ALL is not a MODULE, but an XEDIT macro, it lives on the S-disk as ALL XEDIT. It is compiled, and its source is there too: ALL SXEDIT. Thus, ALL can only be used from inside XEDIT, or from REXX execs that address XEDIT.
If you're really using an EXEC, and not an XEDIT macro, you might want to learn some PIPE: 'PIPE < my file A', /* Read the input file */ '|NLOCATE 12-13 /02/', /* remove records woth 02 in cols 12-13 */ '|> my file A' /* Rewrite onto disk */ To learn PIPEs, you may want to read our Telecourse: http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?TCVM2 To improve your REXX skills there is the REXX Telecourse: http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?TCVM1 -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support 2007/4/24, Brian Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
In an EXEC you need quotes around ALL /02 or the REXX will interpret the '/' as division. This would cause the ALL command to fail - giving the results you observe. As a general rule, anything that is intended to be a literal should be quoted to avoid undesirable substitutions and mis- interpretations. Brian Nielsen On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:57:05 -0400, Tracy, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >All, > > In an EXEC using XEDIT is there a way to use the ALL MODULE. > >The works fine interactively, > >XEDIT FN FT FM > >SET ZONE 12 13 > >ALL /02 > >DEL * > > > >Interactively all records in columns 12 13 with 02 are deleted; in an >EXEC all the records in the entire file are DELETED with an error >calling the ALL MODULE. > >Thank you... > >...Dave > >
