If you prefer to download just the software, you will be able to use this link (file date 2010/12/28). The .zip file is about 1mb.

The documentation will be available from the links below, either as individual manuals or as the full collection.

This distribution package can also be used to install the full product if you are upgrading from Version 8 or lower.

Fixes for ROPES V16.0

The latest fix files for ROPES V16.0 can be downloaded here (the fix descriptions can be found here. The files are in zip format. Unzip the selected file into an empty directory and follow the instructions in the readme.txt file. Here is what is currently available:

RMC16001 - 07/15/2010 - A new batch utility is available to provide batch updating of the ROPELPRO data set while the data set is open in CICS.

RMC16002 - 09/13/2010 - The messages issued by ROPESETL were not correctly numbered.

RMC16003 - 09/13/2010 - The Migration Aid utility, ROPEMIGR has been released.

RMC16004 - 11/18/2010 - Support for IPv6 has been added to ROPES.

RMC16005 - 01/14/2011 - The ROPES EXCI Facility is enhanced to support
the use of generic connections.

RMC16006 - 03/07/2011 - Unprintable characters are included in the ROLI maintenance log.

RMC16007 - 03/17/2011 - Module ROPETRCE, released in V10, does not have a PPT entry in the ADDCSD10 member.

RMC16008 - 05/30/2011 - The messages issued by module ROPEDVCP have been reformatted for readability.

RMC16009 - 08/31/2010 - CPU instruction verification is now performed when installing ROPES or installing ROPES upgrades as maintenance.

RMC16010 - 06/03/2011 - Utility ROPELRPT abends with various abend codes.

RMC16011 - 06/03/2011 - The Browse Report function of the ROPES Web interface fails with condition 500 (Severe server error).

RMC16012 - 07/26/2011 - Batch Queue Reorganization can abend with an 0C4. The return code may not be correct. This fix has been superceded by RMC16014..

RMC16013 - 08/15/2011 - Batch Queue Reorganization does not issue the totals line. This fix has been superceded by RMC16014.

RMC16014 - 08/17/2011 - Several problems have been resolved and some enhancements have been made to the Batch Queue Reorganization program ROPEBQOR.

RMC16015 -11/21/2011 - The current page number shown on the browse panel will be incorrect after a Find command results in a not found condition or an RFIND request gets the Bottom Of Report result.

RMC16016 - 01/09/2012 - Fix RMC16016 for loops in ROPEBQOR.

Documentation

The ROPES Manuals for this version are available here as PDF documents. You can download them (save the link to disk) or view them in place if you have the Acrobat Reader plug-in.

Manuals

Here are the ROPES V16.0 Manuals

Administrator's Guide (file date: 2010/12/28)
Programmers's Guide (file date: 2010/12/28)
User's Guide (file date: 2010/12/28)
Utilities Guide (file date: 2010/12/28)
Messages and Codes (file date: 2010/12/28)
General Information Manual (file date: 2010/12/28)
Conversion Guidelines (file date: 2010/12/28)
Version 16.0 Upgrade Notice (file date: 2010/07/01)
IP and SMTP Messages (file date: 2010/07/01)

or, if you prefer, you can get the full set of PDFs in one zipped file:

Full Documentation (file date: 2010/12/28)
This .zip file is about 7mb in size.

 

   White Papers and Other Documents (applies to all releases)

Printing Over TCP/IP Connections (file date: 2006/06/19)
LPR Device Setup Guide (file date: 2002/01/25)
IP and SMTP Messages (file date: 2010/07/01)
Barcode 39 Demonstration Files