Because SDSF as documented doesn't support that parameter list. It supports calls from Java and REXX that use different parameter lists, not supported by COBOL. As to why not, ask IBM.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Clark Morris <cfmt...@uniserve.com> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 10:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SDSF API question -- why only REXX & Java? [Default] On 24 May 2019 13:01:40 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main sme...@gmu.edu (Seymour J Metz) wrote: >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. > Given that in Enterprise 4.2 and later you can issue a CALL data-name/ literal USING BY REFERENCE / CONTENT / VALUE .... RETURNING, why can't a COBOL program call the SDSF routine? Why couldn't a COBOL program conforming to the 2002 standard or later running in an interpreter call SDSF? Clark Morris > > >-- >Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > >________________________________________ >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of >John McKown <john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> >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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
