Re: Question ABout ISPF Panels

[Jesse 1 Robinson]

I have an app that imbeds REXX code in a panel. The REXX code happens to be in 
the )Init section, but I think it could be )Proc. It has a marked beginning and 
end:

*REXX(*,shopcsij,shoptgtj,zedsmsg,zedlmsg)  
   
TRACE N
   
IF LEFT(shopcsij,1) = "4" THEN DO   
  shopcsij = shopcsi1   
  shoptgtj = shopc1tg   
  RETURN
END 
...
RETURN   
 
*ENDREXX 

I wrote this partly to see if I could. It works, but I don't think I'd do it 
again. 

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Subject: (External):Re: Question ABout ISPF Panels

The Clist or program should be invoked from the )PROC section in the panel, as 
the value of  E.g.

)BODY WIDTH() EXPAND(//)
%---/-/-
!OPTION %===>¯ZCMD )PROC
   = TRANS( 
    B,'CMD(%ZBROWSE )'  /* Clist */
    T,'PGM(ISRPTC)'    /* Program */
    U,'PANEL(ISRUTIL)' /* Panel */
    *,'' )
)END
 
Your 'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST' should be in your SYSPROC concatenation, unless you 
want to invoke a SYSPROC Clist that issues its own EX 
'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST(XGETSYS)'.
 
To invoke XGETSYS from a panel, code:

)PROC
IF ( = ABX3 )
     = 'CMD(%XGETSYS)'
 
else see the above " = TRANS(  " to include multiple panel 
options.  
 
Chris Poncelet
 


On 18/08/2018 14:18, esst...@juno.com wrote:
> Hi,.I am trying to find examples of invoking a CLIST and a Program 
> from the )PROC Section of a ISPF PANEL .
> I consistently get a syntax error.
> .
> For example:
> )PROC
> IF (   = ABX3 )   
>EX 'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST(XGETSYS)'
> .
> My first question would be, is it legitimate to invoke either a CLIST 
> or Assembler Program from the )PROC section of a PANEL ?
> .
> And secondly could some one post an example of each ?
> .
> .
> Paul


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Re: Question ABout ISPF Panels

[CM Poncelet]

The Clist or program should be invoked from the )PROC section in the
panel, as the value of  E.g.

)BODY WIDTH() EXPAND(//)
%---/-/-
!OPTION %===>¯ZCMD
)PROC
   = TRANS( 
    B,'CMD(%ZBROWSE )'  /* Clist */
    T,'PGM(ISRPTC)'    /* Program */
    U,'PANEL(ISRUTIL)' /* Panel */
    *,'' )
)END
 
Your 'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST' should be in your SYSPROC concatenation,
unless you want to invoke a SYSPROC Clist that issues its own EX
'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST(XGETSYS)'.
 
To invoke XGETSYS from a panel, code:

)PROC
IF ( = ABX3 )
     = 'CMD(%XGETSYS)'
 
else see the above " = TRANS(  " to include multiple
panel options.  
 
Chris Poncelet
 


On 18/08/2018 14:18, esst...@juno.com wrote:
> Hi,.I am trying to find examples of invoking a CLIST and a Program from
> the )PROC Section of a ISPF PANEL
> .
> I consistently get a syntax error.
> .
> For example:
> )PROC
> IF (   = ABX3 )   
>EX 'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST(XGETSYS)'
> .
> My first question would be, is it legitimate to invoke either a CLIST
> or Assembler Program from the )PROC section of a PANEL ?
> .
> And secondly could some one post an example of each ?
> .
> .
> Paul
> .
> .
>
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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Paul Gilmartin]

On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 12:10:25 -0500, Charles Mills wrote:

>Minor correction: it was not in the IBM closed door on Sunday but rather in
>the SHARE volunteer orientation meeting on Sunday.
>https://www.share.org/p/do/sd/sid=15638=1=0 (You may need a SHARE
>ID to view.)
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Charles Mills
>Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 11:28 AM
>
>I use https://stackoverflow.com/. I really like it. Check out the
>programming questions there (NONE of them mainframe-specific).
>
>The proposed mainframe Web-based discussion list is here:
>http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes
> 
Would this partition the archives inconveniently  This week I searched
successfully for a 15-year old article in MVS-OE.  Would I lose this
capability?

