I believe that Java in z/OS requires dubbing It's also available in Linux. Off the mainframe, it's also available for many PC and server systems.
Learning as new language is always goodness, if you have the time, especially if you get hit with a new requirement in the future. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Bob Bridges [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Java? I really gotta learn Java. If five belts around my waist are good, six would be even better. But mostly I stick to languages that my clients already have, and even better if possible, know how to maintain. Where is Java usable? On the mainframe, only Unix, right? --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* Linda Levy dragged me out to the floor for a dance and I stood there like a totem pole in a body cast. -Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts, recalling his failure as a ballroom dancer. */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Crayford Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 18:39 <Chuckle> REXX isn't so simple after all! You would have been better off writing your code in Java, or if you have installed the new Open XL C/C++ compiler/runtime you could use the C++17 filesystem library. To me, just having to check return codes instead of relying on exceptions is a good enough reason to dodge REXX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
