Thanks for the references! Education is a wonderful thing. Peter
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 12:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PKZIP for mainframe In a recent note, Farley, Peter x23353 said: > Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 10:08:23 -0500 > > Can that invocation of IEBGENER be done from REXX called under a > shell, and if so is "address TSO" required first? Or can this only be > accomplished from TSO/batch REXX? > Yes; no; not necessarily. There's a splendid example of exactly this in: Title: z/OS V1R7.0 TSO/E REXX Reference Document Number: SA22-7790-06 # 2.5.9.2 "z/OS V1R7.0 TSO/E REXX Reference" __________________________________________________________ 2.5.9.2 The LINKMVS and ATTCHMVS Host Command Environments Allocate DDNAMEs as necessary with BPXWDYN, described in: Title: z/OS V1R7.0 Using REXX and z/OS UNIX System Services Document Number: SA22-7806-09 6.0 BPXWDYN: a text interface to dynamic allocation and dynamic output Use "address SYSCALL 'pipe stem.'" to create the pipe; "address SYSCALL 'spawnp funzip ...'" to execute the unzip process. _ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
