I use ooRexx as an integrated procedural language within my mainframe FICON attached Virtual Tape Appliance. Why? Because it is the primary procedural language used by Systems Programmers on the mainframe.
We can use a well architected interface and the ADDRESS construct to develop and select what environment we want to process commands. Simple well crafted interfaces. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN