On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Kirk Wolf <k...@dovetail.com> wrote:
> Would be very cool to have a tool that called IGGCSI00 with parameters > like: > > - dsn and/or catalog filter > - list of fields to emit > - output format (JSON, pipe-delimited, XML) > ( IMO pipe-delimited would be the most useful for piping into awk ) > > Its pretty easy to call IGGCSI00 from C / C++ / Metal C if you like that > sort of thing. > I've written a very simple C program which uses IGGCSI00. My language options (in no particular order) are: HLASM - difficult to program in, but fairly performant, most shops have HLASM. REXX - interface is a bit difficult (to me), not very performant, beloved of my manager. C - fairly easy to program in, performant, getting more popular on z/OS?, PL/I - my first love, I think it's still performant, not popular at all as best as I can tell. COBOL - beloved of business programmers, middle performance, wordy. FORTRAN - the less said the better. Java - an interesting idea, performant on an zAAP, "write everywhere, run nowhere" according to the critics. I'll most likely go with C. I'm a mid-level programmer in it, and I can use my Linux tools for editing and syntax checking. C++ would be interesting if I were going to distribute a IGGCSI00 "class" for other C++ programmers to use. But I'm not really very good with C++, no experience at all. > Kirk Wolf > Dovetailed Technologies > http://dovetail.com > > -- Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
