   C O N V D A T E -  Platform: MVS/TSO


   This program is a display / conversion utility for every date 
format useful in a EDP center.


   In this distribution file (CONVDATE.ZIP) there is:

CONVDATE.OBJ             executable for MVS/TSO mainframe, in obj form
CONVDATE.HIL             Hilmas source of CONVDATE.OBJ
CONVDITA.OBJ             the same executable, but in Italian language
CONVDITA.HIL             Hilmas source of CONVDITA.OBJ
README.TXT               this help file 
LINKEDIT.JCL             job example to install CONVDATE
MAN_ENG.TXT              Manual of this utility in English
MAN_ITA.TXT              Manual of this utility in Italian



OBJ installation:

- Create in MVS a sequential file, for example 'MYUSER.PROGRAM.OBJ'
  with RECFM=FB and LRECL=80, for example of 1 cylinder.

- SEND obj module from PC to MVS in this file in BINARY form, with your 
  3270 emulation; the most important thing is a binary transfer (therefore 
  without ASCII CRLF) in a file with record length of 80 bytes.
  Use this PC command (in a PC with IBM/PCOMM 4.1 3270 emulation installed):

     SEND CONVDATE.OBJ 'MYUSER.PROGRAM.OBJ'

- Prepare a Job to Linkedit transferred obj in a load library (possibily
  in Linklist): use LINKEDIT.JCL as example: fit this JCL to your needs
  changing library names

- Submit linkedit job to create load module; output library must be a
  load library used by TSO users (i.e. in  //JOBLIB ) or a linklist library
  (in this case, you must refresh linklist with F LLA,REFRESH command)



Program instruction:

   To test the program write in your TSO/ISPF session:

      TSO  CONVDATE  1/5/2000

   and you may have an output like this:

        1 MAY       2000  -  MONDAY    -                      
      Day number 122  - Julian Day:  2451666 - Week number 18
      Easter is: 23/04  - ( 114 )       
      Days elapsed from 01/05/2000 until today:  -129 
      Leap Year.                                                           


   Manual MAN_ENG.TXT contains details to use of CONVDATE.

