On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:07:13 +0000, Frank Swarbrick wrote: > >Actually, I am curious to the need of BPXBATCH altogether. I ponder, >occasionally, if JCL could be changed somehow to support a kind of EXEC >statement that would allow for a lower case parameter that would be the name >of, or path to, a USS program. But I don't have any idea what other >requirements these "batch" programs fulfill. > o Support UNIX directories as STEPLIB catenands. Using Data Sets states that a Partitioned Concatenation may mix PDS, PDSE, and UNIX directories. This works for HLASM SYSLIB. Why not likewise for STEPLIB and Binder SYSLIB?
o Allow a quoted argument in EXEC PGM='MixCase'. Relaxing the 8-character limit would be added value, but not essential. There should be no need for a new "kind of EXEC statement". This leaves unaddressed the need for STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR; pretty much required by POSIX. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
