On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:49:53 -0600, Steve Comstock wrote: >Barbara Nitz wrote: >> >> using RLS. I am not aware that any UNIX / USS program can directly >> access a VSAM data set (Bob?) > >Any z/OS UNIX program may access any z/OS data set that is >accessible from a batch program. You can run programs written >in Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, C, REXX, Java, and more, under the > A fortiori, existing z/OS batch programs can be run under the z/OS UNIX shell with Rexx wrappers to perform necessary DD allocations and "address TSO" when APF authorization is necessary. I regularly run GIMSMP (SMP/E) this way (admittedlly tolerating a couple unresolved APARs).
>z/OS UNIX shell. Further, any z/OS batch program may access >most files in the HFS. > Alas, not "any". Many have specific tests which deliberately or collaterally prohibit access to "files in the HFS". Examples: TSO Rexx interpreter for SYSEXEC (I believe they took a SUG APAR on this); IEBCOPY for unloaded data set (I haven't reported this yet -- should be no problem for UNLOAD if the test were weakened; for reload would be SMOP, more than minimal effort). -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
