Also don't forget RexxTools/MVS from Open Software Technologies, Inc. We've been using it to access VSAM from Rexx for probably over a decade.
Bryan On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:37:42 -0400, Farley, Peter x23353 <[email protected]> wrote: >Dave, > >Rexx already does support VSAM, though not natively with EXECIO. See RXVSAM >here: > >http://rxvsam.sourceforge.net/ > >Or the version on CBT in file 268. > >HTH > >Peter > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of David Crayford >Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 8:16 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: EXECIO - Was: Great quote on http://slashdot.org (changes >frequently) > >On 29/06/2013 6:39 PM, Martin Packer wrote: >> As EXECIO got mentioned... >> >> In the Munich System z Technical University conference 2 weeks ago Marna >> Walle mentioned that in z/OS 2.1 EXECIO is previewed to perform I/O to VBS >> (as in "Spanned" :-) ) data sets. >> >> To me that says "SMF". And removes one "lameness" in EXECIO. > >That's fab! when will it support VSAM? > >> It would be nice to prototype some SMF processing in REXX. On my October >> residency I'll have a 2.1 system so I'll actually be able to try it. >> >> (And in case you wonder, I'm not particularly a fan of REXX but I prefer >> it to its predecessors - on VM and MVS - and the unsupported-for-15-years >> product I use daily puts data in REXX stem variables...) >> >> Cheers, Martin >> >> Martin Packer, >> zChampion, Principal Systems Investigator, >> Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM >> >> +44-7802-245-584 >> >> email: [email protected] >> >> Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker >> Blog: >> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker >> >> >> >> From: Shane Ginnane <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected], >> Date: 06/29/2013 03:00 AM >> Subject: Re: Great quote on http://slashdot.org (changes >> frequently) >> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:19:12 +0800, David Crayford wrote: >> >>> ...I've come to the conclusion that REXX is a dog. And seriously >> underpowered for modern use cases >>> ... Poor old EXECIO has never looked more pathetic. >> And I thought Dave was quicker on the up-take than that .... ;-) >> But his recommendation(s) need serious consideration. >> >> Lua - yet another "language" to maybe have a look at. I seem to have about >> half a dozen already "half-looked" at. >> >> Shane ... > >-- > >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
