Practically speaking however, starting a Rexx script under one of the z/OS Unix shell programs is pretty much the only way to get it done. Although if you use the BPXWUNIX() function from a TSO Rexx script to start another Rexx script stored in the z/OS Unix file system it might work. I will have to try that path out.
I have recently done some experiments with Rexx scripts stored in the z/OS Unix file system encoded in ASCII and they will execute without a problem so long as the starting script file is properly tagged as ISO8859-1 text. Untagged Rexx script files started from any z/OS Unix shell do have to be encoded in EBCDIC though. Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jon Perryman Sent: Monday, April 22, 2024 12:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: REXX vs other languages -- EXECIO intuitiveness On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:54:15 +0000, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu<mailto:sme...@gmu.edu>> wrote: >>Wait, what? Are you saying TSO-REXXhaas LINEIN, CHAROUT and so on? >Only in a EUnix environment. I don't know if syscalls is enough or if you >actually have t be running under the shell. Syscalls does not setup a full z/OS Unix environment and in environments like TSO would only cause dubbing. I've never tried it but a shell should not be required to automatically integrate REXX & UNIX as long as you start REXX using z/OS Unix facilities in a Unix address space. Technically, shells are not required by Unix but I doubt that it has been tested much for obscure requirements. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
