CTOSCMD XAM Function

CTOSCMD is an implementation of the XAM interface. It allows the user to issue an operator command from a REXX or CLIST. If a response is needed (for example to return to the calling REXX command), it returns a REXX variable stack or a CLIST variable.

To implement the CTOSCMD XAM function, perform the following steps:

1. Create the XAM interface by calling the "INIT" function.
2. Implement CTOSCMD by specifying the following:

   CTOSCMD ‘command' CMDRESP(response_type) PREFIX(prefix) CMDWAIT(timeout)

   where:

   • command is the command to be issued.
   • response_type is the response option. Valid values:
     • NOWHERE–No response is needed.
     • TERMINAL–Send response to the terminal.
     • CLIST–Send response to a CLIST variable.
     • REXX–Send response to a REXX stack.
   • prefix is the CLIST variable prefix or REXX stack to which the command response will return.
   • timeout is the timeout value, after which, the response is to return to the caller.
3. Terminate the XAM environment using the "TERM" function upon completion.