From: Earl H. <eh...@ma...> - 2012-06-21 14:38:30
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BTW - the reason there is no version of ooRexx for Z/OS is that the developers do not have access to a Z/OS partition and none of us have the skills to develop a Z/OS version. All of us have mostly Windows and Linux skills with some AIX sprinkled in. If you have the skills to be able to develop a Z/OS version and the will to follow through on such a project (or know someone who does) please let the ooRexx developers know about it. David Ashley I'm still willing to have a go at this. I'm just trying to get all the prerequisites in order on my z/os system. Earl Hodil Open Software Technologies On 06/21/2012 04:09 AM, Roger Bilau wrote: > Hello, > under z/OS an rexx compiler is available. Is it possible to compile ooRexx scripts? > > Why? > 1. Because compiled ooRexx programs will run on other systems without the installation of the complete ooRexx package - it would be easier to distribute an executable program and sometimes it is not allowed or unwanted to install a development environment. > 2. I know from my experiences on z/OS that compilation will accelerate rexx internal code sections > > If a compiler is not available: what is the minimum ooRexx environment that is needed to distribute an ooRexx script? > > regards > Roger > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Oorexx-users mailing list > Oor...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-users |
From: Roger B. <sf...@bi...> - 2012-06-22 08:26:55
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Hello David, thank you for your quick and detailed answer. 1. Would you please provide more detailed information about 'It can reduce the code to something the user can not edit'? 2. In my opinion it would make no sense to build an ooRexx implementation for z/OS, because IBM integrats Rexx on z/OS as a script language in a lot of subsystems (TSO, ISPF, QMF, DB2, USS (Unix System Services), NetView etc.) and I think it wouldn't be possible to replace it with ooRexx. The main difference between ooRexx and z/OS Rexx from the point of view as a system programmer is the option to build programs using the graphical user interface. On z/OS the only GUI is ISPF - something looks like DOS screens ;-) The possibility of the object oriented programming should be after my experience for system programmers hardly of interest - most of the system programmer known to me was ever not interested in programming and the developers on z/OS use COBOL and, with a PC based workbench, C or Java, rarly C++. Therefore: why do you want a z/OS version of ooRexx? Btw: What could be very interesting in my opinion, would be the ability to use the HLLAPI. I already developed some scripts with the very bad VBA interface of Rumba, a 3270 emulator, to automate repetitive inputs. My experiments with ooRexx failed because I didn't understand how to call the the 3270 api - with Excel I have come a little further by I've been experimenting with the undocumented pointer functions. Regards Roger |