Gil and Charles, Both excellent questions, I don’t know ..I wonder if the Rocket documentation for Python for Z talks about it ?
Scott On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 8:21 PM Paul Gilmartin < 0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:42:20 -0700, Charles Mills wrote: > > >I'm looking at Python on the Rocket site. > > > >Practically speaking, is Python usable from TSO or only from the UNIX > command prompt? That is > > > >> There's no advantage to REXX anymore, as fine a language as it is. > > > >In Rexx under TSO, I can allocate couple of datasets and then run a > "legacy MVS" (you know what I mean) program. > > > Equally true under OMVS. Allocate with BPXWDYN and execute with ADDRESS > LINKMVS. > As a bonus, LINKMVS supports an alternate DDNAME list. > > > ... Is that practical in Python? > > > >Not picking fights here -- inquiring minds just want to know. > > > Hmmm. It appears that ISPF, NFS, and FTP use similar integrity protection > on PDS(E): ENQ SHR on SYSDSN and ENQ EXCL on SPFEDIT member. > Wouldn't it be great if that code were factored out and made available > to all OMVS and z/OS utilities such as Python? > > (And NFS appears to use FAMS timestamps on PDSE members.) > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Scott Ford IDMWORKS z/OS Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
