External REXX functions
FM/Db2 provides the following external REXX functions that you
can use in addition to the built-in REXX functions described in the OS/390® TSO/E REXX Reference.
- CHANGE
- Change a character string
- CONTAINS
- Check for character values
- FLD
- Refer to a field from the current input record
- NCONTAIN
- Check for numeric values
- Print a record
- PRTCOUNT
- Count of records printed
- RECSIN
- Count of records read
- RECSOUT
- Count of records written to a given data set
- TALLY
- Total a field value and report the total
- TM
- Test a string for a bit value
- WRITE
- Write a record
Note: You can only use these FM/Db2-specific REXX external functions,
and the INREC and OUTREC variables, in a REXX procedure specified
by the Use REXX proc field). You cannot use these functions
and variables in REXX procedures outside of this FM/Db2 environment.