> And IBM wisely originally implemented the POSIX shell, > only later caving to pressure from (t)csh partisans.
IMHO it was shortsighted of IBM to only implement what they needed to get certification. The Eunix community had long since made certain optional facilities, e.g., csh, Perl, de facto standards for a usable *ix system. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 3:54 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: REXX as JCL replacement On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 15:20:07 -0400, Hobart Spitz wrote: >Steve, thanks for the kind words. > >One afterthought that might improve the use of the TSO PROC, if one is so >inclined. Use // EXEC TSO,CMD=REXXTRY , Put REXXTRY into one of the >SYSEXEC/SYSPROC libraries, if it's not already there. It gives access to >most of REXX to the SYSTSPRT records. REXXTRY is roughly to REXX what csh >is to C. > Not really. And you stated the restrictions yourself. And IBM wisely originally implemented the POSIX shell, only later caving to pressure from (t)csh partisans. >For example (untested): > > 1. *//MYJOBNAM JOB (acct),'M.E.SMITH',MSGCLASS=t,...* > 2. *// JCLLIB ORDER=(MY.JCL.LIB) Optional* > 3. *// EXEC TSO,CMD=REXXTRY* > .... That's more cumbersome than than just submitting an old-fashioned IEBGENER job. The problem isn't JCL; it's OS. I don't see that you allocated SYSPRINT. Try doing the same with UNIX files and OMVS. It's easier. > ... On the other hand, you >don't have multil-line commands, continuations, the ability to supply >internal routines or SIGNAL handlers, ... -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
