Display dataset in edit mode using rexx

Susanta · Active User Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 126 Location: India

Hi

I want to write a rexx code to open a dataset in edit mode ,
I need to see it as if i opened from 3.4 option.

Please help.

I tried with below code but it does not work.

/*REXX*/
ADDRESS ISPEXEC "EDIT DATASET("XXX.YYYY.DATA(MEM)")"

Thanks

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:07 pm

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:31 pm

rewrite your rexx script to be:

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:39 pm

Dick, You and I could have told the TS the error just by looking at the statement as posted ...

but I would like people start using the grey matter (*) inside their skull
and at least post properly

he certainly got a line xxx: Routine not found

(*) too often it' s just a place holder

Susanta · Active User Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 126 Location: India

I am getting following error message
IRX0043I Error running ED, line 5: Routine not found

Now how to fix it ?

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:20 pm

by rereading carefully the statement You wrote
trying to understand what is the could be interpreted as a routine/function name

and what about using Trace "I" to debug
and obviously look at the manual for the meaning of the message

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:57 pm

Just a hint: I had been using Mark Zeleden's macros, with some customization, at most of the sites I had been to, for this purpose. Possibly, start with them as a reference, if you're not happy with the similar stuff posted on this fora!

Pedro · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:33 pm

Rexx will not try to resolve text within quotes. Rexx will try to resolve text outside of quotes.

don.leahy · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:47 pm

To add my usual advice: Use the HILITE REXX command to minimize this very common source of error. Life is too short to be counting quotes and apostrophes.

Pedro · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:32 am