I seldom post here, but have been intrigued by this thread. What are the problems (perceived or real) that will be resolved by replacing JCL with REXX?
Regards – Grant. In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. There is no such thing as the Cloud. It is just somebody else’s computer. If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over? - John Wooden DTCC Internal (Green) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: 03 July 2018 21:39 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: REXX as JCL replacement ATTENTION! This email originated outside of DTCC; exercise caution. On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 15:39:40 -0400, Tony Thigpen wrote: >PARSE SOURCE on VSE returns: >VSE COMMAND TESTREXX PROC IPLLIB.VSE2PDF1.TESTREXX.PROC TESTREXX VSE >VSE ? > So it would be practical to multipath for compatibility. >VSE does not have pipelines. > z/OS barely has Pipelines. An obsolete version. And hard to order. For more than you want to know about Rexx (in)compatibility, see Dave Alcocks http://planetmvs.com/rexxanywhere/index.html OK. Thanks. Comparing z/VSE and Z/OS ADDRESS environments, I see: z/VSE z/OS Ref. SC33-6642-10 SA32-0972-30 LINK Like JCL EXEC or Assembler Call I think this is a relic of CMS calling with only one argument. conventions. I've never used it. LINKPGM Like Assembler CALL with multiple Like Assembler CALL; length halfwords not arguments; length halfwords generated generated automatically. automatically. LINKMVS n/a Like Assembler CALL with multiple arguments; length halfwords generated automatically. (This seems to be z/VSE's LINKPGM.) -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN DTCC DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the email and any attachments from your system. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
