On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 22:10:15 +0000, Frank Swarbrick wrote:
>z/OS for UNIX files holds program objects, just like PDSE as far as I know.
>Now all we need is
>//RUN EXEC PGM='/u/myname/myexefile'
>
Heck, you can't even:
//RUN EXEC PGM='MYNAME.LINKLIB(MYFILE)',PARM='Wonbat'
Even though TSO lets you:
CALL 'MYNAME.LINKLIB(MYFILE)' 'Wonbat'
And why does TSO force the parm to uppercase while JCL accepts it asis?
>And, of course, allowing UNIX files in JOBLIB/STEPLIB.
>
Yup. But resolving any of those inconsistencies would require violating
Conway's Law, which seems to be a guiding principle of IBM design.
--
gil
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