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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Steve Smith]

All depends on what you like.  At the risk of exposing myself too much, 
I'm on SuperUser, Aviation, Travel, and English Language & Usage 
(although that one mainly just makes me mad).


There are various languages, new ones for LEGO, Chess, and Poker... ad 
infinitum.  StackOverflow is the granddaddy of them all; it was kicked 
off by Joel Spolsky & partner a few years ago.  If you don't know who 
Joel is, you should.  He's the smartest guy in computing since Fred Brooks.


sas


On 8/18/2018 15:58, Ed Jaffe wrote:

On 8/18/2018 12:51 PM, Clark Morris wrote:

I have never participated in any of the stack forums.  I am a long
retired MVS systems programmer and COBOL application programmer
analyst.  Which slack forums should I join?  Until I get a stack
reputation is my presence worthwhile for supporting the mainframe?


Stack overflow looks to be the "catch all" for programmers. That's the 
one I registered for...




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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Steve Smith]

It is great to see interest in the StackExchange Mainframe site again. I 
don't totally buy in to all the StackExchange rules & procedures*, but I 
do grant that some smart people have thought about and tried quite a few 
things to try and get it right.  That said, the current status of 
"Mainframes" is something like limbo, where no technical activity is 
happening (and so much opportunity lost).  This is the so-called 
"commitment" stage, well-described by someone else.  I hate this stage.


But as soon as it qualifies (again, described well in other posts), we 
can start using it, and some of us might even like it.


There are a couple of things to note though: 1. It isn't a discussion 
group; StackExchange is Q site, for getting answers to questions, and 
solutions to problems. While IBM-MAIN certainly does that now, the 
infrastructure of S/E should help get better answers.  2. Anything that 
doesn't meet S/E criteria could and should remain with IBM-MAIN, and 
there's no law against some cross-over either.


Anyway, I second all the advice and encouragement to get on the 
"committer" list.


sas

* Some "rules" are routinely and flagrantly ignored (particularly the 
ban on answers in comments).


On 8/18/2018 13:13, Ed Jaffe wrote:

On 8/18/2018 9:27 AM, Charles Mills wrote:

The proposed mainframe Web-based discussion list is here:
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes


I just committed to this proposal...



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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Ed Jaffe]

On 8/18/2018 12:51 PM, Clark Morris wrote:

I have never participated in any of the stack forums.  I am a long
retired MVS systems programmer and COBOL application programmer
analyst.  Which slack forums should I join?  Until I get a stack
reputation is my presence worthwhile for supporting the mainframe?


Stack overflow looks to be the "catch all" for programmers. That's the 
one I registered for...


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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Clark Morris]

[Default] On 18 Aug 2018 09:27:50 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main
charl...@mcn.org (Charles Mills) wrote:

>I know this has come up here before. It also came up at the IBM closed
>session at SHARE. I confess I did not fully understand it before and I
>promised I would write a follow-up on IBM-MAIN.
>
>Yes, IBM-MAIN is wonderful but it has some shortcomings, such as topic
>drift, repeat questions, and a somewhat difficult search interface. It is
>also not the way the Gen-Xers do things, and without Gen-Xers, the mainframe
>is going to die.
>
>I use https://stackoverflow.com/. I really like it. Check out the
>programming questions there (NONE of them mainframe-specific).
>
>The proposed mainframe Web-based discussion list is here:
>http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 
>
>Given the different look and feel, I thought stackexchange was a
>"competitor" or "clone" of stackoverflow and kind of wrote off the earlier
>discussion here. But nay, it is the "parent" or something like that.
>https://stackexchange.com/sites 
>
>Here is the deal. In order for the mainframe group to become real, they need
>people to "commit" to it. Here is what commitment means: "I commit to
>participate actively in Mainframes for at least three months, especially
>during the private beta, and to ask or answer at least ten questions."
>

I have never participated in any of the stack forums.  I am a long
retired MVS systems programmer and COBOL application programmer
analyst.  Which slack forums should I join?  Until I get a stack
reputation is my presence worthwhile for supporting the mainframe?

