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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories TSO
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 3, 2016

REXX SAY should use PUTLINE

REXX Say should use PUTLINE when under TSO so that the results can be trapped using outtrap.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Dec 14, 2016

    I like IBM's comment - that would work very well and be appreciated.

  • Guest
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    Nov 7, 2016

    This request is interesting and has merit.
    Currently SAY processing at the execution level the OUTTRAPping is set is not trapped. The only way to trap SAY output is to set trapping from an EXEC that gives control to this EXEC (directly or by interim EXECs).
    We would not be able to trap SAY output exactly as requested. Most likely, we would have to implement a control variable to denote that SAYs issued at the current EXEC level are to be trapped also.