TSO

The TSO command lets you issue a command in the TSO environment without terminating your use of QMF.

TSO with ISPF TSO without ISPF
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Issuing a TSO command

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Description

EXEC or EX
Indicates that the value for commandstring is the data set name of a CLIST or REXX program rather than a TSO command.
commandstring
A character string that constitutes a valid command or exec in the TSO environment.

Usage notes

Everything after the TSO command is sent to TSO and interpreted there.
  • If execution is successful, you return to the same panel in QMF from which you entered the TSO command.
  • If execution is not successful, you receive the same error message from TSO as you would if you were not going through QMF.

Examples

  1. To send user ID PEGGY5 a message with the TSO SEND command: 
      TSO SEND 'I RECEIVED YOUR PROC2. THANK YOU.' USER(PEGGY5)
  2. To run the REXX program SAMPLE in data set KELLY1.EXEC: 
      TSO EXEC 'KELLY1.EXEC(SAMPLE)'