We have a few System Rexx execs written here (but not by me). Two are a health 
checks, one triggered by a message and the other run on a schedule.  

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J.O.Skip Robinson
Southern California Edison Company
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
Of John McKown
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 12:39 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: (External):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".

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Maranatha! <><
John McKown


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