HX line command

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:52 pm

as of Z/os V11, interesting addition to ISPF Edit and Line Commands:
HX: publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r11/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.zos.r11.f54em00/hxhxx.htm

Nic Clouston · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:11 pm

Yup, use it a lot. Found out about it in some forum somewhere - obviously not this one if you've only just found it, Dick!

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:14 pm

Pedro was praising it the other day on the Beginner's forum.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:20 pm

actually I have been using it for a while,
but,
being the nice guy that I am,
thought I would share.

David Robinson · Active User Joined: 21 Dec 2011 Posts: 199 Location: UK

I know of that one, but followed the link to the manual anyway and learnt about the AK and BK line commands. I never knew they existed.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:33 pm

that is super david. actually, that is why I left the link,
for the inquisitive self-learning types (such as yourself).

made my day.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:44 pm

and thx for the tip on AK BK,
i can use that as a tip of the day on another forum,
if someone does not beat me to it.

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:27 pm

Thanks from me too.

When I find new commands I always wonder how many decades they've been there.

Marso · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:30 pm

AK and BK (and OK too) were introduced in z/OS 1.10, according to SHARE sessions 8674 & 8675

More goodies inside, like the SETUNDO KEEP, which already helped me a few times...

prino · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:13 am

This, z/OS Enhancements, somewhat outdated PDF, gives an overview of many new ISPF features.

One of the most useful ones for me is AUTOTYPE, which I've assigned to PF5 on the keylists for the EDIT (ISRSAB) and VIEW (ISRSABH) panels. Read what it does, try it, and think "Doug Nadel really was an ISPF genius"...

And of course Doug's other gem, ISREMSPY!