Because EXEC does not invoke a load module. ????????"
On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 09:21:46 -0500 Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote: :>On Tue, 2 Jun 2020 23:44:50 -0400, Steve Smith wrote: :> :>>I'm not sure this is relevant, but today I ran into this: :>> :>>EX 'yadda.zadda.exec(blah)' ',,foo' /* works */ :>> :>>but :>> :>>%blah ,,foo /* does not work */ :>> :>>"blah" starts with :>> :>>parse arg a ',' b ',' c :>> :>>The leading commas disappear with the so-called indirect invocation, ... :>> :>The deficiency of EXec is that it does not use the standard load module :>search sequence for the member name. Someone should submit an RFE :>for support of :> EXec *(blah) :>to use the standard exec search sequence for the member name similar :>to what was doe for CALL within my memory: :> :>https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ikjc500/ikj2l2_CALL_command_operands.htm :> :>CALL command operands :>z/OS TSO/E Command Reference :>SA32-0975-00 :> :>dsname :> specifies the name of a PDS or a PDSE from which the program :> is to be executed. If dsname is not fully qualified, it is :> assumed to be 'prefix.dsname.LOAD'. :>* :> specifies that CALL should use the standard load module search :> sequence for the member name. :> :>-- gil :> :>---------------------------------------------------------------------- :>For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, :>send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
