There's probably some ISPF trace facilities you can use while running your app manually to help collect data for such variables
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Farley, Peter > Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 3:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Old ISPF application scripting from batch? > > OK, I am seeing that as I investigate the NaviQuest setup. Sets ISPF > variables > needed prior to invoking a panel, then executes a “batch panel” to run the > real > process with those values. Slightly more complicated than that of course, but > that seems to be the general idea. > > Might work if this old application has reasonable panel implementations with > not too much buried in actual program code as opposed to panel and script > logic. May be worth a try anyway. > > Thanks. > > Peter > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Dave Gibney > Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 5:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Old ISPF application scripting from batch? > > > I am saying that the techniques used in the Naviquest application to run ISP.F > panels in batch might help develop scripts to run your ISPF panels in batch. I > don't remember for sure, but it's probably CLIST. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On > > > Behalf Of Farley, Peter > > > Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 1:01 PM > > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: Old ISPF application scripting from batch? > > > > > > I’m not sure I understand your answer – How does Naviquest (which at > > first > > > glance seems to be batch manipulation of the ISMF storage definition > > system) > > > help me script a totally separate old ISPF application that has > > nothing to do > > > with storage management? > > > > > > Are you saying the Naviquest batch tool can be used to manipulate more > > than > > > just the ISMF application screens? > > > > > > Color me confused. > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On > > > Behalf Of Dave Gibney > > > Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 2:49 PM > > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: Old ISPF application scripting from batch? > > > > > > > > > The Naviquest application (Part od ISMS) is batch ISPF. Burns CPU, but > > > > > > works. Might be used as an example to getstarted. > > -- > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If > the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received > this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete > the message and any attachments from your system. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
