Category: REXX

Setting up a REXX Test Environment or Executing your own personal EXECs

z/OS systems normally have standard ISPF/TSO program search sequences that are defined by your system programmers.  This would include site specific and vendor product libraries.  It is often useful to test new programs in your own libraries, or if you…

Sample REXX Coding Standards

The following is a sample set of basic REXX Coding guidelines.  They are meant to provide consistent naming and component usage without being overly restrictive. Naming Standards   Library Naming Standards   The following describes the acceptable dataset naming standards…

Parameter Parsing in REXX

Every time I create a new REXX routine, I always use a template source program for consistency, but more than that, there are features I have developed over time which simplifies the coding effort.  In this example, I will focus…