-- snip -- Does anyone have any Rexx that calls ERBSMFI directly? -- snip --
For starters (DEVICE section - but basically the same for other sections) /* Use RMF and SMF79 record to get volume information ERBSMFI requires that RMF monitor I is up and running */ rmf_data : nop bufsize = 900000 /* Size of SMF record buffer */ smfi_buf = copies(' ',bufsize) /* Initialize buffer */ smfi_req = D2C(1,4) /* Binary: request type=1 */ smfi_rec = D2C(79,4) /* Binary: record type=79 */ smfi_bufl = D2C(bufsize,4) /* Binary: buffer length */ smfi_sub = D2C(9,4) /* Subtype 9 */ smfi_cpu = D2C(99999,4) /* Init cpu utilization */ smfi_pag = D2C(99999,4) /* Init paging rate */ smfi_parm = D2C(9,2)!!'0000:FFFF' Address "LINKPGM" "ERBSMFI" , "smfi_req smfi_rec smfi_sub smfi_buf smfi_bufl smfi_cpu smfi_pag " smfi_rc = Rc /* Save return code */ if rc <> 0 /* most likely no RMF I running */ then do /* rc = 32 means that RMF is not running. Start RMF Monitor I rc = 28 means the smf buffer was too small. Increase bufsize */ smfrc = smfi_rc exit (smfi_rc) end /* Device data section */ data_sect = X2D(C2X(substr(smfi_buf,45,4))) data_len = X2D(C2X(substr(smfi_buf,49,2))) data_numb = X2D(C2X(substr(smfi_buf,51,2))) loop_start = data_sect + 1 loop_end = loop_start + (data_len * data_numb) -- John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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