As Mark said... The ISF032I RC4 message indicates the MCS console is already activate when the REXX is run, maybe because you already have SDSF active on another ISPF logical screen (the console name defaults to your TSO userid, but you can change it by using the Options action bar pull-down, option 9 'Set console name...').
Your REXX can also set the ISFCONS variable to specify a unique console name that the process uses. Cheers, Ant. Northern Territory Government of Australia -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Uriel Carrasquilla Sent: Wednesday, 12 October 2011 3:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: REXX fails accessing SDSF console Hi Mark. >Does your SDSF console work when you use it via TSO and / or ISPF SDSF? Yes, it does work. Also, I can see that the MVS command entered via REXX is being executed when I look at the SDSF log. >Are you already using a console with that name via TSO/ISPF when you execute >the exec? I have tried to execute the REXX exec from option 6 and via batch using TSO batch. This is an excellent point. The console name is the same as my userid and it is possible I am using SDSF at the same time. I'll check tomorrow when I am back at work. Is it possible to change the console name in the REXX? I tried changing it with "activate console console(mytest)" but for some reason the REXX puts me in interactive mode under console (which works when I issue a "d a,l"). >Are you running this exec in batch of interactively? I have tried both way with the same message in both cases. > IF batch, search the archives for past posts of mine regarding security and > SDSF in batch and consult the SDSF user guide. I will search for your postings. I have also checked the SDSF User Guide. The examples in the User Guide and mine are identical (that is where I picked up the original REXX. I have also spent a considerable number of hours in Google. In PARMLIB, is the AUTH parameter the only one I need to be concerned with? It is AUTH(ALL) for my TSO$xx group right now. But I was wondering if there was another parameter I should verify. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
