On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 01:03:53 -0500, Jon Perryman wrote:

>On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 10:04:46 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>    ...
>>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.
>
No.  I once looked at the SMP/E API which depends heavily on passing
references.  Has anyone been able to address the SMP/E API from Rexx?

-- 
gil

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