explain the more complex items. Can anyone tell me whether this text is more of a college text, and if so is there a current text which is intended for people with significant jcl experience? I invite comments from readers, the author, or other authors; directed to Bernard768 @ Hotmail.com, Thanks. |
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