I’ve always said that what we need on TSO is Open ObjectREXX - but with the strong proviso it can be used as a drop-in for traditional REXX. That means:
1) It can script commands. 2) Things that invoke the REXX interpreter can invoke it in the same way. Note: I’m not sure NetRexx is actually required. Cheers, Martin Sent from my iPad > On 27 Oct 2017, at 07:48, Timothy Sipples <sipp...@sg.ibm.com> wrote: > > Peter Farley wrote: >> IMHO it isn't "... consuming non-trivial peak resources running their REXX >> scripts in TSO/ISPF" that is the issue for alternatives like Netrexx. > > OK, then what *is* the requirement? > >> It is the ability to use TSO facilities (like EXECIO, LISTDSI, etc.) and > ISPF >> utilities like the LMMxxxx routines and other "command" environments that > is >> the issue. > > Yes, and we have REXX for that, interpreted and compiled, and it's lovely > or at least lovable. There's even some REXX support in IBM Developer for Z, > as a notable example. Where's the unmet need, the gap? > > Did we somehow arrive at a generalized requirement to be able to access > particular TSO/ISPF features from *other* programming languages that are > not REXX, in a discussion about JITs, because of the functional utility > some z/OS system programmers desire to use other programming languages > besides REXX for scripts in TSO/ISPF? > > OK, if I've understood so far, which other programming language(s)? Python, > Perl, Java, JavaScript, something else? > > I'm just asking the "Why?" questions, that's all. Not opposed! I'm > intrigued, actually, which is why I'm asking. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Timothy Sipples > IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA > E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
