Wayne Bickerdike wrote: >You missed REXX/CICS. Am I the only person who uses this variant?
John McKown wrote: >I don't have that product and so cannot code for it. You have it if you have CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, which includes the functions that were previously in the CICS REXX Runtime Facility (5655-087), CICS REXX Development System (5655-086), and CICS REXX Common for z/OS (5655-112). Those elements have been part of the base CICS Transaction Server for z/OS at least as far back as CICS Transaction Server Version 3.1, which ran on z/OS 1.4 and higher. (Assuredly well before that, too. I just stopped looking any farther back.) Don't have CICS Transaction Server yet? Well, you can download the CICS Transaction Server Open Beta release for z/OS, available here: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/cics/trials As I write this, Version 5.5 Beta 4 is available. You can also order the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Developer Trial from IBM ShopZ. Look for IBM Program Number 5655-Y30, and that's currently at the Version 5.4 level. The Developer Trial is a no charge limited license, and (oddly, nicely enough) you're allowed to get a new limited term if you reinstall it, as long as your use complies with the limited license. Both Version 5.4 and Version 5.5 Beta 4 require z/OS 2.1 or higher. There's also an IBM Cloud-hosted CICS Transaction Server trial offer that's "coming soon." Keep an eye on this page for details: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/resources/trial -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM Z & LinuxONE, Multi-Geography E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
