On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 16:08:54 -0600, Kirk Wolf wrote:
>A z/OS system symbol is not a shell variable.
>But there is a sysvar shell command to read a system symbol.
>From "man sysvar":
>
> sysvar -- Display static system symbols
> ...
The Rexx MVSVAR() might also be useful if properly wrapped.
What about dynamic symbols? (Or why not?)
And "z/OS system installation and maintenance" tells me:
... You can display the symbols in your system by entering the D SYMBOLS
command. Figure 1 shows the result of entering this command.
Figure 1. Partial output of the D SYMBOLS command (some lines removed)
HQX7708 ----------------- SDSF PRIMARY OPTION MENU --
COMMAND INPUT ===> -D SYMBOLS
IEA007I STATIC SYSTEM SYMBOL VALUES
&SYSALVL. = "2"
&SYSCLONE. = "70"
But:
Display Filter View Print Options Search Help
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HQX77A0 ----------------- SDSF PRIMARY OPTION MENU -- INVALID COMMAND
COMMAND INPUT ===> -D SYMBOLS SCROLL ===> CSR
DA Active users INIT Initiators
I Input queue PR Printers
O Output queue PUN Punches
...
???
-- gil
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