On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 10:04:46 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote:
>What correction would you expect? The TSO documentation teems with instances >of quoting rather than references to rules, and the JCL documentation of >temporary >data set names lacks a clear reference to "Determining Equivalent JCL". This is specifically about SDSF documentation which does not (for the most part) have quoting. The SDSF team did not understand how REXX quoting works which led to the documentation being a bit peculiar but still being useful. This documentation has existed for years which means it has been adequate for those who needed it. Documentation only changes when someone complains or new features are added. >REXX lacks call-by-reference, expected by programmers of most other languages, >in lieu of which it provides a pseudo-call-by-name, confusing such programmers >(even sometimes me.) I'm not sure how call-by-reference is relevant to SDSF REXX interface. call-by-reference is a parameter passing format used by programs. If you need call-by-reference, I believe it's either ADDRESS LINK or ADDRESS LINKMVS. If those can't satisfy call-by-reference, then create a REXX environment specific to be used for call-by-reference. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
