On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:16:31 -0500, John McKown wrote: > > >Now, as to what I'd like in z/OS UNIX? Wow, I have a bunch of things. I'd >like something like Linux's /proc pseudo-filesystem. It would take a lot of > +1. If there were a /proc/self/home, I'd be able to code JCL to access the user's home directory without knowing the site's naming conventions. (There are a couple things wrong with coding "DD PATH='/u/&SYSUID/'".)
>lines to detail what all I'd like. But, just as some examples, an interface >to the SPOOL so that I can see what jobs are in the SPOOL (subject to >security). Perhaps even access their SPOOL files, if I have appropriate > Would this be better done by mounting the JES spool as a UNIX FS (permissions subject to security), or with an OUTPUT JCL option to direct specified data sets to the existing UNIX FS? >authority. An interface to the RMF information (read-only). And, I still >want /dev/intrdr to do job submission. Yes, I have a REXX program which >submits JCL from a file or STDIN (if no file is specified), so piping works. >But piping uses a second process, which is not as efficient. > Ummm. This would probably involve a daemon, which is the process you'd like to avoid. -- 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

