I'm expect this got added because people, especially non-VMers*, seem to get confused about whether EXECIO is part of Rexx or not, leading to the confusing scenarios others have described.
...phsiii *In VM, EXECIO predates Rexx, so old-timers, at least, don't get confused. And on some platforms, it IS part of the Rexx distro, though still not part of the language, IIRC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN