On Wed, 20 May 2009 14:51:10 +0100, Jim McAlpine <jim.mcalp...@gmail.com> wrote:

>We have a REXX program which is called from COBOL in batch in which we need
>to check for the existence of a file.  Obviously there is no TSO environment
>here so no commands like LISTDS.  Is there anyway to acheive this without
>the TSO environment.

I don't think anyone else has mentioned it, so I will.  You could run
IKJEFT01 in your batch job and have it CALL your COBOL program.  Then, when
your program invokes the REXX exec it would have the TSO facilities
available to it.


-- 
Walt

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