On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:34:48 -0400, Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz wrote: >On 06/26/18 08:23, John McKown wrote: > >> All this can be done from a UNIX shell, > >No, a shell script invoked from the shell. > What could be done in a script that couldn't be done by typing individual commands at the command line?
I value the "UNI" in "UNIX". I take it to mean "UNIform". I can use the same language for interactive commands, scripts, and batch. I slightly forgive JCL for having antedated any perceived need for live interaction. > > thus _proving_ that the UNIX shell is more powerful than the standard >> TSO environment. > >No, REXX is part of the standard TSO environment. > They're equivalent. Rexx can invoke UNIX commands via ADDRESS SYSCALL; shell can Rexx scripts which ADDRESS TSO. Mr. Natural says, "Use the right tool for the job." -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
