Not on my system. I know it works for SIGNAL and it is documented as such.
It is not documented for CALL.
Here is a trace of a little rexx program I am using to work through this:
xsym
3 *-* signal on novalue
+++ Interactive trace. TRACE OFF to end debug, ENTER to continue. +++
5 *-* $tocall = "GETDATE"
>L> "GETDATE"
6 *-* Call Value $tocall , "12345"
>V> "GETDATE"
>L> "12345"
>>> "GETDATE"
7 *-* say result
>V> "GETDATE"
GETDATE
8 *-* return
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:39:46
Here is XSYM EXEC:
/* */
trace ?ir
signal on novalue
$tocall = "GETDATE"
Call Value $tocall , "12345"
say result
return
GETDATE:Procedure
parse arg $data
say date("S") $data
return date("S")
____________________
Jim Hughes
603-271-5586
"It is fun to do the impossible."
-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf
Of Donald Russell
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 12:39 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Rexx Question
"Value" is a built-in rexx function.
Call Value blah
will call the procedure/routine whose name is in the variable blah.
i.e.
blah = myFunc
call value blah parm1 parm2
exit
myFunc: procedure
parse arg p1 p2
say 'Hello world!'
return
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On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 09:27, Hughes, Jim <jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov> wrote:
> Also there isn't a procedure named Value either.
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> ____________________
>
> Jim Hughes
>
> 603-271-5586
>
> "It is fun to do the impossible."
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On
> Behalf Of Hughes, Jim
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 12:25 PM
> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> Subject: Rexx Question
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> I am using TXT2PDF to create PDFs from text files on our z/VM system.
> TXT2PDF is written in Rexx and is also Pipe aware.
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> The are some Call statements in this program and they have me confused.
> Example:
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> Call Value zb123, lz99pe
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> I cannot find a procedure named zb123. If I write the same sort of Call
> statement, I don't get an error. And the procedure is not called.
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> Would someone shed some light on how the "call Value" statement works?
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> Thanks.
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>
> ____________________
>
> Jim Hughes
>
> 603-271-5586
>
> "It is fun to do the impossible."
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>
