In <a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea00e924b4...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom>,
on 05/25/2012
at 07:44 AM, "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> said:
>I know that I can run the TSO TMP in batch. Using this, I can run a
>REXX program which sets up all the ISPF required datasets. I can then
>invoke ISPSTART with the CMD(...) option to run another
>program/CLIST/REXX. In that program, I can use most of the
>non-DISPLAY oriented services, such as DIRLIST or DSINFO. The TSO
>book on IKJTSOEV only talks about ISPF in the negative, but
>mentions display services. So, can I write a batch program which
>uses IKJTSOEV to set up a TSO environment. Once I have a TSO
>environment set, can I directly invoke ISPF services?
No. ISPF services are only available for applications running under
ISPF.
The good news is that ISPF display services are available in batch if
you connect to the WSA on a PC.
>What I would like to do is to have some simple way in a batch
>program to invoke ISPF services such as DSINFO without the
>"hokeyness" of running the TSO TMP.
Why isn't IKJTSOEV just as hokey?
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