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by JSchmitt
Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:56 pm
Forum: IMS DB
Topic: How to read MFS
Replies: 1
Views: 5659

I think you want to create an IMS Connect solution. In this cas the DIF/DOF which descriped the layout of the output on a 3270-terminal is uninportant for you. You may need the MID and MOD sections of the MFS definitions to find out how the messages which should be sent to the IMS transaktion and th...
by JSchmitt
Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: PL/I
Topic: Removing leading spaces from veriable
Replies: 3
Views: 14256

hi, you can use the substr builtin function to do this as follows using your example above: a = substr(a,2,4); substr(variable,starting pos, length) if you have a variable # of leading spaces add the verify fuction as follows: a = substr(a,verify(a,' '),4) this will find the first nonblank char. ho...
by JSchmitt
Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:41 pm
Forum: ASSEMBLER
Topic: Difference between an Object Module and Load Module
Replies: 3
Views: 12113

BTW The IEFBR14 utility used to be the shortest assembler language program around. It used to be one instruction BR R14 but was changed some years ago to include saving and restoring the base registers. It's major use it to get rid of data files that will be created in the JCL or preallocate data f...