Clark Morris

>Your "commitment" carries much more weight if you have a reputation score of
>200 or above on any other stackx site. You get points by answering
>questions, especially if your answers are up-voted by others. I had not paid
>much attention to that on stackoverflow so I have a score of only 103. I
>have registered now on stackoverflow to be notified of mainframe questions
>so hopefully I can answer some questions and improve my reputation score.
>
>If you have a reputation score of more than 200 on any stackx site you
>can really help by committing AND making sure you use the same userid on all
>stackx sites so that the mainframe group is "aware" of your reputation.
>
>I was unclear on all of this. Hope this helps. If this is old news to you,
>please just hit delete.
>
>But please consider committing to the mainframe site, for your benefit and
>for the benefit of the platform.
>http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 
>
>Charles Mills
>
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https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/18/distributed-teams-are-rewriting-the-rules-of-officeless-politics/

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Re: Question ABout ISPF Panels

[Steve Beaver]

You would be better off writing in REXX

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>Hi,.I am trying to find examples of invoking a CLIST and a Program from 
the )PROC  Section of a ISPF PANEL 


That is not the concept of ISPF. You either have a menu, aka selection
panel, or a data entry or data display panel. 


With menus, you set the ZSEL variable to contain operands which are allowed
on the ISPF SELECT service. ISPF then runs a SELECT service with those
operands. This way you run (compiled) program, a CLIST/REXX script, or you
let ISPF display another panel.


Non-menu panel do not run programs. They are displayed *from* s running
program, and the data entered, is then worked with in the program when ISPF
returns from the DISPLAY service.


This is a high-level, simplified view. The point is, there is no CALL or
EXEC statement in a panel. 


ISPF Panels only have a very limited set of services you can use to verify
the data the user has entered. With some release of ISPF (I don't remember
which release), ISPF introduced the possibility to use REXX from within the
panel to offer more flexibility to verify data. This was not intended to run
"the logic" part of the application.


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AW: Question ABout ISPF Panels

[Peter Hunkeler]

>Hi,.I am trying to find examples of invoking a CLIST and a Program from
the )PROC  Section of a ISPF PANEL


That is not the concept of ISPF. You either have a menu, aka selection panel, 
or a data entry or data display panel.


With menus, you set the ZSEL variable to contain operands which are allowed on 
the ISPF SELECT service. ISPF then runs a SELECT service with those operands. 
This way you run (compiled) program, a CLIST/REXX script, or you let ISPF 
display another panel.


Non-menu panel do not run programs. They are displayed *from* s running 
program, and the data entered, is then worked with in the program when ISPF 
returns from the DISPLAY service.


This is a high-level, simplified view. The point is, there is no CALL or EXEC 
statement in a panel.


ISPF Panels only have a very limited set of services you can use to verify the 
data the user has entered. With some release of ISPF (I don't remember which 
release), ISPF introduced the possibility to use REXX from within the panel to 
offer more flexibility to verify data. This was not intended to run "the logic" 
part of the application.


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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Ed Jaffe]

On 8/18/2018 10:10 AM, Charles Mills wrote:

Minor correction: it was not in the IBM closed door on Sunday but rather in
the SHARE volunteer orientation meeting on Sunday.
https://www.share.org/p/do/sd/sid=15638=1=0 (You may need a SHARE
ID to view.)


Also in the MVS Program Opening Monday morning at 10AM.

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Re: [EXTERNAL] Zowe install woes

[Ed Jaffe]

On 8/17/2018 11:22 AM, Jerry Whitteridge wrote:

My concern is/would be the number of WLP servers with each service taking
their own.  I'd like to see something more along the lines of "Customer"
and "Systems" instances so for example z/OS Connect EE would fall under the
"Customer" bucket, and z/OSMF and Zowe could share WLP under the "Systems"
bucket.  But really looking at how to share the use of those WLP servers.


The intended deployment model for JS/JSP/JEL/JWS servers like Tomcat, 
Liberty, and others is that commercial products should stand up their 
own servers and often even their own Java deployments. A few examples: 
IBM's z/OSMF is *closed* to other applications. IBM's kc4z is *closed* 
to other applications.  PSI's (E)JES Web is *closed* to other 
applications. CA's Chorus Software Manager (MSM) is *closed* to other 
applications. And, though it's technically possible to deploy multiple 
WAR files in a single JS/JSP/JEL/JWS server, as is sometimes done for 
small, casual-use applications, it's not usual practice for commercial 
products and I would not recommend doing so -- especially if there is 
any authorized code involved.


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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Matt Hogstrom]

A point of clarification on commitment.  There are three levels a new group 
mush pass for a new group to be formed.  Here is a breakdown on where we are at 
as of today:

267/200 committers in total 
  100%
40/100   committers with 200+ rep on any other site 
 40%
commitment score, based on committers' activity on all other sites and how old 
the commitment is 94%

The critical element is the middle one, committers with 200+ rep.  I was very 
active advocating for the site and we successfully rallied other people that 
were interested (thus the 267 commitments as of today).  Where the proposal 
falls short is in the people with rep.  I was one of the enthusiastic but under 
repped folks.  It took me about a month of participating on the site looking 
for ways to help   This measure is intended to show a persons commitment to 
interacting, answering and asking questions and those activities generate 
reputation.  Its not hard, but it requires more than simply registering and 
clicking a button.  

I also support this site because this is where millennials come to ask 
questions and quite honestly its a place where Google can reach answers on the 
mainframe.  In a real way, its an ability for us to share and archive our 
mainframe knowledge and expertise.

I will offer a bit of advise.  Pick a venue.  Stackoverflow is primarily for 
programming questions (on all platforms including Z).  Superuser.com 
 is for system administration issues like how do I 
configure this, change this, implement APF, etc.  I actively participate in 
both forums and have earned 200+ rep in both (you only need one).  

Also note, its 200+ rep in ANY community.  So, if there is another area of 
interest for you invest your time there to build rep.

This is a great opportunity for us old timers to share, archive and seed the 
next generation with what we’ve learned because if we don’t share it, it stays 
in our heads and is eventually lost forever.  This is a way to preserve the 
experience and knowledge.


Matt Hogstrom
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> On Aug 18, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Charles Mills  wrote:
> 
> I know this has come up here before. It also came up at the IBM closed
> session at SHARE. I confess I did not fully understand it before and I
> promised I would write a follow-up on IBM-MAIN.
> 
> Yes, IBM-MAIN is wonderful but it has some shortcomings, such as topic
> drift, repeat questions, and a somewhat difficult search interface. It is
> also not the way the Gen-Xers do things, and without Gen-Xers, the mainframe
> is going to die.
> 
> I use https://stackoverflow.com/. I really like it. Check out the
> programming questions there (NONE of them mainframe-specific).
> 
> The proposed mainframe Web-based discussion list is here:
> http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 
> 
> Given the different look and feel, I thought stackexchange was a
> "competitor" or "clone" of stackoverflow and kind of wrote off the earlier
> discussion here. But nay, it is the "parent" or something like that.
> https://stackexchange.com/sites 
> 
> Here is the deal. In order for the mainframe group to become real, they need
> people to "commit" to it. Here is what commitment means: "I commit to
> participate actively in Mainframes for at least three months, especially
> during the private beta, and to ask or answer at least ten questions."
> 
> Your "commitment" carries much more weight if you have a reputation score of
> 200 or above on any other stackx site. You get points by answering
> questions, especially if your answers are up-voted by others. I had not paid
> much attention to that on stackoverflow so I have a score of only 103. I
> have registered now on stackoverflow to be notified of mainframe questions
> so hopefully I can answer some questions and improve my reputation score.
> 
> If you have a reputation score of more than 200 on any stackx site you
> can really help by committing AND making sure you use the same userid on all
> stackx sites so that the mainframe group is "aware" of your reputation.
> 
> I was unclear on all of this. Hope this helps. If this is old news to you,
> please just hit delete.
> 
> But please consider committing to the mainframe site, for your benefit and
> for the benefit of the platform.
> http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 
> 
> Charles Mills
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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Ed Jaffe]

On 8/18/2018 9:27 AM, Charles Mills wrote:

The proposed mainframe Web-based discussion list is here:
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes


I just committed to this proposal...

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Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Charles Mills]

Minor correction: it was not in the IBM closed door on Sunday but rather in
the SHARE volunteer orientation meeting on Sunday.
https://www.share.org/p/do/sd/sid=15638=1=0 (You may need a SHARE
ID to view.)

Charles


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To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

I know this has come up here before. It also came up at the IBM closed
session at SHARE. I confess I did not fully understand it before and I
promised I would write a follow-up on IBM-MAIN.

Yes, IBM-MAIN is wonderful but it has some shortcomings, such as topic
drift, repeat questions, and a somewhat difficult search interface. It is
also not the way the Gen-Xers do things, and without Gen-Xers, the mainframe
is going to die.

I use https://stackoverflow.com/. I really like it. Check out the
programming questions there (NONE of them mainframe-specific).

The proposed mainframe Web-based discussion list is here:
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 

Given the different look and feel, I thought stackexchange was a
"competitor" or "clone" of stackoverflow and kind of wrote off the earlier
discussion here. But nay, it is the "parent" or something like that.
https://stackexchange.com/sites 

Here is the deal. In order for the mainframe group to become real, they need
people to "commit" to it. Here is what commitment means: "I commit to
participate actively in Mainframes for at least three months, especially
during the private beta, and to ask or answer at least ten questions."

Your "commitment" carries much more weight if you have a reputation score of
200 or above on any other stackx site. You get points by answering
questions, especially if your answers are up-voted by others. I had not paid
much attention to that on stackoverflow so I have a score of only 103. I
have registered now on stackoverflow to be notified of mainframe questions
so hopefully I can answer some questions and improve my reputation score.

If you have a reputation score of more than 200 on any stackx site you
can really help by committing AND making sure you use the same userid on all
stackx sites so that the mainframe group is "aware" of your reputation.

I was unclear on all of this. Hope this helps. If this is old news to you,
please just hit delete.

But please consider committing to the mainframe site, for your benefit and
for the benefit of the platform.
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 

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Re: Anyone here exprerienced in JSON parser (assembler)

[Charles Mills]

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieac100/ieac1-cwe-json.htm
 ?

Charles


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Of Martin Packer
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 10:55 AM
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Subject: Re: Anyone here exprerienced in JSON parser (assembler)


(I guess I’m not alone in this and) I’m scratching my head as to what
you’re talking about.) I know “JSON” and Assembler and Rexx but I have no
idea what the specific code you’re talking about is or where both flavours
came from.

It’d probably help if you told us.

Thanks, Martin

Sent from my iPad

> On 18 Aug 2018, at 10:38, ITschak Mugzach  wrote:
>
> I have a program that prses Json text written in assembler, and same code
> in Rexx. The rexx code works fine. When I try to parse a Json array
entry,
> I get an error  "objecthandle must be zero for globl search". however, my
> search is  hwtz_searchtype_object... Again, the Rexx code which is one to
> one with the assembler runs perfect, but I want it in assembler.
>
> ITschak
>
>
> ITschak Mugzach
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StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

[Charles Mills]

I know this has come up here before. It also came up at the IBM closed
session at SHARE. I confess I did not fully understand it before and I
promised I would write a follow-up on IBM-MAIN.

Yes, IBM-MAIN is wonderful but it has some shortcomings, such as topic
drift, repeat questions, and a somewhat difficult search interface. It is
also not the way the Gen-Xers do things, and without Gen-Xers, the mainframe
is going to die.

I use https://stackoverflow.com/. I really like it. Check out the
programming questions there (NONE of them mainframe-specific).

The proposed mainframe Web-based discussion list is here:
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 

Given the different look and feel, I thought stackexchange was a
"competitor" or "clone" of stackoverflow and kind of wrote off the earlier
discussion here. But nay, it is the "parent" or something like that.
https://stackexchange.com/sites 

Here is the deal. In order for the mainframe group to become real, they need
people to "commit" to it. Here is what commitment means: "I commit to
participate actively in Mainframes for at least three months, especially
during the private beta, and to ask or answer at least ten questions."

Your "commitment" carries much more weight if you have a reputation score of
200 or above on any other stackx site. You get points by answering
questions, especially if your answers are up-voted by others. I had not paid
much attention to that on stackoverflow so I have a score of only 103. I
have registered now on stackoverflow to be notified of mainframe questions
so hopefully I can answer some questions and improve my reputation score.

If you have a reputation score of more than 200 on any stackx site you
can really help by committing AND making sure you use the same userid on all
stackx sites so that the mainframe group is "aware" of your reputation.

I was unclear on all of this. Hope this helps. If this is old news to you,
please just hit delete.

But please consider committing to the mainframe site, for your benefit and
for the benefit of the platform.
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes 

Charles Mills

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Re: Anyone here exprerienced in JSON parser (assembler)

[Martin Packer]

(I guess I’m not alone in this and) I’m scratching my head as to what
you’re talking about.) I know “JSON” and Assembler and Rexx but I have no
idea what the specific code you’re talking about is or where both flavours
came from.

It’d probably help if you told us.

Thanks, Martin

Sent from my iPad

> On 18 Aug 2018, at 10:38, ITschak Mugzach  wrote:
>
> I have a program that prses Json text written in assembler, and same code
> in Rexx. The rexx code works fine. When I try to parse a Json array
entry,
> I get an error  "objecthandle must be zero for globl search". however, my
> search is  hwtz_searchtype_object... Again, the Rexx code which is one to
> one with the assembler runs perfect, but I want it in assembler.
>
> ITschak
>
>
> ITschak Mugzach
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Re: Question ABout ISPF Panels

[ITschak Mugzach]

What type of panel? I assune you questiob doea not relate to a Selection
panel. If it's an entry panel, try rexx exit in panel.

ITschak

בתאריך שבת, 18 באוג׳ 2018, 16:20, מאת esst...@juno.com ‏:

> Hi,.I am trying to find examples of invoking a CLIST and a Program from
> the )PROC Section of a ISPF PANEL
> .
> I consistently get a syntax error.
> .
> For example:
> )PROC
> IF (   = ABX3 )
>EX 'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST(XGETSYS)'
> .
> My first question would be, is it legitimate to invoke either a CLIST
> or Assembler Program from the )PROC section of a PANEL ?
> .
> And secondly could some one post an example of each ?
> .
> .
> Paul
> .
> .
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Re: Question ABout ISPF Panels

[Lizette Koehler]

I know you can use REXX

 The *REXX statement is used to invoke REXX code in a panel's )INIT,
)REINIT, or )PROC section. The REXX can be coded within the panel source
immediately after the *REXX

But I am not sure if you can use a Clist.

Perhaps others will be able to provide better details.

Lizette


> -Original Message-
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> esst...@juno.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 6:18 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Question ABout ISPF Panels
> 
> Hi,.I am trying to find examples of invoking a CLIST and a Program from the
> )PROC Section of a ISPF PANEL .
> I consistently get a syntax error.
> .
> For example:
> )PROC
> IF (   = ABX3 )
>EX 'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST(XGETSYS)'
> .
> My first question would be, is it legitimate to invoke either a CLIST or
> Assembler Program from the )PROC section of a PANEL ?
> .
> And secondly could some one post an example of each ?
> .
> .
> Paul
> .
> .

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Question ABout ISPF Panels

[esst...@juno.com]

Hi,.I am trying to find examples of invoking a CLIST and a Program from
the )PROC Section of a ISPF PANEL
.
I consistently get a syntax error.
.
For example:
)PROC
IF (   = ABX3 )   
   EX 'PAULD01.SPEX.CLIST(XGETSYS)'
.
My first question would be, is it legitimate to invoke either a CLIST
or Assembler Program from the )PROC section of a PANEL ?
.
And secondly could some one post an example of each ?
.
.
Paul
.
.

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Anyone here exprerienced in JSON parser (assembler)

[ITschak Mugzach]

I have a program that prses Json text written in assembler, and same code
in Rexx. The rexx code works fine. When I try to parse a Json array entry,
I get an error  "objecthandle must be zero for globl search". however, my
search is  hwtz_searchtype_object... Again, the Rexx code which is one to
one with the assembler runs perfect, but I want it in assembler.

ITschak


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