On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:48:14 -0800, Edward Jaffe wrote:
>
>Excellent point. Perhaps any utility invoked by SMP/E -- or at least
>those for which an FMID's JCLIN specifies a minimum release -- should
>have the ability to return certain metadata, including their release
>information, via API call. Avoid the scrape.
>
And here I'll express a bias: any such API ought to be Rexx-friendly.
Easy enough with proper planning.  ICSF's API is Rexx-friendly;
SMP/E's API is Rexx-hostile.

How does an FMID's JCLIN specify a minimum release of SMP/E or of any
utility?  In a comment?

-- gil

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