Cool. If your handcuffed to TSO then knock yourself out. I’m using Python.
> On 14 Jan 2025, at 15:44, Farley, Peter > <0000031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > There is. CBT file 939 includes a Rexx interface for TSO Rexx. > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of > David Crayford > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2025 9:53 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Pipes > > > If only there were a Rexx PCRE2 command processor for TSO REXX. The > > challenge with regular expressions, especially in Perl, which is arguably > > one of the least maintainable programming languages, is how quickly they > > devolve into an unmanageable mess. PEG parsers, on the other hand, are far > > more structured than regex engines and are easier to comprehend since they > > can be broken down into components. For the Python enthusiasts, here’s a > > good PEG parser library: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/erikrose/parsimonious__;!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!OAQXVcJNwKIO2mBmhOVkR1oOAo8SCynp7xw2d9qDSqQF-K5_FT9PzlDaBnDwSpd0HPRn0KT3S6WFLUnFCLcihVZ9PWsSvlxO0hCmb0Tk$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/github.com/erikrose/parsimonious__;!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!OAQXVcJNwKIO2mBmhOVkR1oOAo8SCynp7xw2d9qDSqQF-K5_FT9PzlDaBnDwSpd0HPRn0KT3S6WFLUnFCLcihVZ9PWsSvlxO0hCmb0Tk$> > > > >> On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM Seymour J Metz >> <sme...@gmu.edu<mailto:sme...@gmu.edu>> wrote: >> >> >> >> PCRE2 has quite a bit more than ECMAscript. > >> > >> -- > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU<mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU>> on behalf > >> of David Crayford >> <00000595a051454b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu<mailto:00000595a051454b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>> > >> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2025 8:24 PM > >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU<mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > >> Subject: Re: Pipes > >> > >> External Message: Use Caution > >> > >> > >> There is already a package for REXX regular expressions. It uses ECMAScript > >> grammar which is not far off PCRE >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/daveyc/RTK__;!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!OAQXVcJNwKIO2mBmhOVkR1oOAo8SCynp7xw2d9qDSqQF-K5_FT9PzlDaBnDwSpd0HPRn0KT3S6WFLUnFCLcihVZ9PWsSvlxO0ta3jCtl$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/github.com/daveyc/RTK__;!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!OAQXVcJNwKIO2mBmhOVkR1oOAo8SCynp7xw2d9qDSqQF-K5_FT9PzlDaBnDwSpd0HPRn0KT3S6WFLUnFCLcihVZ9PWsSvlxO0ta3jCtl$>. > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM Farley, Peter < > >> 0000031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu<mailto:0000031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>> >> wrote: > >> > >>> I would think that an open-source/CBT MetalC version based on an existing > >>> open-source non-Z implementation should be eminently achievable. Not > >>> trivial mind you, but achievable. > >>> > >>> As for multi-platform, I believe that ooRexx already supports regex, > >>> although the oorexx.org website does not want to let me view the > >>> documentation (gets 404 for all the HTML and PDF doc links on page > >>> > >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://secure-web.cisco.com/1FwbPE-3TskFsKME-Ue93bo3jzhcr6xrPy8wHnJcS3RpgcKj-9xVvqauYakkzOm-m3vQjDtpdj1F7hKu9dJOozabs0iPF_RnRurjl1XvMqrKIVQ5nzBLp5HyhKISIvu1lzBcT0M4d9NrF4ehN8PUIrtbKSr9xRughjGvWHt4ogzpeVvXbqeiKGOk3UZ39kVVKhtcm5aAstn09c8ikBosa1ZzH6llIJbfk2G62qxsCtqheDzdD8eM2bjAYlGYmWiqoIIMTJVmwjmGKcAXQkLg9q0ExIwn8w2dlDjk5myVc1CkV9W5t81meRVKO2tps0IddUZNC88kGihxpx-5AxDuFLJNNiODG_V6wuJTXRMpxWvr8EgISSEDpnWGechvguYc2pJpNX432HezhugnO9r6tZcwUQJRvh3INYiK9V6oFnbE/https*3A*2F*2Fwww.oorexx.org*2Fdocs*2F__;JSUlJSU!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!OAQXVcJNwKIO2mBmhOVkR1oOAo8SCynp7xw2d9qDSqQF-K5_FT9PzlDaBnDwSpd0HPRn0KT3S6WFLUnFCLcihVZ9PWsSvlxO0hsAJkoV$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/secure-web.cisco.com/1FwbPE-3TskFsKME-Ue93bo3jzhcr6xrPy8wHnJcS3RpgcKj-9xVvqauYakkzOm-m3vQjDtpdj1F7hKu9dJOozabs0iPF_RnRurjl1XvMqrKIVQ5nzBLp5HyhKISIvu1lzBcT0M4d9NrF4ehN8PUIrtbKSr9xRughjGvWHt4ogzpeVvXbqeiKGOk3UZ39kVVKhtcm5aAstn09c8ikBosa1ZzH6llIJbfk2G62qxsCtqheDzdD8eM2bjAYlGYmWiqoIIMTJVmwjmGKcAXQkLg9q0ExIwn8w2dlDjk5myVc1CkV9W5t81meRVKO2tps0IddUZNC88kGihxpx-5AxDuFLJNNiODG_V6wuJTXRMpxWvr8EgISSEDpnWGechvguYc2pJpNX432HezhugnO9r6tZcwUQJRvh3INYiK9V6oFnbE/https*3A*2F*2Fwww.oorexx.org*2Fdocs*2F__;JSUlJSU!!Ebr-cpPeAnfNniQ8HSAI-g_K5b7VKg!OAQXVcJNwKIO2mBmhOVkR1oOAo8SCynp7xw2d9qDSqQF-K5_FT9PzlDaBnDwSpd0HPRn0KT3S6WFLUnFCLcihVZ9PWsSvlxO0hsAJkoV$> > >> in both FireFox and Chrome). > >>> > >>> Peter > >>> > >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >>> <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU<mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU>> On Behalf > >>> Of Paul Gilmartin > >>> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2025 1:36 PM > >>> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU<mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > >>> Subject: Re: Pipes > >>> > >>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:19:35 -0600, Lionel B Dyck wrote: > >>> > >>>> A decent, open-source, alternative would be wonderful. > >>> > >>> That would be of greatest value if it were multi-platform. > >>> > >>> And supported regular expressions. 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