Fair enough, but what do you suggest instead? Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it!
http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html > Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:26:35 -0500 > From: charles.har...@ca.com > Subject: Re: Mixed case to a CLIST from ISPF command line? > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > I've tried this and if it were me, I wouldn't go for it. > > TSOCMD;foo bar > > works, for what is requested, that is, the exec gets "bar" in lower case and > both the "say" before and after the "parse" command cause the display of > lower case "bar", but when the exec ends, which is where I have the problem, > I am still sitting on the panel titled "ISPF Command Shell". I then have to > hit PF3 to return to where I was. > > I realize this is a nit, but if we don't pick them here, then our users pick > them when we implement a get around like this. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf > Of Robert Birdsall > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:58 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Mixed case to a CLIST from ISPF command line? > > Actually, since the command _field_ is CAPS(ON), tsocmd;foo bar will be > translated to TSOCMD;FOO BAR _before_ it is processed. At least, this is > what my (limited) testing seemed to show. > > Or perhaps that was meant as a shortcut notation for: > ===> tsocmd > ===> foo bar > > On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:41:23 -0500, Dave Salt <ds...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >When Charles wants to execute the FOO command, and he isn't sure if the > panel he's on converts commands to uppercase, the best solution (IMO) is for > him to enter this: > > > >===> tsocmd;foo bar > > > >This is only 3 characters more than entering this: > > > >===> tso foo bar > > > >To me this is simple, elegant, always works, and requires no customization > >to > any ISPF panels. If however he should forget to do the first command and > instead enters the second command, FOO would see that BAR is uppercase. In > this case, it would display the warning message. In other words, this is > meant > to be a fail-safe mechanism and not something he'd do every time. > > > >Dave Salt > > > >SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! > > > >http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 19:28:26 +0100 > >> From: thomas.b...@swedbank.se > >> Subject: SV: SV: Mixed case to a CLIST from ISPF command line? > >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > >> > >> > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > >> > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] För > Dave > >> > Salt > >> > Skickat: den 2 mars 2010 19:16 > >> > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > >> > Ämne: Re: SV: Mixed case to a CLIST from ISPF command line? > >> > > >> > > > Perhaps a better alternative would be to modify your REXX procedure > to > >> > > > check the input argument and see if it's all uppercase. If it is, > >> > > > your > >> > > > REXX procedure could display a message (e.g. "You forgot to enter > this > >> > > > command on the TSOCMD panel") and then display the TSO > command panel > >> > so > >> > > > the command can be re-entered? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > From: thomas.b...@swedbank.se > >> > > Are Your serious ? > >> > > >> > Compared to the only other alternative I've heard so far (i.e. > >> > customizing > >> > panels), yes, I'm deadly serious. And it would be extremely easy to do. > >> > > >> > Dave Salt > >> > > >> > >> But think of a everyday, not to say everyminute command where You - as > described > >> by You above - have to go through a two-step process ? > >> > >> This would be fully acceptable by old standards, but today the standard of > >> userfriendlyness/effectiveness is on a much higher level - AFAICS. > >> I think the UNIX/LINUX shells is setting the bar now. > >> > >> Of course - You maybe is arguing from a standpoint of a viable solution in > >> a > >> closed or restricted environment (whether by authority or resource means). > >> But I think it still is a hard sell... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> Thomas Berg > >> _________________________________________ > >> Thomas Berg Specialist A M SWEDBANK > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >> send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > >> Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Stay in touch. > >http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
