Trying to rename a ZOS dataset

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When I run the tso command ren from a uss command line I am successful at renaming a cataloged (both single and multi volume) dataset.

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tso ren "'@17171.T.SASOFF.WRAP.T001.SASC.SASLOG'" "'@17171.T.SASOFF.WRAP.T001.SASC.SASLOG.B'"

When I run the rename command from within rexx at a USS command line I am also successful.

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/*  REXX  */
   ADDRESS 'TSO' "ren '@17171.T.SASOFF.WRAP.T001.SASC.SASLOG.B' '@17171.T.SASOFF.WRAP.T001.SASC.SASLOG.C'"

However when I try either of the above commands from within CozL I get the following error.

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BPXW9044I spawn for bpxwrtso failed

Is there a file or option I could set differently to allow me to run the above commands?

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I believe that the REXX script fails to spawn bpxwrtso because it is APF authorized and it is required to run in another address space.

When you run a command from a target system, directed back to Co:Z Launcher using "cozclient", it will run the command with _BPX_SHAREAS=MUST.

To verify this, try doing this from an interactive shell before running the REXX script:

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export _BPX_SHAREAS=MUST

To correct this, add this line to your REXX script before the "address tso":

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call environment '_BPX_SHAREAS','YES'

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That was it, the addition of

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call environment '_BPX_SHAREAS','YES'

to the rexx script allowed the tso rename command to execute as expected.

Thanks!