That is what we do here, MPF exit, generic so it can be used with multiple message IDs, to invoke a System REXX. The name of the REXX is the message ID.
Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer 3 UFIT University of Florida (352) 273-1298 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 3:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Example System REXX programs? I'm just now looking at System REXX. Basically to see what it might be able to do which we now do with CA-OPS/MVS. The System REXX programs distributed by IBM are compiled. I don't see any "source" forms for them. The documentation seems a bit "disjointed" to me. I am basically guessing that the REXX is identical to the REXX documented in the TSO books. I did find out about the TSO=YES and TSO=NO parameters, but don't know where that is specified. And I am assuming that, since the manuals don't mention it, that ADDRESS SYSCALL and use of UNIX facilities is not supported. IOW, it appears to me that System REXX really can't be used as an automation tool. The closest that I can think of to do so is to write an MPF exit which invokes a System REXX program, passing the program the message, thus allowing the REXX program to analyze it and "do something". -- Heisenberg may have been here. Unicode: http://xkcd.com/1726/ Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
