On Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:35:38 +0800, Timothy Sipples wrote: > >To add to Walt's point (a bit, and roughly), I'm pretty sure it's possible >and not hard for REXX (TSO/E, ISPF) to call Java and thus NetRexx. > >Unless I'm missing some other point? > The issue that appears to concern David is much tthe opposite: Not whether TSO can call NetRexx, but that NetRexx is impoverished in its repertoire of host command environments. Too many valuable services are needlessly inextricably embedded in the TMP. Examples are TRANSMIT, RECEIVE, LISTDS, ...
In 1987, when TSO was riding high, designers may have thought it wise to make these TSO services. Now, that seems wrong; better would be to have //STEP EXEC PGM=TRANSMIT; etc. with wrapping TSO commands, as was done with IDCAMS services, available either from JCL or as TSO commands. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
