On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 15:20:07 -0400, Hobart Spitz wrote: >Steve, thanks for the kind words. > >One afterthought that might improve the use of the TSO PROC, if one is so >inclined. Use // EXEC TSO,CMD=REXXTRY , Put REXXTRY into one of the >SYSEXEC/SYSPROC libraries, if it's not already there. It gives access to >most of REXX to the SYSTSPRT records. REXXTRY is roughly to REXX what csh >is to C. > Not really. And you stated the restrictions yourself. And IBM wisely originally implemented the POSIX shell, only later caving to pressure from (t)csh partisans.
>For example (untested): > > 1. *//MYJOBNAM JOB (acct),'M.E.SMITH',MSGCLASS=t,...* > 2. *// JCLLIB ORDER=(MY.JCL.LIB) Optional* > 3. *// EXEC TSO,CMD=REXXTRY* > .... That's more cumbersome than than just submitting an old-fashioned IEBGENER job. The problem isn't JCL; it's OS. I don't see that you allocated SYSPRINT. Try doing the same with UNIX files and OMVS. It's easier. > ... On the other hand, you >don't have multil-line commands, continuations, the ability to supply >internal routines or SIGNAL handlers, ... -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
