On Wed, 5 Jan 2022 10:47:55 +0800, David Crayford wrote: > ... > * An IDE such as VS Code, IntelliJ, Slickedit with plugins for > mainframe languages and to access the MVS file system. > What access vehicle? NFS? Other? I've found NFS very satisfactory.
> * They don't use TSO or the ISPF editor so there is no need for REXX > edit macros etc. ISPF is mainly used for SDSF and submitting jobs. > ISPF shouldn't be necessary to submit jobs. The alternatives are better, at at least in eliminating the antediluvian 80-column restriction. (Why does ISPF still impose that?) I've used FTP, ad-hoc INTRDR, ":w ! submit", ... . It ought to be a simple Slickedit macro. No such easy interface from SDSF API to Slickedit via macro, though I suspect your tribe yearns for one. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
