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Phantom

In JCL, we have JOBPARM to specify the M/F region/environment to be used. Do we have similar thing in REXX. My intention is to access a file in Production region (SYSX) from TESTPLEX without logging on to the Prod region via REXX.

Please throw some light on this.

Thanks
Phantom

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:32 am Post subject:

Phantom,
Firstly, I do not know, how would you distinguish between PROD and DEV from JOBPARM parameter. I looked up the manual but, I did not get any parameter that specifies such "regions". Secondly, isn't the "access" ID specific? If you are not allowed access to datasets in PROD, then you would be dis-allowed everywhere; JCL, REXX, etc.

Could you kindly clear my doubts?

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Phantom · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 7:53 am Post subject:

Cogito
You can differentiate different regions by using the following command

TESTPLEX

kolusu · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 11:34 am Post subject:

Phantom,

CaptBill · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 11:52 am Post subject:

Will you be running this REXX in batch or TSO?

Phantom · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:43 pm Post subject:

Kolusu,

I accept what you know. Infact I knew it and I did try it and working fine. But my intention is not to run in Batch mode since you can't predict when the Batch operation may start b'cas it may wait for some other long running batch jobs which might consume lot of time. That is the reason I want it done via REXX directly (TSO).

Is there any way to do the same thing via REXX, ie transfer the actual code into PROD region (Note : the REXX needs to be invoked from TEST region) and access the files available there just as the SYSAFF command does.

Please suggest.

CaptBill · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 11:30 am Post subject:

You want to, in effect, log on to one LPAR and then run a REXX in TSO on a different LPAR. This is not possible under TSO.

taltyman · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 12:00 pm Post subject:

Can be done. Investigate rexec (remote execution).
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/F1A1B910/10.0?SHELF=F1A1BK21&DT=20010621083253

CaptBill · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 2:24 pm Post subject:

I suppose if you want to jump through hoops and such, most any thing is possible. Mr. Green

Phantom · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 11:22 pm Post subject:

Taltyman,

Thanks for your suggestion. Remote execution protocol seems very interesting. I am working on it.

Thanks,