NetEx EFT213 Reference Manual Rel 5.4

Executing Local IBM z/OS CommandsUsers can issue host commands on the local host and view the results. Host commands can take the form of avalid TSO/E command or an alias that translates to a valid TSO command. Local commands are issued from aNetEx/eFT session via the LOCAL command. The format of the LOCAL command is:CommandLOCALParameters[qualifiers] [command]Where:qualifierscommandrepresents optional NetEx/eFT LOCAL qualifiers that may be added to the command line tooverride the default values. Qualifiers must appear before the local command.can be a valid TSO/E command or CLIST, an alias command defined using SET LOCALALIAS, or one of the predefined host independent commands (e.g. DIRECTORY, TYPE,WHO, etc.). NetEx/eFT performs translation on any alias prior to passing the command stringto TSO/E.By default, the results of a local command get displayed at the user’s terminal.The following is an example of the LOCAL command being used within IBM z/OS NetEx/eFT to obtain alisting of local files or data sets having the default TSO/E prefix GUEST1. The command executed is theTSO/E command LISTCAT:eFT> local listcatIN CATALOG:CAT.MVS3.TSOGUEST1.BATCH.DATAGUEST1.BATCH.JCLGUEST1.STAFF.MAIL.DOCGUEST1.MYMVS.PDSGUEST1.NEW.LETTER.TXTGUEST1.SCRIPT.UAUsing LOCAL from within a NetEx/eFT session, it is also possible to invoke a compiler, execute a CLIST oruser written application, submit JCL, etc. For example, to submit a previously written JCL batch stream calledBATCH.JCL, the TSO/E SUBMIT command is used:eFT> local submit batch.jclJOB GUEST1T(JOB04650) SUBMITTEDNow to check on the status of the job, the TSO/E STATUS command can be issued:eFT> local statusJOB GUEST1T(JOB04650) WAITING FOR EXECUTIONIBM z/OS NetEx/eFT LOCAL command execution also supports the ISPF “ISPEXEC” command interfaceon ISPF version 2.3 or higher. In order for this to take place, NetEx/eFT must be invoked as an ISPF application.By default, the NetEx/eFT Initiator (client) CLIST will invoke the NetEx/eFT client as an ISPF applicationif the user is running under a valid ISPF environment.Some versions of NetEx/eFT support a LOCAL INTERACTIVE qualifier that allow the user to run interactivelywith local applications. Under IBM z/OS NetEx/eFT, local command execution is always in an interactivemode. In fact, by leaving the command parameter off of the LOCAL command line, the user can enter aninteractive TSO/E session. For example:Page 28 IBM z/OS Local User’s Guide REF-eFT213-R5.4-08