{"product_id":"rexx-on-zos-jason-gran-9798274404242","title":"Rexx on z\/OS: The Modern Mainframe Automation Handbook: Practical Scripting for TSO, ISPF, JCL, and z\/OS UNIX","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eStop Fighting the Mainframe. Make It Work for You.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow many times have you found yourself doing the same, repetitive TSO tasks? How much time do you waste checking job status in SDSF? What if you could write a single script that could build JCL, submit it, wait for it to finish, and then display a \"Success\" or \"Failure\" message on a custom-built ISPF panel?\u003cbr\u003eThis handbook provides the answer: \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRexx\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eRexx on z\/OS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical, project-based guide that teaches you the most valuable automation skill on the platform. Forget dry, academic theory; this book is built on a \"learn by doing\" approach that starts with your first script and ends with you building a complete, interactive ISPF application.\u003cbr\u003eThis book cuts through the complexity of the mainframe (TSO, JCL, ISPF, and z\/OS UNIX) and shows you how to \"glue\" them all together with the simple, powerful Rexx language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, you will learn to: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster the Fundamentals: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Understand the \"everything is a string\" philosophy and learn to deconstruct \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e data with the powerful PARSE instruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAutomate TSO \u0026amp; JES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Write scripts that issue TSO commands, trap their output, and check the RC . Learn to submit JCL and monitor job status, waiting for the MAXCC .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eControl All Your Data: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Read and write MVS datasets (PS\/PDS) with EXECIO and, for the first time, read and write z\/OS UNIX (zFS) files using shell commands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild Professional UIs: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Stop writing command-line tools. Learn to design, DISPLAY, and manage interactive ISPF panels, validating user input like a pro .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWrite Bulletproof Code: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Use the TRACE command to find bugs in seconds and SIGNAL to build robust error-handling routines that never crash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild a Complete Tool: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e The capstone project guides you, step-by-step, in building a real \"Job Status Monitor\" application, combining all the skills you've learned .\u003cbr\u003eWhether you are a new systems programmer, a COBOL developer looking to modernize, or an operations analyst tired of repetitive tasks, this book is the key to unlocking true automation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eecome the automation expert your team relies on.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Gran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274404242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Jason Gran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588381880575,"sku":"9798274404242","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rexx-on-zos-jason-gran-9798274404242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}