RexxFile access to JAR-File entries.

[ThSITC]

As advise by David, I am opening this discussion on ibm-netrexx.

The purpose of this my propsal is to access IBM PDS-Files and
JAR-Files with the same syntax.

When any detailed explanation is needed, just send a mail to this group,
please!

Thomas.

PS: this my proposed enhancement to RexxFile would even allow REMOTE
access (for instance from a Windows/Unix System to a remote z/OS when the proper access is PERMITTED by the z/OS admin).

Let me know what you think about this proposed *generalized' syntax for
accessing Members of Jar-files. ZIP-Files and IBM PDS Files thru RexxFile.
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Betreff:	Re: RexxFile access to JAR-File entries.
Datum:	Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:43:14 +0200
Von:	David Requena [hidden email]
An:	[hidden email]
CC:	Rene Vincent Jansen [hidden email]

Thomas,

I'd say the place for this is ibm-netrexx. There you'll meet the opinions of the people most interested on classic Rexx compatibility I think..

2011/6/16 Thomas Schneider <[hidden email]>

Hello there,
   I'm currently (not yet finished) enhancing ReyFile (and RexxFile. after my tests) to directly be able to access Jar-Files/ZIp-Files.

My proposed syntax would be:

archive_name='myjar.jar'

member_name='mymember.nrx'
member='K:/abc/def/'archive-name'('member_name')'

my_FD=RexxFile.FD(member) -- note the usage of parenthesis as in IBM
                                                     -- z/OS Partitioned Datasets.

-- or --

my_FD=RexxFile.FD(archive_name, member_name)
 (which is still to be implemented)

Note, that I also will (quietly) accept the SLASH as the path-delimiter,
which will be changed to '\' when the OS is any Windows OS.

Oppositely, I will change '/' to '\' quietly when the software is running
on UNIX systems.

This would allow to get rid of the cumbersome '\\' notation in Rexx Strings..

What do you say?

Thomas.
.




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Saludos / Regards,
David Requena

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