Oh, and PIPES=(program,'parm',ddname1,ddname2,ddnaen) the ddname1 gets
as input the one record written to the //ddname DD PIPES ddname.

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 10:30 PM Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> How about
> //ddname DD DISP=(NEW,DELETE,DELETE),
> // DCB=(DSORG=PS[only],RECFM=F/FA/FM/V/VA/VM/U?/UA?/UM?/[no 
> B]),BLKSIZE=nnnnn),
> // PIPES=(PROGNAME,'100/32k byte parm to select or modify records',
> // ddname1,ddname2,...,ddnameN),
> and the OPEN (ddname,OUTPUT) loads the PIPES program in (sub)task memory)
> and sets up the PUT/WRITE to DDNAME to call the program instead?
> The close unloads the PIPES program in (subtask memory).
> VSAM writes accepted like a DSORG=PS?
> Any other parameters possible?
>
> A pipes DDNAME can use a PIPES parameter for a subsequent program.
> Of course, ddnames can only be used by the EXEC PGM= or one of the
> pipes programs.
> And all pipes programs remain in memory until step end.
> In case of abend / restart the checkpoint is taken in EXEC PGM= and
> abandon updates / writes in any pipes program after the checkpoint.
>
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 9:12 PM Paul Gilmartin
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:10:16 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote:
> >
> > >So, in a sense, instead of pipes, the programs could be modified so
> > >that instead of outputting a record, call the next program passing the
> > >record as input.
> > >
> > No.
> > Rather than requiring every utility to be modified in order to use the
> > capability, it should be provided at the access method level or lower,
> > transparent, so the top programs are oblivious to it.
> >
> > And there should be provision for inserting filters between a producer
> > and a consumer to convert incompatible data formats.
> >
> > And ... what am I thinking?
> >
> > -- gil
> >
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>
>
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> Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA
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