[Fwd: REXX and VTAM command responses]
Thanks for the responses. I neglected to mention that I am using a 30 second time on the getmsg. However, it still comes back with just the initial 'accepted' msg. I understand this time to be a maximum wait time and not a hard wait time. As for system rexx, I'm not sure how that would change this behavior. Bruce Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. Thanks, Bruce Schaefer -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com // -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: REXX and VTAM command responses
I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a
dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for
MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar
option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting:
IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED
I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg
with same results.
I believe you are actually getting all of the messages in one getmsg request.
for example the folloowing statement,
msgrc = getmsg('MSG.','SOL',,,3)
can return multiple messages in MSG.1, MSG.2, etc. with the count of
messages stored in MSG.0.
Check the stem variable you supply to see if you are getting all of the
messages at once.
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Re: [Fwd: REXX and VTAM command responses]
I had this problem with multi-line output from JES2 commands (e.g. $DSPOOL). I was only getting the first line of the output. I opened an incident with IBM and eventually we came up with the solution. I had to recursively re-issue the AXRCMD command, minus the actual command itself. I went ahead and tried this with a D NET command to see if this solution would work the same way. Following is the system REXX code I used for the test. Following that, is the results clipped out of the system log. I used the AXRWTO to just redisplay the command output instead of parsing it out into variables. System Rexx Code (QUERYTST): /* REXX */ NUMERIC DIGITS 4 mycmd1 = 'D NET,ID=TRLDC,E' result1 = AXRCMD(mycmd1,netvar.,10); If result1 = 0 Then Do While result1 = 0 If netvar.0 1 Then Do linenum = 1 to netvar.0 CALL AXRWTO 'System Rexx output line #'linenum netvar.linenum End result1 = AXRCMD(,netvar.,4)==recursive to get all lines End Else CALL AXRWTO 'D NET command failed. RC=' result1 Exit 00 Output from System Rexx EXEC (QUERYTST) @QUERYTST D NET,ID=TRLDC,E IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED IST075I NAME = TRLDC, TYPE = TRL MAJOR NODE 911 IST1314I TRLE = TRLDCASTATUS = ACTIV CONTROL = MPC IST314I END System Rexx output line #1 IST075I NAME = TRLDC, TYPE = TRL MAJOR NODE System Rexx output line #2 IST1314I TRLE = TRLDCASTATUS = ACTIV CONTROL = MPC System Rexx output line #3 IST314I END As you can see, I was able to capture all lines from the D NET command and then redisplay them. I hope this helps. Mike Schmutzok On 4/7/2010 at 7:58 AM, in message 4bbc7350.6010...@gmail.com, Bruce Schaefer bruce.s...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the responses. I neglected to mention that I am using a 30 second time on the getmsg. However, it still comes back with just the initial 'accepted' msg. I understand this time to be a maximum wait time and not a hard wait time. As for system rexx, I'm not sure how that would change this behavior. Bruce Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. Thanks, Bruce Schaefer -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com // -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: REXX and VTAM command responses
Bruce Martin's response, the reference to *multiline* messages, jogged my memory and a correction to my previous post is needed. In the case of VTAM DISPLAY commands, there is a synchronous IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED response followed my a *single* asynchronous message which is in *multiline* form. In the case of DISPLAY NET,ID= the first message identifier is IST075I NAME = whatever-was-specified , TYPE = something - as a synchronous message - followed by a sequence of the messages you probably want to analyse all within the asynchronous multiline message. The sequence ends with the IST314I END line. That last point is what required the correction. All the above is good as long as there is not some sort of error in what is specified in the original command. Assuming you can set up some sequence of commands in TSO which allows a command to be issued and all potentially resulting output to be picked up so that you can analyse the text within the output, I recommend the following which I vaguely recall being my approach when processing messages from VTAM commands - or any commands with asynchronous output - in NetView. You need to set up a clist which issues any specified command and then note down the messages returned both when it works and when you deliberately enter incorrect variables. You need to work out which of the message sequences is a single line message and which multiline messages and, of course, whether synchronous or asynchronous. You should then code your intended clist to deal with all of the circumstances which might arise. And I find I have simply been advising programming motherhood! Chris Mason On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 21:58:15 -0500, Chris Mason chrisma...