Re: Regina REXX under W/XP
In a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea005bde01...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom, on 01/04/2010 at 02:46 PM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com said: Any chance that the file is UTF? If so, it might have a BOM (Byte Order Mark) as the first two (or 4) bytes of the file. The BOM might legitimately be present for UCS-2, UCS-4 or UTF-16, but not for UTF-8. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- 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
Regina REXX under W/XP
I am attempting to solve a problem I have with some special files that
get used to drive some work under z/OS.
So I thought the best thing to do is write the REXX code to run under
Windows. So when I execute the code, REXX comes back and says:
Error 13 running fully qualified path and file name, line 1: Invalid
character in program
Error 13.1 Invalid character in program ('ff'X)
[Where fully qualified path and file name is the actual fully
qualified Window's file name]
I can not find any doc for Error 13 (I have the manual for Regina REXX
printed and as a PDF). And I'm not seeing any odd characters in this
file (editing it with NOTEPAD).
Can anyone give me a clue as to where these errors are documented (I've
been to sourceforge, no joy. No joy with http://www.rexxla.org/ either).
Even better, what would cause this to think there is an X'FF' byte in
this record (the following is actually the first several records)?
/*
Read CONFIG files for QC and insert today's date as needed.
This initial area is to define all the things that must be
set up for the rest of the exec to work. In particular the
names of files and the handle to associate them with.
*/
Regards,
Steve Thompson
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Re: Regina REXX under W/XP
2010/1/4 Thompson, Steve steve_thomp...@stercomm.com:
So I thought the best thing to do is write the REXX code to run under
Windows. So when I execute the code, REXX comes back and says:
Error 13 running fully qualified path and file name, line 1: Invalid
character in program
Error 13.1 Invalid character in program ('ff'X)
It's probably part of a Unicode Byte Order mark (BOM) X'FEFF' or
X'FFFE', which Notepad will not show you. How did you create/save the
file?
Tony H.
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Re: Regina REXX under W/XP
Just to be sure, you have written a REXX program for Windows before? You
can make a program run and 'SAY' some jibberish on the screen?
I don't want to assume too much and I'm not trying to be patronizing :)
Are you opening a file inside the REXX? If so, how are you accessing that
file?
What are you using to edit the REXX program? What format is the file?
UTF-8 or ASCII? What line-endings did you specify? Windows uses CR+LF,
while UNIX uses LF, and z/OS uses steam-powered wooden cogs.
If none of my suggestions work, I suggest including (at least part of) your
code in a zip file, uploaded somewhere so we can download and inspect it.
Alternatively, you may smoke some peyote and speak to Cowlishaw's spirit for
the answers you seek.
Wait, he's still alive??
Scott
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Thompson, Steve
steve_thomp...@stercomm.com wrote:
I am attempting to solve a problem I have with some special files that
get used to drive some work under z/OS.
So I thought the best thing to do is write the REXX code to run under
Windows. So when I execute the code, REXX comes back and says:
Error 13 running fully qualified path and file name, line 1: Invalid
character in program
Error 13.1 Invalid character in program ('ff'X)
[Where fully qualified path and file name is the actual fully
qualified Window's file name]
I can not find any doc for Error 13 (I have the manual for Regina REXX
printed and as a PDF). And I'm not seeing any odd characters in this
file (editing it with NOTEPAD).
Can anyone give me a clue as to where these errors are documented (I've
been to sourceforge, no joy. No joy with http://www.rexxla.org/ either).
Even better, what would cause this to think there is an X'FF' byte in
this record (the following is actually the first several records)?
/*
Read CONFIG files for QC and insert today's date as needed.
This initial area is to define all the things that must be
set up for the rest of the exec to work. In particular the
names of files and the handle to associate them with.
*/
Regards,
Steve Thompson
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Re: Regina REXX under W/XP
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Behalf Of Tony Harminc
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2010/1/4 Thompson, Steve steve_thomp...@stercomm.com:
So I thought the best thing to do is write the REXX code to run under
Windows. So when I execute the code, REXX comes back and says:
Error 13 running fully qualified path and file name, line 1: Invalid
character in program
Error 13.1 Invalid character in program ('ff'X)
It's probably part of a Unicode Byte Order mark (BOM) X'FEFF' or
X'FFFE', which Notepad will not show you. How did you create/save the
file?
SNIP
I wrote it using TSO/ISPF. I then copied it via Windows (Copy/Paste
operation) into Notepad -- paying particular attention to NOT capturing
attribute bytes. Then I manually deleted all the follow-on bytes in
Notepad specifically to avoid any such issue.
Regards,
Steve Thompson
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Re: Regina REXX under W/XP
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[mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Thompson, Steve
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:29 PM
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Subject: Regina REXX under W/XP
I am attempting to solve a problem I have with some special files that
get used to drive some work under z/OS.
So I thought the best thing to do is write the REXX code to run under
Windows. So when I execute the code, REXX comes back and says:
Error 13 running fully qualified path and file name, line 1: Invalid
character in program
Error 13.1 Invalid character in program ('ff'X)
[Where fully qualified path and file name is the actual fully
qualified Window's file name]
I can not find any doc for Error 13 (I have the manual for
Regina REXX
printed and as a PDF). And I'm not seeing any odd characters in this
file (editing it with NOTEPAD).
Can anyone give me a clue as to where these errors are
documented (I've
been to sourceforge, no joy. No joy with
http://www.rexxla.org/ either).
