Skip Robinson wrote:
Sorry if I missed a crucial element in this thread. Is there really a hard
requirement to use 'TSOE EDIT', or is it simply necessary to perform edit
operations in batch? If the latter, then ISPF in batch mode would provide a
powerful solution. Most of the familiar ISPF edit functions are available
to a batch Rexx. Using some of them is a little tricky at first, but nearly
any sequence of ISPF keystroke operations can be simulated in a Rexx. The
problem of 'subcommand mode' does not arise with batch ISPF.
The main concern would be to avoid using 'new' features in current ISPF
releases that might not be available in an older environment. A little care
there would go a long way.
Well, I am submitting a TSO command (EXEC command) from
the WebSphere Developer product; this is transmitted to
the host by APPC which then either attaches the TMP or
the EXEC command processor; I don't have anything tricky
to do, but I am trying to keep it simple (easily maintained
by customers who will be setting up for labs) and reasonably
efficient. The edit operations are not in batch, it's a
one time command execution to set up files for labs.
I've run ISPF in batch, but why go to all the trouble
when a dozen TSO EDIT subcommands will do the trick
with no ISPF data sets nor startup overhead?
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
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