Gil, Rexx doesn't have a sleep function, usually the call is external to running environment
Scott ford www.identityforge.com from my IPAD 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' > On Dec 23, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:13:41 -0800, Ed Jaffe wrote: >> >>> On 12/23/2013 2:39 PM, Gibney, Dave wrote: >>> I have been using //SLEEP EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,PARM='SH sleep &SECONDSs' as a >>> delay step in some of my STCs to wait for things like TCPIP to get up >>> first. I know there are other options. >>> It appears with my new z/OS 1.13 system, that prior to OMVS being up and >>> functioning, this sleep command just returns with RC=0 >>> >>> Is this expected behavior? >> >> I suggest asking this on the MVS-OE list, which is frequented by Bill >> Schoen and others who can be considered authoritative on such matters. > +1 > > I'll suggest also trying PGM rather than SH. PGM might depend on less > framework being in place than SH. > >> On Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:45:49 -0500, Scott Ford wrote: >> >> How can you execute a USS command without it being up ? If you need to sleep >> you could use rexx if you had to ,,,I looked at the manual the sleep cmd >> hasn't apparently changed > > Does Rexx have a SLEEP instruction? I didn't know that. And I find none > in: > Title: z/OS V1R13.0 TSO/E REXX Reference > Document Number: SA22-7790-10 > > But, in Rexx, "address SYSCALL "sleep nn'" might be an even leaner interface. > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
