> From: Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Date: 03/21/2012 05:29 PM > Subject: Re: rexx cpu intensive > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> > > On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:40:12 -0500, Jonathan Goossen wrote: > > >A way to simulate this is to accumulate the stem elements to a string and > then iterate through them. > > If jobs is a string of job names... > > o Sometimes you haven't control over this: the compound > may be defined by a host environment command.
In those cases you would still know the names and can load them into a string. The only such host environment that I have worked with like that is SDSF and it uses predefined variables to hold strings of stem names that are passed back and forth telling SDSF what is wanted and SDSF telling the user what it is returning. But this is a special situation and doesn't invalidate the method as a work around for what the OP was wanting in the general sense that was stated. > > o The various tails may contain embedded blanks. I have yet to have that situation. But like everything there are exceptions and issues. My first thought at dealing with a list of of items where items have embedded blanks is to use a token substitution mechanism. And I can think of two possible ways to implement that as well. > > n = words(jobs) > do i = 1 to n > job = word(jobs, i) > if stem_var.job = ?. > Other_stem.job = 'foo' > etc. > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
