>From ISPF Option 6 - TSO commands: Enter the command OMVS Your RACF profile will need an OMVS segment and a UID.
You can also poke around using the Interactive shell. It's a menu based shell into OMVS. ISHELL command... On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 5:58 PM Thomas Berg < 00000619bfe39560-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Sorry for my ignorance, how do I access OMVS? > > Thomas Berg > > Den tors 4 juli 2024 06:38Wayne Bickerdike < > 0000059234794979-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> skrev: > > > In OMVS try the python command For version 3,1, it's python3. Or just > have > > a look around the OMVS directories. > > > > On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 8:02 AM <Thomas> <Berg> < > > 00000619bfe39560-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > > A question: > > > > > > * How do I check if Python is installed/availible in an existing z/OS? > > (I > > > can't ask anyone for the moment due to an organisational mess at this > > > site.) > > > > > > * Regarding REXX: > > > - If performance is a priority and concern for the task I use a proper > > > tool delivered by IBM or third party vendor (the latter if portability > is > > > not important). > > > - If a proper tool is not avalible or usable and performance is a > > priority > > > etc for the task I code a COBOL or assembler program. But I very seldom > > > have had a need to do that, at least the latest 20 years or so. > > > - If performance is NOT a priority I use REXX. > > > - I would use langs like Python if they are as easy and fast to code as > > > REXX. If not they are irrellevant for me. And here portability may > > probably > > > be a concern. > > > - I have never felt limited by REXX functionality in z/OS (other than > > > regarding performance sometimes, but then you can easily use tools from > > > REXX!). > > > > > > > > > Thomas Berg > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > -- > > Wayne V. Bickerdike > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Wayne V. Bickerdike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
