What clients do you expect to use this API? XML is old hat and being
deprecated and JSON is only useful in a language that can encode/decode
into an internal object.
JSON is better but only if you are using a language that can
encode/decode in JSON seamlessly.
On 17/07/2015 8:39 PM, John McKown wrote:
I imagine that many here, like myself, are guilty of "scraping" an IDCAMS
LISTCAT report using something like REXX to produce information. I do it in
a REXX program to recreate DEFINE decks for VSAM data sets which have been
lost. I am aware of the IGGCSI00 interface whcih can be used with REXX and
other language. I have used it myself in a C program.
But I am wondering if others think that it might be nice to have a program
which can write the data in a LISTCAT which is formatted as XML, or maybe
even JSON. I am considering writing such a program, which I will put on the
CBT. Of course, it will use the IGGCSI00 callable service internally. I am
posting this here just to get an idea about how popular (or not) such a
program might be. I guess I'm looking for a bit of encouragement that it
would be worth my while.
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