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04/10/2008
at 02:06 PM, George Fogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>I've written several functions that require authorization. As far as I
>know, you cannot call an assembler function from REXX and have it run
>authorized,
You can call an authorized command[1]. However, I'm not sure whether such
a command can set REXX variables.
>PS: I have written assembler functions that set the JSCBAUTH bit on via
>a SVC call but that's not the normal way of doing things.
Nor is it likely to pass a security audit.
[1] Yes, I know that's not always as convenient.
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