indeed
CMS/TSO Pipelines (with a common codebase) is one of the most powerful
productivity tools in the industry.
There have been several attempts to bring this capability to other
platforms, including some attempts to provide a no-charge alternative on
TSO.
(C'mon, IBM, the up-charge is killin us!! Stop nickel-and-diming your
customers.)
I could rattle on about how wonderful "Hartmann Pipelines" is, but you'd
still have a learning curve. Don't be intimidated.
I'm not familiar with PowerShell, but would expect its pipelining to
follow "shell pipes" as found in Unix, Linux, MacOS.
And to be honest, while TSO/CMS pipelining is wwwaaayyy better, shell
pipes is an incredible feat in that ecosystem.
The Unix guys went to tears when they first got pipelining. It was a
game changer (and the inspiration for Hartmann Pipes).
Knowing pipes makes for way better shell scripts (and presumably way
better PowerShell scripts).
Always apply pipe think if possible.
Your best bet, Bob, is to get TSO Pipelines, if it is not already
installed.
If your site does not have it (and can't or won't add it) then let us
know. There might be alternatives or options.
-- R; <><
On 1/13/25 11:46 AM, Lionel B Dyck wrote:
If you're so blessed to have TSO REXX Pipes on your system then enjoy
- PIPEs are *awesome* but sadly they are a charge feature and thus not
pervasive in the ecosystem which prevents anyone from developing tools
using them except for their own shops.
On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM Bob Bridges
<[email protected]> wrote:
From my VERY limited exposure in this forum and by examining PowerShell
scripts written by others, I get the impression that pipes are fabulous. But I
live in TSO, so no opportunity to use pipes ... right?
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Would you rather pass data in move mode (*nix piping) or locate mode (Pipes) or
via disk (JCL)? Why do you think you rarely see *nix commands with more than a
dozen filters, while Pipelines specifications are commonly over 100s of stages,
and 1000s of stages are not uncommon.
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