"EPDF dataset" command can be used in rexx if the

smilingashutosh · New User Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 22

hi,

can anybody let me know is epdf command can be used in rexx if yes then how ?

Thanks
Ashutosh

superk · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:05 pm

Did you try it?

smilingashutosh · New User Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 22

ya superk.i tried it as shown below

/* REXX */
ADDRESS ISREDIT "MACRO"
ADDRESS ISPEXEC "CONTROL ERRORS RETURN"
X = SYSDSN("'NBK7VYS.MYBACK.FILE'")
IF X = 'OK' THEN
DO
ADDRESS ISREDIT "CUT .ZF .ZL"
ADDRESS ISREDIT "EPDF 'NBK7VYS.MYBACK1.FILE(XX)' "
EXIT
END

but the mentioned dataset is not getting opened in edit mode,
can u suggest something, also no error in program

oerdgie · New User Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Germany

Try in REXX :

ADDRESS ISPEXEC "SELECT CMD(%ISREPDF 'MyFile')"

MyFile is the DSN you like to edit.

MBabu · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:29 pm

You don't need to use ISREPDF. There is a ISPEXEC EDIT service.

For future reference, EPDF is a command you can invoke from any ISPF screen. You can find out how those are called by looking at the command tables, usually option 3.9 from the ISPF Primary Options Menu