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Console Command Generator for z/OS

An easy-to-use API that enables C/C++ and Java programs to issue z/OS Console commands and retrieve the responses.


Date Posted: November 12, 2004
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Platform requirements for Console Command Generator for z/OS

Operating system: z/OS

Installation instructions for Console Command Generator for z/OS

  1. Download the package to an HFS directory on a z/OS system.
  2. Unpack using the command "tar xfovz consolecommand.tar.Z".

  3. Important: Note that libccmd.so must be APF-authorized. You can achieve that using the "extattr +a" command after unpacking the TAR file. Note that your user ID must have certain authorizations to be able to use "extattr +a".

    The bundle consists of the following files:

    libccmd.so load module containing the console access code
    libccmd.x binary for compiling and linking your program
    ccmdc.h header file for C programs (API functions in load module)
    ccmdstrl.h header file for C programs (functions to access string structures)
    ccsample.c sample code for C programs
    CCSample.java sample code for Java programs
    ConsoleCommand.java actual Java interface code for accessing native API functions
    cclaunch.c sample Java run-time launcher
    cclaunch.mk makefile for building the Java launcher

  4. To learn more about using the C API, see ccsample.c. To learn more about using the Java API, see CCSample.java.
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