CMS also has macro-driven services, and z/OS also has callable services. ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <0000042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 12:43 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Is z/OS Name/Token pair retrieval supported from REXX?
On Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:14:38 -0400, Mike Shaw wrote: > >The answer to my question is probably "no" since the doc on IEANTRT is >silent on this topic. > Grrr! There's a strong argument for uniformity of interfaces. I believe CMS does bettrt with "callable services library (CSL) <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fdocs%2Fen%2Fzvm%2F7.2%3Ftopic%3Df-csl&data=05%7C01%7Csmetz3%40gmu.edu%7Ca13d5c7e5ff042f78e4708db2a2b657f%7C9e857255df574c47a0c00546460380cb%7C0%7C0%7C638150138095736017%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=b4vS9wucSZ7BcXjZpI5kX090Wm1QW1jdYtt8eVnvnAQ%3D&reserved=0>. I've never used it, but it appears relatively general, however cumbersome. ICSF is a laudable exemplar: there's a REXX example in SAMPLIB using address LINKMVS with a subset of CALL macro facilities, passing no pointers to obtained storage -- results are returned in the argument variables. >...and I suppose it is a given that there is no (documented) anchored chain >of name/token pairs that I can run with the Rexx STORAGE function... > That's a challenge given N-T's idiosyncratic serialization relying on testing a flag and retrying if the chain was updated during a search. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
