The Implementing REXX Support in SDSF redbook ( http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247419.html?Open ) has some sample code for COBOL to call the SDSF interface via REXX.
-----Original Message----- >From: Seymour J Metz >Sent: May 24, 2019 1:01 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: SDSF API question -- why only REXX & Java? > >Well, REXX has an interface for a routine to set REXX variables. There is no >equivalent for, e.g., COBOL. > >It's not a question of compiled versus not compiled; it's a question of what >interfaces are available to the called program. A compiled REXX program can >call SDSF; a COBOL program running in a COBOL interpreter would not be able to >do so. > > >-- >Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > >________________________________________ >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of John McKown >Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 3:05 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: SDSF API question -- why only REXX & Java? > >This is just a curiosity question. The SDSF book shows an API for using it >in REXX and Java. Anybody know why no other languages? Or are we supposed >to use SAPI for compiled languages instead of the SDSF API? Or is it SPOOL >Dataset Browser that we are supposed to use? > >https://secure-web.cisco.com/1Cyt5vo8aV4_qK2suQCO_GWm_QmJIDuKVD1C8rfk1n4g638ku6ucLVwv4s4YlkBtaC0hsyyR_CQuojt3RVXCbUSxCA_FJYEM4JPpiZqKG_mrzHhdEpkC-KCMfKlxdGBuIVbFO2uR3Etk_ATGNSK4F5kf2ZnLZT4bNQ87CU-09l7bkTgENQXo5DFXjFyxYeK9128nFQxi-YnO7E_LrTzLvo0Imniw628DF-VgOqQdmTEO7jnqfM4mDtfw-QOtQO4YBG81AEJMXH1OmDSMW9sNFq2J1zK0kfo0mBxAA0CW4bPBDKNgakK64nke4s9kI3HOzeRNLGrhSeSqPHUA0jDQgU1Ci7-PWeEnivPOkFEBg_wZf2yrgKxG_ibLLsJqvaJ-Lprm4N3ZRs5nRRVNlNZKW-2ZuWbhm9okzzDuLdXpKHFWWk4OleXBT8YfArhbJMUqz/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fsupport%2Fknowledgecenter%2Fen%2FSSLTBW_2.3.0%2Fcom.ibm.zos.v2r3.isfa600%2Frexx.htm > >https://secure-web.cisco.com/1hSr4kg3404Net4sgvUUKBkObpOfAi-doK-a25Ywyd_DA3sg7IIowuk6r-jkqsGJN0vxPNXDG2PTF2ebREfXfAaRZYfEl_85XL9Z2EfkNHufGIs7c_qMw-dwvKkBqvc42qIu5KEPjwSmfYXLuWOMjJf6YHwvhRwBuEalacziPkzDXVMrCUyeJvEBsG9WahktYSrwbggfqsO4NXx5OskbS8JkVbrvVj37VtFr-MwSQRzXbAWyrUVxVtQSM3dO0vXTrgZ-VT9FM96pMsdDVd2zKa07aFCilOc-R8qwQ2HHbwKRI_QMMF6qOBMXGtuUNptDw9gyKwmu5AFfjN95MSNpVYwzqx4NwowvLZY4orH2cC7u-On__y8RKAJaY-QmGX6DVwX41J767lxccGzQy_JtW1hdGURMG9Ww1Dx3INU5zFJhWFvhE-m7iGISdU7pHgz8m/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fsupport%2Fknowledgecenter%2Fen%2FSSLTBW_2.3.0%2Fcom.ibm.zos.v2r3.isfa600%2Fjavapl.htm >https://secure-web.cisco.com/1zFANvxnN-Dhuwa935zAHZy-EGDHensMOypnd8RTMRlIS2WOp6sJoAvN0usO3YOYTJIFrk-bToHx2WW5fYmSf53aLyPb_TehXxME3Na1bX_OFsla8mbzMX0j25OuLa3gdQGpXqfZYnHASU2hgV0IkHK3r9qX9jSLRX0fV9JRbp0MkOV65v6T7UEcb1z_ESO8fbdUER3o8ZNAiJkgvi-InFvmwOUoMbtQx-8BSgZV2LjMOdVZPQFz5xICFGhj1FtGsl5G-3GS2db1oaZhFZD1Wr8omFKQWw42zEYn5evCPT6GBKshQihzfYg4ykVeYJEOg4IXCNgu5v7kXGjCO5gEMT2WXeUGlOA8Q3vd3lytzQFYhIE_P2fJe4ohCvol_LuDOMlQJZjX9sZmOXWLalgeYWuEOin3w9SeXWpQkQ3j6b5VFqo-1aJL40kQ4aLmakOa0/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fsupport%2Fknowledgecenter%2Fen%2FSSLTBW_2.3.0%2Fcom.ibm.zos.v2r3.ieaf200%2Fsapi.htm > >https://secure-web.cisco.com/1BvTJtcZPW2rTFWUIdWuFSoMzmrGIK0tGrqB3zg19Vs0zAdwRI9qiAYzym6TbaZqh4UItlBjYBN7fLffyFis9WEGzfrcovQ63tl8HNbHWD6fgCVIK188e3Ryf2d0cXb5r4tlcfY6S0n93mocduVeaAd8rg9LvjNqTkAXlQh1K34pYUCQbdIbFyquSFblsMxA3_4x2fSvzoiidnjCNtKStD8REt_rDsyTA-LFcBKyWsmz0DcEgBFhPx7ZB3pejGwykHkWuX0mk9k0nplYG1tlwd4Pk_uU92m6eWwNvAU0eoHCJFkQ06Lzt0-EJYEIM3H7lUHrA28uzMMUgqCBT-9zEuYrDxB2QGOKVbb2iLsSggVrHllgugbSfOKuvQzP-IjiwNae9wiX7yGQGGnLLZ0Pfu3r0-rxU7j1T-VFdQBTI7_ie1Rgo30td5A9AlEjT1Vax/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fsupport%2Fknowledgecenter%2Fen%2FSSLTBW_2.3.0%2Fcom.ibm.zos.v2r3.hasc300%2Fspbrowse.htm > > >-- >This is clearly another case of too many mad scientists, and not enough >hunchbacks. > > >Maranatha! <>< >John McKown > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
