how to transmit values from sysin in get data

shivsingla · New User Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 15 Location: New Delhi

hi all,

i have write,

GET DATA(A,B,C);

how to pass values in these varibales through sysin dd *

thanx in advance

Bitneuker · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:54 pm

Declare sysin as a file; open it input; read into a record which has a structure based at it; finally close it.[/code]

Bitneuker · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:57 pm

or.........read the fine manual and find all about GET like this

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:20 pm

I think GET DATA reads input like a stream, not records with structure.

Bitneuker · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:59 pm

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:38 am

Less cryptically please? I've done over 16 years' PL/I, but not since 1995, so my gaps are widening.

k_vikram07 · New User Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 35

Hi.
Assign the values in SYSIN as a PL/1 assignment statements
eg: In SYSIN...

A='adbcd';
B=9;
C=23.21;

Hope u recollect!!

Bye
Vik.

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:02 pm

Oh, I do remember this part - that's the beauty of the GET DATA.

What I don't understand is Bitneuker's comment: "Still......based(addr)"

Bitneuker · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 1:48 am

Compared to COBOL somthing like REDEFINE. Overlay a structure based at the address of the string.

Phrzby Phil · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 1:50 am

I don't know why one would want to do this with GET DATA input.

Bitneuker · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:03 am

The issue is that the stringstament GET is supposed to be stored in three different items. GET = streaming............