What are the variables? is member a var?
"ALLOC FI(MYDDNAM) DA('MY.PDS.NAME(MEMBER)') SHR " Or "ALLOC FI(MYDDNAM) DA('MY.PDS.NAME("member")' ) SHR" If you are using ISPF to edit the REXX turn on HILITE to REXX and have I color the code for you. And if you have not done so, there is a TSO-REXX List. You can join here > For TSO-REXX subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO TSO-REXX Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Micheal Butz > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 6:50 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Allocating file in Rex exec > > Hi > > I am allocating a dataset in a Rex exec using the following syntax > > "Alloc fi(myddnam) da('"my.pds.name(member)"') shr" > > I get an error routine not found > > Sent from my iPhone > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN