Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-26 Thread CM Poncelet
Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: In 500f6f1d@bcs.org.uk, on 07/25/2012 at 04:59 AM, CM Poncelet ponce...@bcs.org.uk said: Yes I know that. ADDRESS ISREDIT, on its own, is sufficient to cause all commands that follow it to be interpreted as ISREDIT ones (without quotes The

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-25 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 9251321842665626.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu, on 07/24/2012 at 10:39 AM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com said: And remembering that Rexx considers lower case characters special. Not quite, but the default value of an uninitialized variable is the upper case name. Do these

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:39:35 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: Address ISREDIT does not in general require quotes either. The quotes are only needed because you want constants with special characters. And remembering that Rexx considers lower case characters special. Had you wanted, e.g.,

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-24 Thread CM Poncelet
Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: In 500e6b77.2090...@bcs.org.uk, on 07/24/2012 at 10:31 AM, CM Poncelet ponce...@bcs.org.uk said: OK. But I do not *have* to code ISPEXEC CONTROL ERRORS RETURN. The rest is mostly ISREDIT ... apart from pure REXX instructions which do not need quotes

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-22 Thread CM Poncelet
Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:31:09 +0100, CM Poncelet wrote: I did explain that ISREDIT follows Clist rules when processing 's, in my earlier posting, methinks grin: ... TSO Clist edit macros have been around long before REXX appeared (around 1989-90) and ISREDIT was

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-22 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:50:25 +0100, CM Poncelet wrote: Same question as earlier: Do identical command strings issued to ISREDIT from CLIST and CALL have identical effect? I would expect the ISREDIT effects of REXX/Clist v. ISPLINK calls to be identical, because the command strings in the call

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-21 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:55:28 -0700, John Mattson wrote: Shmuel ! Its amazing how much you contribute without access to a z system. Hope my memory and research is that good when we go off zOS (we're being SAPonified). So, are you on a slippery slope? -- gil

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-20 Thread CM Poncelet
I did explain that ISREDIT follows Clist rules when processing 's, in my earlier posting, methinks grin: Original Message Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:46:37 +0100 From: CM Poncelet ponce...@bcs.org.uk Organization: L! Logic

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-20 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In ofc799207c.54ac2d90-on88257a40.004f10aa-88257a40.004f4...@ea.epson.com, on 07/19/2012 at 07:25 AM, John Mattson john_matt...@ea.epson.com said: Shmuel ! A previous reply also suggested SCAN OFF. I tried it, Did you try it with your original FIND, or with the FIND that used picture? Please

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-20 Thread John Mattson
to the single . Thanks for you, and everyone's help From: Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+...@patriot.net To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/20/2012 10:25 AM Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 9b26bc6a6df52d4483dd73b1fe7b4b0658b83d6...@uspho-mxvs07.amer.thermo.com, on 07/18/2012 at 10:37 AM, Hardee, Chuck chuck.har...@thermofisher.com said: Uh, I don't think so. You're thinking CLIST not REXX. I doubt it. What he wrote was 'The problem is that ISPF/ISREDIT evaluates/substitutes

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:19:28 +0100, Rupert Reynolds wrote: There is no need to send edit commands via ISPEXEC anyway:-) What was the rationale for making the initial host command environment when an edit macro is entered TSO rather than the obvious ISREDIT? Was it merely that the ISPF

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread John Mattson
Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU In ofc169f9df.8de870ec-on88257a3f.006f4f36-88257a3f.00705...@ea.epson.com, on 07/18/2012 at 01:26 PM, John Mattson john_matt...@ea.epson.com said: Thanks to all, I now have

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread John Mattson
should work as a REXX. I'll let IBM sort it out. From: Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+...@patriot.net To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/19/2012 07:17 AM Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread Tom Ambros
Systems and Connectivity Engineering 518-436-6433 From: John Mattson john_matt...@ea.epson.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/19/2012 10:49 Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Shmuel ! I sent

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread John Mattson
DD DISP=SHR,DSN=PDQ.ALC.UNVLIB(MY) Thomas Ambros Operating Systems and Connectivity Engineering 518-436-6433 From: John Mattson john_matt...@ea.epson.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/19/2012 10:49 Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:12:54 -0700, John Mattson wrote: And the grand prize goes to Tom Ambros Yes, use DOUBLE AMPERSANDS in REXX and the FINDs work properly. So simple when we finally see it. Many thanks to everyone. So is the behavior of EDIT different when identical command strings are

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread Tom Ambros
applies to REXX EXECs. Thomas Ambros Operating Systems and Connectivity Engineering 518-436-6433 From: Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/19/2012 12:35 Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-19 Thread John Mattson
: Skip Robinson jo.skip.robin...@sce.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/18/2012 02:26 PM Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU I have found that the ISPF development folks are pretty responsive

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:58:48 -0500, Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com wrote: Add FIRST to the end of the find or a TOP command in-between the find. Never mind... I didn't see the ALL in the find command. I usually put that at the end and missed it. -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services -

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-18 Thread John Mattson
ALL P'DISP=SHR,DSN=MSYS$UCMD$REMOTEPDQR$(SYSTEM$' L ISREDIT F ALL P'DISP=SHR,DSN=MSYS$UCMD$REMOTEPDQR$(SYSTEM$' +++ RC(4) +++ From: John Mattson/Epson To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/18/2012 01:26 PM Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-18 Thread Lizette Koehler
Mattson john_matt...@ea.epson.com Sent: Jul 18, 2012 1:33 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing While I am at it... WHY the Ampersand SYSTEM WORKS in the find, but if you use PDQR rather than $PDQR it fails is just madness. 7 *-* ISREDIT F ALL P'DISP=SHR,DSN

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-18 Thread Lizette Koehler
Thanks to everyone! I have kept plugging at this and tried all your suggestions. Here is what I see so far. 1) There is no reason syntactically that this should not work ISREDIT F ALL 'DISP=SHR,DSN=MSYS.UCMD.REMOTEPDQR.(SYSTEM)' 2) For some strange reality THIS works ISREDIT F

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-18 Thread John Mattson
...@mindspring.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/18/2012 02:18 PM Subject:Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Thanks to everyone! I have kept plugging at this and tried all your suggestions. Here is what I see so

Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing

2012-07-18 Thread Hardee, Chuck
...@thermofisher.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: REXX ISPF edit FIND failing Thanks to everyone! I have kept plugging