5The TSO/E REXX commands

In addition to the normal TSO commands, there are some commands that execute the TSO/E specifically for REXX. These commands are like all TSO commands, using literals to send them to the TSO. Some of these commands are only executable when called up from a REXX procedure. I would like to present the most important commands here.

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In REXX on other platforms, these commands are not available. For example, the EXECIO command is not available in OOREXX. This is really a deficit of OOREXX!

5.1EXECIO – Read and write data sets

This is the most widely used TSO/E REXX command. EXECIO uses the QSAM method of z/OS. This means ...

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