Using the Strobe command interface

You can submit a measurement request within a batch job or from the command line of a TSO terminal. After you initiate the request, there is no difference between using the Strobe command language in a batch job or through TSO.

Entering Requests from a Batch Job

To submit one or more Strobe commands from a batch job, execute the STRBSSR procedure, specifying the commands as records in a SYSIN data set.

For example:

// EXEC STRBSSR
//SYSIN DD *
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/*

Strobe processes each command in turn, and then terminates. If you are submitting only one Strobe command, you can enter the command syntax in the PARM field of the EXEC statement.

For example:

// EXEC STRBSSR,PARM=’command syntax'

In this case, the SYSIN data set is not processed.

Entering Requests from a TSO Terminal

To enter Strobe commands from a TSO command line, execute the SRCLIST command list. Strobe returns a message indicating that the Strobe environment has been established. In this environment, Strobe waits for one or more commands. Enter the commands as input records following the SRCLIST command list. Strobe processes each command as you enter it, and displays any associated output messages. To exit the environment, enter /*.

For example:

TSO EXEC ‘xxxxx.yyyyy.zzzz(SRCLIST)’
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/*

 

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