This course is designed to teach you the basic skills required to write programs using the REXX language in z/OS. The course covers the TSO extensions to REXX and interaction with other environments such as the MVS console, running REXX in batch jobs, and compiling REXX.
A total of 11 hands-on labs on an IBM Z server (via remote Skytap access) are part of this course.
O​n successful completion of the course, learners can earn theor badge. Details here- https://www.credly.com/org/ibm/badge/ibm-z-os-rexx-programming
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Getting Started with REXX
- Getting started.
- Programming
- Functions and Subroutines
- Debugging and error handling
- Executing Host Commands
- Compound variables and datastack
- Reading and writing data sets in REXX
- The Parse Instruction
- Using REXX: REXX compiler, REXX in batch, MVS console commands
- System REXX
Taught by
Martin Keen
