On Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:45:36 -0600, Mike Fulton wrote: >IBM Z Open Automation Utilities is a free FMID today. >We are changing this to make it a free PID: >http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS220-087/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en > >The goal of ZOAU is to provide access to MVS resources from the Unix System >Services environment directly through core 'atomic' services like dls (dataset >list) which works in an analagous way to ls (zFS file list) and so forth for >other MVS resources. > A laudable goal.
>The intent is to also provide these services from the language of your choice >- so base 'sh' is supported but so is Python and Java, and a general DLL >interface is provided so that other language support could be provided. > Rexx? There's a formidable barrier between Unix System Services and TSO. In "z/OS TSO/E REXX Reference' see the section "TSO/E external functions". Those functions should seamlessly be made available to Rexx execs running under Unix System Services. Likewise commands such as RECEIVE. Mr. Fulton, tear down that wall! >I wrote a blog about this for those that are interested: >https://makingdeveloperslivesbetter.wordpress.com/ -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
