On Fri, 22 May 2009 15:09:02 +0100, Jim McAlpine wrote: > >run the TXT2PDF freeware rexx program from COBOL without change. >Unfortunately TXT2PDF includes a number of LISTDS commands. > Rube Goldberg:
You might be able to use SYSCALL SPAWN (BPX1SPN?) to invoke a bridging EXEC you'd create in a UNIX directory which would use the new-fangled (z/OS 1.4) "address TSO" to invoke TXT2PDF with full TSO facilities. You'd likely need to re-do severall ALLOCates for SYSEXEC, etc. (I successfully use (part of) this technique to invoke authorized facilities from an unauthorized environment.) -- 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
