Because they didn't RTFM. Which leaves the question of why they didn't read it.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Paul Gilmartin [0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 3:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: How to Get UserID in non-TSO REXX On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:11:06 -0500, Steve Smith wrote: >Is there any way to obtain the userid (user name) in REXX running in a >non-TSO environment? I know that sysvar does not work in USS, IRXJCL, or >System REXX TSO=NO. Whereas mvsvar does (go figure). It's so fundamental >that I think I can't be the first one to need this. > Errr... <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=functions-userid> (GIYF) Why do so many mainframe programmers try to do things the hardest way, such as chaining through control blocks? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
