Writing TSO (Time Sharing Option) Commands in Fortran.

Abstract

By having various assembler routines interface facilities not normally available in Fortran, TSO (time sharing option) commands are easily written in Fortran. Major interface routines written at Harry Diamond Laboratories are described in detail, with some helpful hints for using them. Minor routines, including some written in Fortran, are briefly described. Some general useful techniques for writing commands are also presented. Finally, three examples are given to illustrate the techniques: (a) SYSOUT, written to provide a copies keyword for a sysout file, (b) READN, to inhibit printing a user's response to a read(for, say, a password), (c) COMPRESS, for compressing a PDS (partitioned data set) in place. (Author)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136584

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  • A. Hausner

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