UNIX commands using REXX

kbrahma · New User Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Delhi

Hi All,

I was wondering if we can pass UNIX commands using REXX. I want to go to a specific path and then create a .txt file there. The TSO command "allocate file(pathname) path('cd /abc/def/ghi/jk/test.txt')", helps me to write into the file only if it exists. It gives me the file not cataloged error if it does not exist.

So I basically want to use the following commands in my REXX program,
"cd /abc/def/ghi/jk/"
"touch test.txt"

Could anyone please help me on how to use these commands in my code?

Thanks in advance,
Kushal

P.S. I experimented with "Address UNIX" command which gives me a return code of +++ RC(-3) +++, without any additional information.

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:13 pm

You need to add PATHOPTS to your ALLOCATE command.

kbrahma · New User Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Delhi

Thanks a lot for the replies guys. The PATHOPTS parameters did the trick and the file is created.

Thanks again for the help!

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:59 pm

Glad to hear you got it resolved!

kbrahma · New User Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Delhi

Better than resolving the problem, I got a clearer picture into how the PATHOPTS, PATHMODS and PATHDISP work. The things which I would not have learned if I didn't know where to go.

I earlier saw them being used in a batch job, but didn't know we could use them in the TSO allocate command as well.

The code I am making is not a work requirement, but a learning project... So it feels good when you learn new stuff. :-)