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REXX with z/OS and TSO/E
Duration
6 hours
Overview
The REXX with z/OS and TSO/E course explains how REXX is used in TSO and z/OS environments.
Audience
Operations and programming staff that will be using REXX on the z/OS (or OS/390) platform.
Prerequisites
An understanding of REXX programming fundamentals or the Introduction to REXX, REXX Keywords Instructions , and REXX Built-In Functions courses, or equivalent REXX experience..
Objectives
After completing this course the student should be able to:
- Identify and Use TSO/E REXX Commands
- Use the EXECIO File Control Command
- Identify and Use TSO/E External Functions
- Identify and Use Some of the z/OS and Vendor Host Command Environments
Course Content
REXX Execution and Buffer Control Commands
Execution Control Commands
Buffer Control Commands
TSO/E File Control
Reading data sets
Writing to Data Sets
Updating Data Sets
TSO/E External Functions
Interrogating Data Set Information
Trapping and controlling TSO/E Messages
Interrogating System Information
z/OS Host Command Environments
Using the CONSOLE HCE
Using ISPFEXEC and ISREDIT HCEs
Using the CA7 HCE