Eileen, the issue is not how to issue the command, but the fact that the activation completes asynchronously from the command itself.
Easiest way but not exact would be to issue a the command, then use something like OSHELL sleep command for some number of seconds in the jobstream. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dave Jousma AVP | Manager, Systems Engineering Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | MD RSCB2H | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 616.653.8429 | fax: 616.653.2717 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Barkow, Eileen Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 6:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Using the CONSOLE command **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails** You can also use the SDSF/REXX interface to issue console commands and retrieve the response. IBM provides several examples of this. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of ITschak Mugzach Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 1:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Using the CONSOLE command SYS1.SAMPLIB(IEATOPS0)but it better to use a token to get only the response to your command. ITschak Mugzach *|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for z/OS, x/Linux & IBM I **| z/VM comming son * On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 8:21 AM Gadi Ben-Avi <gad...@malam.com> wrote: > Hi, > I would like to write a REXX program that will issue the command to > activate the SMS Configuration, and then wait until the message saying > that the configuration has been activated is issued. > > I haven't been able to find examples that do that. > > Does anyone have an example? > > The program would run in Batch, if it makes any difference. > > Thanks > > Gadi > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ________________________________ This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails** This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN