8.60.4 Examples

Example 1:

Execute Rexx script “testrexx.rexx” with arguments ‘arg1’, ‘arg2’ and ‘arg3’.

HHC00013I Herc command: 'exec testrexx arg1 arg2 arg3’

testrexx started

testrexx version . . . . : REXX-Regina_3.6(MT) 5.00 31 Dec 2011

testrexx source . . . . : WIN64 COMMAND d:\mvs\conf\testrexx.REX

testrexx hostenv . . . . : HERCULES

testrexx date . . . . . : 6 May 2012

testrexx time . . . . . : 02:39:19

testrexx arguments . . . : arg1 arg2 arg3

testrexx Hercules version : 3.08.0

testrexx RC environment . : D:\MVS\CONF\Hercules_Test.rc

HHC02208I Uptime 04:02:33

testrexx ended

Figure 124: EXEC command

The executed REXX script from example 1 is the following:

/* REXX */

parse arg parms

parms = space(parms)

argc = words(parms)

parse version ver

parse source src

env = address()

parse var src . . cmd

who = filespec("n",cmd)

parse var who who "." .

say who " started"

say who " version . . . . :" ver

say who " source . . . . :" src

say who " hostenv . . . . :" env

say who " date . . . . . :" date()

say who " time . . . . . :" time()

if parms = ""

then do

say who " arguments . . . : no arguments given"

ret = 0

end

else do

say who " arguments . . . :" parms

ret = parms

end

Say who " Hercules version :" value('version',,'SYSTEM')

Say who " RC environment . :" value('HERCULES_RC',,'ENVIRONMENT')

address hercules 'uptime'

say who " ended"

exit ret