Even better, what would cause this to think there is an X'FF' byte in
this record (the following is actually the first several records)?
snip
Regards,
Steve Thompson
Any chance that the file is UTF? If so, it might have a BOM (Byte Order Mark)
as the first two (or 4) bytes of the file. The BOM is 'FFFE'x for a UTF-16
little endian UTF file. A BOM of 'FE'x is for UTF-32 Little Endian
files. Windows is Little Endian. IIRC, normal Windows programs know to look
for and ignore BOMs.
http://unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#BOM
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Re: Regina REXX under W/XP
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Regina REXX under W/XP Just to be sure, you have written a REXX program for Windows before? You can make a program run and 'SAY' some jibberish on the screen? SNIP Yes, a few years ago using NT. SNIP I don't want to assume too much and I'm not trying to be patronizing :) Are you opening a file inside the REXX? If so, how are you accessing that file? SNIP Yes, I am opening a file, but we haven't even gotten to the first line of executable code, which is TRACE I. snip What are you using to edit the REXX program? What format is the file? UTF-8 or ASCII? What line-endings did you specify? Windows uses CR+LF, while UNIX uses LF, and z/OS uses steam-powered wooden cogs. SNIP (editing it with NOTEPAD) SNIPPAGE Regards, Steve Thompson -- 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: Regina REXX under W/XP
Go into Notepad and do a Save As... In the bottom pull-down box, is it ANSI or something else? Rather than using your TRACE statement in the REXX code, just call regina with the -tI flag. That should work, according to the documentation: http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/project/regina-rexx/regina-documentation/3.3/regina33.pdf Scott On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Thompson, Steve steve_thomp...@stercomm.com wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Regina REXX under W/XP Just to be sure, you have written a REXX program for Windows before? You can make a program run and 'SAY' some jibberish on the screen? SNIP Yes, a few years ago using NT. SNIP I don't want to assume too much and I'm not trying to be patronizing :) Are you opening a file inside the REXX? If so, how are you accessing that file? SNIP Yes, I am opening a file, but we haven't even gotten to the first line of executable code, which is TRACE I. snip What are you using to edit the REXX program? What format is the file? UTF-8 or ASCII? What line-endings did you specify? Windows uses CR+LF, while UNIX uses LF, and z/OS uses steam-powered wooden cogs. SNIP (editing it with NOTEPAD) SNIPPAGE Regards, Steve Thompson -- 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: Regina REXX under W/XP
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Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:29 PM
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Subject: Regina REXX under W/XP
I am attempting to solve a problem I have with some special files that
get used to drive some work under z/OS.
So I thought the best thing to do is write the REXX code to run under
Windows. So when I execute the code, REXX comes back and says:
Error 13 running fully qualified path and file name, line 1: Invalid
character in program
Error 13.1 Invalid character in program ('ff'X)
SNIPPAGE
Any chance that the file is UTF?
SNIP
BINGO!
I went back to notepad and did a Save AS and it showed UNICODE. So I
changed it to ANSI and retried it and it took right off.
Thanx. I'd been battling this between meetings for most of the morning.
Regards,
Steve Thompson
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Re: Regina REXX under W/XP
If I were you, I'd ftp upload the file in BINARY back to the mainframe, then look at it using ISPF/BROWSE to see what the beginning of the file looks like. What version of Windows are you using? I tried the same as you on Win XP Pro, using notepad and doing a cut'n'paste from my Hummingbird emulator. The file did __not__ have a BOM, just as you said. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Thompson, Steve Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Regina REXX under W/XP -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Regina REXX under W/XP Just to be sure, you have written a REXX program for Windows before? You can make a program run and 'SAY' some jibberish on the screen? SNIP Yes, a few years ago using NT. SNIP I don't want to assume too much and I'm not trying to be patronizing :) Are you opening a file inside the REXX? If so, how are you accessing that file? SNIP Yes, I am opening a file, but we haven't even gotten to the first line of executable code, which is TRACE I. snip What are you using to edit the REXX program? What format is the file? UTF-8 or ASCII? What line-endings did you specify? Windows uses CR+LF, while UNIX uses LF, and z/OS uses steam-powered wooden cogs. SNIP (editing it with NOTEPAD) SNIPPAGE Regards, Steve Thompson -- 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: Regina REXX under W/XP
Steve,
You may want to contact Mark Hessling directly, he is the person (last I
heard anyway) that maintains it:
Regina REXX Interpreter -- By Mark Hessling
email: hessl...@lightlink.com
Regards,
Herman Stocker
It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious.
-- Robert Heinlein
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Of Thompson, Steve
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 3:29 PM
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Subject: Regina REXX under W/XP
I am attempting to solve a problem I have with some special files that get
used to drive some work under z/OS.
So I thought the best thing to do is write the REXX code to run under
Windows. So when I execute the code, REXX comes back and says:
Error 13 running fully qualified path and file name, line 1: Invalid
character in program
Error 13.1 Invalid character in program ('ff'X)
[Where fully qualified path and file name is the actual fully qualified
Window's file name]
I can not find any doc for Error 13 (I have the manual for Regina REXX
printed and as a PDF). And I'm not seeing any odd characters in this file
(editing it with NOTEPAD).
Can anyone give me a clue as to where these errors are documented (I've been
to sourceforge, no joy. No joy with http://www.rexxla.org/ either).
Even better, what would cause this to think there is an X'FF' byte in this
record (the following is actually the first several records)?
/*
Read CONFIG files for QC and insert today's date as needed.
This initial area is to define all the things that must be
set up for the rest of the exec to work. In particular the
names of files and the handle to associate them with.
*/
Regards,
Steve Thompson
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