Thanks all. listfile * * k (alloc noheader   worked.
So I guess it wasnt' vexxing rexx. Or even a tripe pipe. :)
MA

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Scott Rohling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> LISTFILE is the command to use - as John Hanley said - with the DATE or
> ALLOC option.   FLIST puts you into XEDIT -- you're taking control away
> from
> your pipe and handing it to another command.   You don't want to call
> anything that throws you into a fullscreen environment and requires input..
> LISTFILE is the 'command line' method and what you want to use if you're
> automating and wanting to grab command output.
>
> Scott Rohling
>
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:28 AM, Ian S. Worthington <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > listfile and filelist are two different commands.  One writes a text
> list,
> > the
> > other a 3270 panel (though iirc one of them can be persuaded to operate
> in
> > the
> > other mode?  Check the options).
> >
> > There is a solution for your problem but I'm away from my cms system at
> the
> > moment.  I'll check later (unless someone here knows the answer off the
> top
> > of
> > their head).
> >
> > i
> >
> > ------ Original Message ------
> > Received: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:19:53 PM BST
> > From: Mary Anne Matyaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Vexxing Rexx
> >
> > > Ok, first off, I know it's spelled vexing. But that doesn't look as
> nice.
> > :)
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm having fun with rexx today. First, I'll tell you the problem I'm
> > trying
> > > to solve, in case theres a better way, then I'll
> > > tell you the problem I'm having in my rexx exec.
> > >
> > > Problem: I have 50 some linuxes all sending their logs to
> > > vmsysu:conlog:*linuxname.
> > > *As it gets fuller, I'd like to know
> > > which linux is spewing the most log. Right now I do a dirlist and go in
> > to
> > > each one looking for who has the most records.
> > > I'd like to be able to total it up. Maybe even (gasp) write a report.
> > > So I start with an itty bitty rexx exec. I'm just going to look at
> linux1
> > > and try to total it. With apologies to Kris for my
> > > atrocious rexx coding, here it is:
> > >
> > > totrec = 0
> > > SET FILESP CONLOG
> > > ACCESS .LINUX1 K
> > > 'pipe (endchar ?)',
> > > 'CMS FLIST * * K (NOCLEAR | STEM SFSREC.';
> > > Do i = 1 to sfsrec.0
> > >  parse var SFSREC.i FNAME FTYPE FMODE FRECL FLEN FREC FBLK FDT FTM
> > > totrec = totrec + FREC
> > > End
> > > say 'LINUX1 Total Records: ' totrec
> > > RELEASE K
> > > Exit;
> > >
> > > It seemed pretty simple to me. Of course it didn't work. So I tried
> some
> > > PIPE commands in CMS.
> > > PIPE CMS LISTF * * A | > file list a      works. Creates the file named
> > FILE
> > > LIST A
> > > However,
> > > PIPE CMS FLIST * * A | > file list a      doesn't work. Doesn't put it
> in
> > > the file, but does display it on my screen.
> > >
> > > Normally, I'd just go with the output of listf. However, it doesn't
> have
> > > size info.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions? Does FLIST not work in Pipes? How would I know that?
> > > (Looked thru the rexx manual, pipes manual, cms cmds manual.)
> > >
> > > Thanks as always!
> > > Mary Anne
> > >
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