All I know is that in the past I was not able to use the STRIP function in NETVIEW - I remember researching the issue at the time and comparing TSO REXX to NETVIEW REXX. Even if STRIP worked in native NETVIEW, it did not work with automation.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 9:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Auto Reply on SDSF Console That appears to refer to native NetView EXECs, not to REXX NetView EXECs. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fmason.gmu.edu%2F~smetz3&data=04%7C01%7Cebarkow%40doitt.nyc.gov%7Cf41932c3f1b34c1dd85808d8953d50b4%7C73d61799c28440228d4154cc4f1929ef%7C0%7C0%7C637423437879873577%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=sUAJNNMIBNm56iEACV%2Fz2oO2tM4PQksfPl3CHq6ImiA%3D&reserved=0 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Barkow, Eileen [000002bc504b1642-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 9:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Auto Reply on SDSF Console APAR Identifier ...... OA36757 Last Changed ........ 11/09/02 STRIP FUNCTION TO STRIP OFF LEADING AND TRAILING BLANKS FROM A VARIABLE VALUE Symptom ...... NF NEWFUNCTION Status ........... CLOSED UR1 Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 11/08/01 Component .......... 5697NV600 Duplicate of ........ Reported Release ......... 10B Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name NETVIEW FOR Z/O Special Notice ATTENTION Current Target Date ..11/08/15 Flags SCP ................... NEW FUNCTION Platform ............ Status Detail: SHIPMENT - Packaged solution is available for shipment. PE PTF List: PTF List: Release 10B : UA61616 available 11/08/16 (F108 ) Parent APAR: OA35722 Child APAR list: ERROR DESCRIPTION: New function, called STRIP, that would strip off leading and trailing blanks from a variable value. This function could only be specified in the CMD string in an EXEC, and would specify the variable that would be stripped of blanks. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users ot Tivoli NetView for z/OS. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a command is executed as a result * * of an automation table EXEC statement, * * if any variable values contain leading * * or trailing blanks, the resulting * * command may fail, for example, if a * * blank signifies the end of the command * * string. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** After NetView automation table processing constructs a command from constant strings (in quotation marks) and variables defined in the automation table (not in quotation marks), there is no way to ensure that the resulting command does not contain blanks. If a variable value contains blanks, and the resulting command does not work properly because of those blanks, NetView does not provide a way to strip off those blanks to allow the command to work. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: A new function, called STRIP, is being provided in automation table processing which can be specified in the command string in an EXEC statement. When specified, the variable value, without leading or trailing blanks or hex zeroes will be used instead of the variable value as specified. The Tivoli NetView for z/OS V6R1 Automation Guide (SC27-2846-00) should be changed as follows: In Chapter 15, The Automation Table, in the section named Actions, in the description of the EXEC action, in the description of 'cmdstring', the following should be added after the first paragraph: Because variable values could contain leading or trailing blanks which could cause the command to fail, you can use the STRIP function to strip off leading and trailing blanks or hexadecimal zeroes. Syntax: STRIP(varname) where 'varname' is the variable name whose value without leading and trailing blanks and hexadecimal zeroes is to be inserted into the command. MODULES/MACROS: DSIAMCMD DSIMACTN DSIMCT DSIMPRS SRLS: SC27284600 RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: Instead of invoking the necessary command string from the EXEC statement in the automation table, specify a CLIST to be executed, passing the appropriate parameters, which will itself use the REXX STRIP() function and execute the desired command. MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jeremy Nicoll Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 9:15 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Auto Reply on SDSF Console On Mon, 30 Nov 2020, at 14:00, Barkow, Eileen wrote: > Sorry about that. I see that STRIP is available in NETVIEW REXX now. > it was not a few releases ago when I tried to use it. I have a handful of copies of old netview execs here. I'm looking now at one I wrote in 1996 and it uses strip(). -- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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