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Phantom · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 4:49 am Post subject: invoking DSLIST From Rexx

I had a problem when using one of my rexx code. When the user enters a Dataset name along with a member name my code will display the member in Edit session. When member name is not given then it will display the dataset list. Just used "ISPEXEC EDIT DATASET(<dataset name>)". But in the list, I'm unable to perform other operations on the member list. (like copy, view, browse instead of just edit). So, I need to display the dataset (member) list just like the 3.4 panel. I know we can invoke any panels from rexx. ISRUDLP - DSLIST Panel. But how to pass parameters to this. (Passing the dataset name) to the DSLIST panel.

Please advise.

DaveyC · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 5:46 am Post subject:

You should look at LMMDISP to display the member list. Then you can use LMCOPY, LMMOVE, BROWSE, VIEW etc, etc. ISPF services give you everything you need to replicate ISPF options.

Check out the ISPF Services manual, link is on the MVSFORUMS home page.
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Dibakar · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 5:52 am Post subject:

I am not sure if I got your question right.

See if this answers your question?

If a command is like "word1word2word3word4word5" and you want to vary word2 and word 4 then - "word1"word2"word3 "word4"word5" - should work. But, I guess you already know that since you already passed parameter to DATASET in "ISPEXEC EDIT ..."

Diba

Phantom · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 6:16 am Post subject:

Dibakar,

Let me reframe my question.

All I need to do is that, If the user enters Dataset Name + Member Name, I should display the Member in Edit mode. But If the member name is not specified, then the Members in the Dataset should be listed as in 3.4. So that the user can select any member at his disposal and perform any operation on the dataset (like copy, move, delete, view, browse, edit...). But If I use the "ISPEXEC EDIT DATASET(<dataset>)" Command, I get an Edit Screen with the members listed. But In that screen I can use only one line command 'S' ie. to select a member and it opens in Edit mode. But normally, in 3.4 panel, we can enter '9' character line command. So, I thought why not I Pass the CONTROL to DSLIST Screen.

Well, DaveyC has given some suggestion. I have to try it. But I think, that my Rexx code will have to handle all the line commands. Not the ISPF.

Thanks
Phantom

DaveyC · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 6:31 am Post subject:

semigeezer · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 6:34 am Post subject:

See the MEMLIST service if you are on a reasonably recent ISPF. You might want to take a while and look at the various services in the table of contents of that manual.

DaveyC · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 6:50 am Post subject:

Even better, I'm on Z/OS 1.2 and I didn't know about MEMLIST.

Cheers semigeezer.
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Phantom · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 6:58 am Post subject:

Semigeezer & DaveyC

Thank you very much. Well, I tried Semigeezers solution and It worked just as I was expecting.

DaveyC, I still have to try your solution. When using MEMLIST command, I need not code anything in my Rexx routine to handle the Line commands. Seems easy to use.

Thanks everybody.

Phantom · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 8:47 am Post subject:

Semigeezer,

I had few problems with MEMLIST. I'm not able to invoke it in a loop i.e I will display my Panel (say Panel - 1). From Panel-1 the user enters the dataset name to be listed. Then I use the following commands

DaveyC · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 8:54 am Post subject:

Phantom · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:01 am Post subject:

Thanks DaveyC,

Its working now.

I have a small question. If the Bug is with the double quotes around the ID variable. Then why did It run the first time correctly ?

Thanks for the advise.
Phantom

DaveyC · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:03 am Post subject:

because ID was not initialized, so it was treated as a constant called ID. Next time it was a initialized and boom... Maybe you need to read the ISPF services and REXX reference manuals very carefully.
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