To join the REXX list TSO REXX http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?TSO-REXX
Or there is the REXX-LA group as well http://rexxla.org/ Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Tony Thigpen > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2017 1:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: AW: Rexx SORT (was: ... Job Scheduler ... ) > > Could you point me to the REXX list? > > Also, we have had a SORTSTEM function in VSE REXX for a LONG time. Does z/OS > not have SORTSTEM? > > Tony Thigpen > > Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote on 06/07/2017 01:27 PM: > > This is getting to be like a discussion that was had on the REXX list > recently, as in it would be nice if there was an available PIPE type of > command available, oh wait there is: > > > > The product where IBM has made a PIPE command available: > > http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype= > > sm&htmlfid=897/ENUS5655-D45 > > > > Sorting is very simple there: > > PIPE stem xy. | sort 1 5 | stem yx. > > Or PIPE < indsn | sort 1 5 | > outdsn > > > > These are simple examples and not everything that can be done, but when I > was using it (my previous job) it was reasonably quick in execution. Now I > have to do the allocation of SORTIN, SORTOUT and SYSIN (control cards) then > invoke SORT, very cumbersome compared to the simple PIPE command version. > > > > Al Nims > > UFIT > > University of Florida > > (352) 273-1298 > > @Home > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 1:14 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: AW: Rexx SORT (was: ... Job Scheduler ... ) > > > > Paul Gilmartin wrote: > > > >> Bernd.Oppolzer wrote: > >>> http://bernd-oppolzer.de/blog_20150115_151000.htm > >>> this Contains a REXX Procedure to sort a stem variable. See > >>> quicksort_nonrec > >> o Of course. But why should it be necessary to reinvent the wheel when > DFSORT has vast capabilities not practical to duplicate in Rexx? > > > > Could you please be kind to tell us what function(s) you have in mind? > > > > On one side, REXX has this nice PARSE function. hard to duplicate that in > DFSORT, but do-able. > > On other side, DFSORT handles SMF records and their weird timestamps > > better. (Yes, I know REXX can handle VBS records these days.) > > > > > >>>> I could envision adapting [the ANSI Rexx form] in TSO Rexx something > like: > >>>> address LINKMVS 'ICEMAN' with , > >>>> DD:SORTIN stem F1. , > >>>> DD:SORTOUT stem F2. > > > > You can do the same with REXX statements like this: > > > > "ALLOC F(SORTIN).... blah ...." > > "EXECIO * DISKR SORTIN (STEM F1. FINIS" > > "FREE F(SORTIN)" > > ... and then call DFSORT and sort out your magic > > > > In fact, I have some RYO REXX progs which call DFSORT to sort something > out... > > > > > >> o And while I chose SORT as an example, I intended to consider a more > general solution. Imagine a facility that could invoke not only SORT, but: > >> - IEBUPDTE witn SYSIN, SYSUT1, and SYSUT2 assigned to stems. > >> - ISRSUPC with OLD, NEW, and DELTA assigned to stems. > >> - Etc. Much like ANSI Rexx. > > > > You can invoke anything with REXX including SDSF, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, etc. > as long you pass/receive parameters and DD correctly. > > > > In fact, zSecure ISPF panels are mostly driven by REXX. > > > > But, I agree with you, something standardised so you can do what you desire > would really be useful. > > > > Something like "ALLOC F(SYSIN) <Stemvariable name> ..." > > > > Also FREE(FSYSIN) which -optionally- drops those Stems. (I said > > optionally, because, you may need to free up SYSIN immediately, but > > continue to handle those stems.) > > > > Just some little idle ideas, yaaaaa.... ;-) > > > > Groete / Greetings > > Elardus Engelbrecht > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
