>From my view point, it is because the user of my program simply does EXEC >PGM=MYPGM rather than PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='%MYPGM' which runs a, in my case, >REXX program called MYPGM, which then does the TSO allocates for the ISPF >datasets, followed by ISPSTART CMD(%MYPGM2). Which is either a TSO command, or >another REXX program which does a TSO CALL to actually invoke the processing >program. All that "overhead" just so that my program can, for instance, use a >DSINFO to __easily__ get a list of cataloged datasets and their attributes.
Again, what I really would like is something like the ISPF services (non DISPLAY). But make them available via a simple COBOL CALL verb without the need for the "complicated" JCL and REXX layers. This would allow a COBOL program to easily allocate and "open" a PDS, get a list of the members, and then read one or more of the members. All in a relatively simple, easy to use, way. The same with z/OS UNIX files too. Or use DSINFO for some DASD management reports. I guess it's just a recent "itch" of mine. Not possible as I would like to do it, so I'm just stuck with the "clumsy" (IMO) way. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 8:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IKJTSOEV & ISPF services question > > In <[email protected]>, > on 05/25/2012 > at 07:44 AM, "McKown, John" <[email protected]> said: > > >I know that I can run the TSO TMP in batch. Using this, I can run a > >REXX program which sets up all the ISPF required datasets. I can then > >invoke ISPSTART with the CMD(...) option to run another > >program/CLIST/REXX. In that program, I can use most of the > >non-DISPLAY oriented services, such as DIRLIST or DSINFO. The TSO > >book on IKJTSOEV only talks about ISPF in the negative, but > >mentions display services. So, can I write a batch program which > >uses IKJTSOEV to set up a TSO environment. Once I have a TSO > >environment set, can I directly invoke ISPF services? > > No. ISPF services are only available for applications running under > ISPF. > > The good news is that ISPF display services are available in batch if > you connect to the WSA on a PC. > > >What I would like to do is to have some simple way in a batch > >program to invoke ISPF services such as DSINFO without the > >"hokeyness" of running the TSO TMP. > > Why isn't IKJTSOEV just as hokey? > > -- > 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 [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