@belgacom.net wrote: Bruce Alan is correct in that the xxx ACCEPTED response is actually a response to the VTAM command and the output you really want to see is generated asynchronously. Ideally you would be operating in a NetView environment. These days - for very many years now - you could be using the NetView pipes function. This came along after I used to work intensively with REXX in NetView with a variety of commands including both MVS and VTAM. Consequently I relied heavily and exclusively on the NetView facilities for picking up these asynchronous responses centred on wait functions - potentially fully reliable but tortuous to code and analyse. Generally, you specify the message identifiers for which to wait - with a longish timeout in order to cope with a sick system - and process each message as it arrives looping back in order to wait for the next one until the last message is known to have arrived, IST314I END in the case of a VTAM DISPLAY command. I'm afraid I can't advise on working in a presumed TSO environment. I just hate having to stick a wet electronic finger in the air and estimate the delay before which I just possibly might expect the response to appear which I guess is what this fifth positional parameter of GETMSG is all about - ugh!!! Chris Mason On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:34:18 -0400, Bruce Schaefer bruce.s...@gmail.com wrote: Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. Thanks, Bruce Schaefer -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
[Fwd: [Fwd: REXX and VTAM command responses]]
Thanks to all, and especially to taltyman. Based on his sample, I added a second getmsg for NET commands and I now get the desired results. -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com // -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: REXX and VTAM command responses
SYSTEM REXX? Requires z/OS 1.9 and above. See the discusson about AXRCMD... Or a Chris responded, NETVIEW. HTH, Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
REXX and VTAM command responses
Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. Thanks, Bruce Schaefer -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com // -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: REXX and VTAM command responses
Hi Bruce, I believe that your problem is related to the fact that VTAM acknowledges your command request before it is actually processed (i.e. displayed output is available). I suggest, therefore, that you add a time value to your GETMSG (it's the fifth positional parameter). When not specified, the default is 0 seconds (i.e. GETMSG responds as soon as it receives the first DISPLAY ACCEPTED message). Hope that helps! Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Schaefer Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 15:34 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: REXX and VTAM command responses Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. Thanks, Bruce Schaefer -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com // -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: REXX and VTAM command responses
Bruce Alan is correct in that the xxx ACCEPTED response is actually a response to the VTAM command and the output you really want to see is generated asynchronously. Ideally you would be operating in a NetView environment. These days - for very many years now - you could be using the NetView pipes function. This came along after I used to work intensively with REXX in NetView with a variety of commands including both MVS and VTAM. Consequently I relied heavily and exclusively on the NetView facilities for picking up these asynchronous responses centred on wait functions - potentially fully reliable but tortuous to code and analyse. Generally, you specify the message identifiers for which to wait - with a longish timeout in order to cope with a sick system - and process each message as it arrives looping back in order to wait for the next one until the last message is known to have arrived, IST314I END in the case of a VTAM DISPLAY command. I'm afraid I can't advise on working in a presumed TSO environment. I just hate having to stick a wet electronic finger in the air and estimate the delay before which I just possibly might expect the response to appear which I guess is what this fifth positional parameter of GETMSG is all about - ugh!!! Chris Mason On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:34:18 -0400, Bruce Schaefer bruce.s...@gmail.com wrote: Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. Thanks, Bruce Schaefer -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: REXX and VTAM command responses
Alan is correct, you will have wait for the message to come bac Bruce, Alan is correct, you will have wait for the message to come back to the Rexx clist. Also make sure that all messages are being displayed and are no supressed with by MPF or like a Netview Message automation table. I worked a ton of Netview/rexx and these were the two gotchas we had to watch out for in different environments. Scott J Ford Senior Systems engineer www.identityforge.com From: Bruce Schaefer bruce.s...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 6:34:18 PM Subject: REXX and VTAM command responses Hello list, I have a rexx that issues console commands and writes the responses to a dd after using getmsg to retrieve the response. Everything is good for MVS commands and JES2 commands if L=Z is included. Is there a similar option for VTAM commands? For D NET,options, I am only getting: IST097I DISPLAY ACCEPTED I've tried adding the CART parameter to my emcs console and the getmsg with same results. Thanks, Bruce Schaefer -- /* //* Bruce Schaefer //* mailto:bruce.s...@gmail.com // -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
