On 2017-08-08, at 11:01, Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote: > It is documented in "SA23-2276-02 SMP/E for z/OS Reference" look for GIMAPI, > on the CBTTAPE are some routines that provide an interface between REXX and > GIMAPI. > I don't consider GIMAPI a Rexx API; it's Rexx-hostile. It requires that the caller supply pointers in argument blocks, and pointers are not a capability of Rexx. So an interface to the interface is necessary.
ICSF did far better with its API -- its arguments are Rexx-friendly without being Rexx-peculiar. It's a pity that the designers of GIMAPI lacked such foresight. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
