Why upgrade to FileMarvel?
Besides considering the savings in license and maintenance costs you get by moving up to FileMarvel, take a few minutes to fill in the technical comparison of FileMarvel with the product you use now or are evaluating. We believe FileMarvel offers far more useful facilities than other products and, being ISPF-based, it has a more familiar feel. An ISPF user unfamiliar with FileMarvel can immediately work with it with absolutely no training. If you do require classroom training, it can be run at your own site using the services of our skilled software trainers. New functions that are unique to data file editing (like switching copybook templates or display formats) can be invoked by filling in options right on the browse or edit screens, removing the need to learn new commands. To further assist in training, an easy to use on-line demonstration is provided. It's possibly the easiest software product installation or replacement you will ever make. The following list describes just some of the things FileMarvel can do - use the blank column to see how that other product stacks up.
Category |
Function |
Description |
FileMarvel |
Other |
File Support |
Disk files |
VSAM, BDAM,Seq,PDS, ISAM |
Yes |
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UNIX support |
Yes |
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Tape files |
Access files on tape / cartridge online |
Yes |
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VSAM non-reusable files |
Edit any non-reusable VSAM file including ESDS |
Yes |
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Non-standard datasets |
Browse datasets such as compressed, Panvalet, Librarian |
Yes |
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Production file support |
Handling large files |
Browse/edit large files fullscreen without increasing region
size |
Yes |
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"Single record mode" for direct access within file |
Yes |
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Fullscreen edit |
5 separate display types |
Yes |
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Selected records |
Select records without preloading entire file |
Yes |
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Fullscreen record mode |
Edit for update in place without preloading entire file |
Yes |
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Presentation and display |
Formatted display |
Browse / edit using COBOL & PL/I field names |
Yes |
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Compact display |
Fit as many fields on screen as possible |
Yes |
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Hex display |
Display record in ISPF hex mode |
Yes |
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Hex dump display |
Display record in hex dump format |
Yes |
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Reformat display |
Display associated fields together |
Yes |
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Validate fields |
Check records / files match copybooks |
Yes |
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Record definitions |
Support for redefines, occurs depending with automatic display switch |
Yes |
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Automatic record layout switch |
Change display format based on field values |
Unlimited |
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Field exclusion |
Exclude irrelevant fields |
Yes |
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Field search |
Find fields in any display mode |
Yes |
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Field search point & shoot |
Find field by putting cursor on file name |
Yes |
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Record expand / truncate |
Display & change record lengths in VSAM files |
Yes |
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Sort records |
Sort files by fieldname (e.g. in order by surname) |
Yes |
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Copybooks in non-IBM libraries |
Support for copybooks in Panvalet & Librarian |
Yes |
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Browsing |
Exclude records |
Exclude records based on field value |
Yes |
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Print records |
Print from edit or browse - four formats |
Yes |
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Save record from browse |
Export some or all browsed records to another file |
Yes |
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Record line numbering |
Display record number & length |
Yes |
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Find / Change |
Change & find |
Support WORD PREFIX SUFFIX parameters as per ISPF |
Yes |
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Exclude |
Exclude records from find / change |
Yes |
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Find / change limits |
Limit the number of records searched / changed |
Yes |
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VIEW function |
View changes without updating file |
Yes |
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ISPF look & feel |
Display mode switching |
Change display mode without entering a command |
Yes |
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Record layout switching |
Enter layout name to change display format |
Yes |
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File display nesting |
Start new file display without quitting current display |
Yes |
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Utilities |
Space |
List free space on volumes |
Yes |
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VTOC |
List datasets on a volume with space report |
Yes |
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Sort |
Sort files online |
Yes |
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Sort online using fieldnames from copybooks |
Yes |
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Allocate |
Allocate VSAM /non-VSAM datasets |
Yes |
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AMS |
Online IDCAMS execution |
Yes |
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Dataset |
List, catalog, delete, rename datasets |
Yes |
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List catalog |
List catalog indices & display datasets |
Yes |
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Batch features |
File print |
Print records selected by field values |
Yes |
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File sort |
Sort in batch mode |
Yes |
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File compare |
Compare files and selected records |
Yes |
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File copy |
Copy files or selected records |
Yes |
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Tape labels |
Display tape / cartridge labels |
Yes |
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Linkedit maps |
Create link map for module |
Yes |
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Disassembler |
Create assembler source from object module |
Yes |
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Space |
Display DASD free space |
Yes |
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VTOC |
Display DASD dataset lists |
Yes |
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CLIST language |
Create CLISTs for batch execution |
Yes |
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