You guys are amazing. I havent used Unix on Z/OS much, a little. It has advantages for sure.
Scott On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 1:35 PM, John McKown <john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Paul Gilmartin < > 0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:58:57 -0600, John McKown wrote: > > > > > > ...having already used > > >a UNIX subroutine, I guess I figured it was easier to use another UNIX > > >subroutine rather that setting up an FD along with an OPEN / READ loop / > > >CLOSE. > > > > > > ... I think that the HLASM is basically > > >being used as a "QSAM for RACF" type interface. > > > > > If the replies returned by RACF are of uniform length or the assembler > > program can pad them, BPX1RED is easiest. I'm accustomed to > > dealing with utility output where records are variable length, > > contain no control characters, and are NL-terminated. For that, > > I might as well ALLOC and use the real QSAM. > > > > Another point in your favor would be that the resultant code would be more > understandable to a regular COBOL programmer. The only "oddity" would be > the setup, in its calls to BPX1PIP and BPXWDYN. > > > > > > > -- gil > > > > > > -- > Our calculus classes are an integral part of your education. > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
