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Chumma

Hi,

I am trying a ISPF Edit macro using rexx to edit a dataset by receiving the value from the user as an argument in the command line.

I tried with my code

ofer71 · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:44 am Post subject:

Tray to replace your first ISREDIT statement by "MACRO (INPUT) PROCESS".

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Chumma · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:47 am Post subject:

Thanks ofer71.Now am able to pass arguments.

This time,am struck up with a another case:
When i tried executing my macro just by giving the member it resides,its not accepting the argument passed,giving the error as "command is not a macro"

Command I passed: "themembermymacroresides argumenttobepassed"
Output I get:
INPUT=
LENGTH OF THE INPUT= 0
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My doubt is, the system has detected that the command is not a macro, then how is it possible for my macro to get executed and to produce the output!

But when i try using "TSO themembermymacroresides argumenttobepassed",my macro accepts the argument and gives the output, I wished.

Please clarify.Thanks for your time.

ofer71 · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:49 am Post subject:

Can you post the COMPLETE macro (please with the

Chumma · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:37 am Post subject:

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I have given my code here.

Code:

ofer71 · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:52 am Post subject:

First, you don't need the ARG statement, since the INPUT keyword in the MACRO statement is automatically retrieving the parameter.

Second, Try to put the ADDRESS ISPEXEC "CONTROL ERRORS RETURN" after the ISREDIT statement, since the ISREDIT statement must be the first statement.

If you want this REXX to be used as both edit-macro and regular exec, you can check the RC of the MACRO statement. If this RC=20 the the REXX was inoked as a regular exec.

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semigeezer · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:34 am Post subject:

For what it is worth, there is already a commend in ISPF that edits a data set from the command line: EPDF datasetname. It is not an edit macro, but it exists in the ISPF command table and calls exec ISREPDF. It can also be used with browse or view, handles edit recovery, and takes all the parameters that the edit service takes like MACRO and PANEL.

Mervyn · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:27 am Post subject:

Not in my shop. Confused

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kolusu · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:29 am Post subject:

semigeezer · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject:

Most likely the shop is keeping their own ISPCMDS command table. That used to be a common problem because IBM commands didn't get picked up on new releases. The ISPF change to add site and user command tables got around that for most sites, though they needed to implement it and that often took a few years either because they didn't know they had a problem or they just didn't really care.

Chumma · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:04 am Post subject:

Hi,

This is a code in development stage. I encounter hiccups while executing this code. Ofer71, suggested me using (INPUT) in the ISREDIT line,for executing the Argument module. After adding code(Cursor Module) for fetching the value using cursor position,when I execute the macro ispf throws error.Could you please help on how to execute both the modules in the same macro.

Requirement:

Check if the user passes any value,if not pick up the value ( dataset) from the cursor position and edit the dataset.

Code:

Mervyn · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:09 am Post subject: