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rashmi12

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:35 pm
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Hi,

We have a TSO Command-
Code:
TSO WHOIS userid
which we use on ISPF panel.
I would like to use this command in JCL program.
Pls help to achieve this.
Thanks!
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Joerg.Findeisen

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:40 pm
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How about EXEC PGM=WHOIS,PARM='<uid>'? What have you tried to get some results?
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Willy Jensen

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:02 pm
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Totally standard TSO batch.
Either:
Code:
//TB1      EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B       
//SYSEXEC  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=whatever
//STEPLIB  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=whatever
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*             
//SYSTSIN  DD *                     
 WHOIS whoever         

or:
Code:
//TB1      EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B,PARM='WHOIS whoever'
//SYSEXEC  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=whatever               
//STEPLIB  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=whatever               
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*                           
//SYSTSIN  DD DUMMY     

Now if you want to do something with the information, that is another discussion altogether.
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steve-myers

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:02 pm
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There are two issues here -
  • WHOIS in not an IBM command. There appears to be a functioning WHOIS command in CBTTAPE.ORG "file" 007.
  • The correct JCL to run a TSO command in batch is something like
    Code:
    //        EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='WHOIS userid'
    //SYSTSPRT DD  SYSOUT=*
    //SYSTSIN  DD  DUMMY
    The load module WHOIS command I analyzed uses the TPUT macro to write its messages; they will not appear in the SYSTSPRT data set. There is no hint it will use DCB/PUT to write its messages.
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Willy Jensen

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:10 pm
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The system I'm mostly working on has a WHOIS command which does show output in SYSTSPRT, so the OP might be in luck.
The way to run a TSO command in batch is either through the PARM field, or through the SYSTSIN libref as in my samples above. The advantage of using SYSTSIN is that you can run more than one command.
You can use pgm=IKJEFT01 if you want to run all the commands whether some fail, or pgm=IKJEFT1B or pgm=IKJEFT1A if you want to stop when a command fails. I can't off hand remember the specific difference between IKJEFT1A and IKJEFT1B.
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Joerg.Findeisen

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:53 pm
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Willy Jensen wrote:
I can't off hand remember the specific difference between IKJEFT1A and IKJEFT1B.

See https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=execution-exec-statement for the description.
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