Calling Rexx program and get execution detaul in cobol

mukun264 · New User Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 32 Location: Bangalore

Hi,
I am looking an idea /concept by which cobol program can execute REXX program or TSO command and get the execution output in cobol. For example if I run TSO HELP then all information i wanted to get in cobol and wanted to right in commarea to pass to some other programs.

I am able to execute the tso command and rexx but not able to get back the output of TSO command using TSOLNK and IKJEFTSR..

Can If any one provide the proof of concept.

Mukund

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:41 pm

OUTTRAP will catch most output for the REXX.
then write the OUTTRAP stem to a file to be read by the COBOL program.

you could write to a variable pool,
but then your COBOL program would need to code the necessary TSO commands to access the data.
By using a file, the COBOL program do not need to use ISPF or TSO commands.,

the above is not a proof of concept, it is only a method by which you can
accomplish the task.

there are other ways.