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Meg · Beginner Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 44 Topics: 16

I would like to develop some good utility using REXX and panels so that I am facinated by REXX and would like to learn more. So if anyone had thought of developing some utilities or have already developed some good utility please share it with me.
Thanks,
Megana
P.S: I am not sure if this topic. If this is not the right place please let me know.

kolusu · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:28 am Post subject:

Meghana,

well you can develop some interesting utilities with rexx. You can go thru the questions asked in the TSO/ISPF forum. There are some questions which are quite interesting. All the Best !

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Mike · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject:

OK, perhaps the most generally useful Rexx utility I have written is one that allows you to easily run an edit macro against selected members of a PDS/PDSE (using standard ISPF pattern matching). The resultant processing being done either via batch or foreground. In batch the utility even automatically generates the batch job using the invokers allocated datasets (i.e. SYSPROC, SYSEXEC, ISPPLIB, ISPMLIB, ISPTLIB, ISPSLIB).

Here's what the initial panel looks like :-

Maton_Man · Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 123 Topics: 0

Where do I start? Smile

Here are three that I have written (not necessarily including panels):

EVERY - a rexx edit macro which:
* copies or inserts data every N lines
* can limit to column boundaries
* can replace the data on existing lines or insert the data on a new line

BUILDCRD - a rexx which takes input either in the form of space delimited data or the name of a PDS from which it builds a member list and:
* sustitutes each member name/data item for a parm specified in an input card
* produces one card for each member name/data record

For example, I can point it to our IMS PSB source dataset and generate one BUILD PSB=(&PRM1) card for each member in the library. There are a host of other uses for this tool as well.

FERRET - A panel driven utility which allows you to specify a member or dataset containing a SAS program, a search string and the levels of nesting you are prepared to go to in order to search that program and any other program called by it for that string. This could be adapted for any other language, I just haven't been bothered.

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Anovice · Beginner Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 12 Topics: 2

U can learn rexx and also add value by studying the existing processes that you follow everyday. See if there are certain manual things that consume a lot of time and if a rexx utility could automate it. Do not fall into the think trap that only rexx can do that. There might be simpler ways REXX is only a tool and is not a panacea for everything. However, rexx is a useful and simple language to develop good tools.

warp5 · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:42 am Post subject:

Hier is one of the smallest but nicest Utilities:

/* Rexx rexi rexx command-interpreter */
arg cmdline
interpret say cmdline
exit

Just enter for example rexi 12*4 or date(s) or .....