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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:59 am    Post subject: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from JCL
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Hi,
I have to use a value in the cobol program which is sent thru JCL, I am using PARM for this purpose.

My cobol linkage looks as

Code:
 LINKAGE SECTION.
 01  PROGRAM-LINKAGE.
     05  PARM-LEN                    PIC S9(04) COMP.
     05  PARM-DATA               PIC X(08).

 PROCEDURE DIVISION USING PROGRAM-LINKAGE.

 0000-MAIN-PARA.

     DISPLAY 'PARM-DATA: ' PARM-DATA
     DISPLAY 'PARM-LEN: ' PARM-LEN



My JCL step looks as
Code:
//STPE0010  EXEC PGM=ABCDEF,PARM='00000002'
//


when i run this JCL i am seeing spaces in the spool, below is how my spool looks

Code:
********************************* TOP OF DATA ****************
PARM-DATA:
PARM-LEN: 00010
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA *************


can someone let me know why I am not able to see the data which I am passing from my JCL

Thanks in advance
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:59 am    Post subject: Re: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from JCL Reply with quote
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Well, IIRC, the length is correct....
I would try next DISPLAY 'PARM-DATA:*' PARM-DATA '*' and hex display the line between the two askericks....
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:22 am    Post subject:
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Hello,

This code:
Code:
         *                                               
           LINKAGE SECTION.                               
           01  PROGRAM-LINKAGE.                           
               05 PARM-LEN PIC 9(4) COMP.                 
               05 PARM-DATA PIC X(8).                     
          *                                               
           PROCEDURE DIVISION USING PROGRAM-LINKAGE.     
               DISPLAY 'PARM-LEN  ' PARM-LEN.             
               DISPLAY 'PARM-DATA ' PARM-DATA.           
               GOBACK.                                   


executed with this jcl:
Code:
//X        EXEC PGM=DSCHCOBX,PARM='1234567'


gives:
Code:
PARM-LEN  0007   
PARM-DATA 1234567


Quote:
Well, IIRC, the length is correct....
I believe the length will be the number ov characters between the quotes.

The length of 10 leads me to believe the wrong version of the program (or the wrong program) may be executed.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:31 am    Post subject:
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dick scherrer wrote:
CICS Guy wrote:
Well, IIRC, the length is correct....
I believe the length will be the number ov characters between the quotes.
I did preface it withan IIRC....grin....
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from JCL
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This is a new program I am writing, so there is no chance of another version being excuted.

What I observed from the outputs is the output data is never changing, its showing the same for any value I am sending thru PARM
Code:
********************************* TOP OF DATA ****************
PARM-DATA:
PARM-LEN: 00010
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA *************


PARM-DATA in hex looks as, this is also same for every value I am passing thru the PARM

Code:
00003E00
00010100
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:47 am    Post subject:
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Hello,

Please post the jcl you are using for this job.

It may help if you post more of the code as well (not the entire program).
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:49 am    Post subject:
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Try changing your program as CICS Guy suggested and retesting it. Something is not as you think it is.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:55 am    Post subject:
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Hello,

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This is a new program I am writing, so there is no chance of another version being excuted.
What if some other module of that name already existed in the joblib/steplib concatenation.

It might be interesting to to add some more literal displays that do not refer to the linkage section.

Also, a question. Are the displays you posted the first instructions executed in the program? I am wondering if somehow storage got "walked on".
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:04 am    Post subject: Re: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from
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rammraju wrote:
PARM-DATA in hex looks as, this is also same for every value I am passing thru the PARM
Code:
00003E00
00010100
My skepticalism would be yelling at me at this point.
My solution would to put a unique display (compile date?...'hello, this is test 1A', anything...) into the display to insure I was seeing the execution of the program I thought I was executing....
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from JCL
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I deleted the program and restaged it, it went well.

Being curious I would check why it did not happen before.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:43 am    Post subject: Re: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from
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rammraju wrote:
IBeing curious I would check why it did not happen before.
I really can't help you there, but, as I've learned, when the impossible is happening, you have (obviously) missed something...
Sometimes plugging a unique phrase or date/time into a display will prove or disprove that you are actually executing the program you think (are sure) you are actually executing....
Been there, done that, 'got the T-Shirt'....sometimes the simplest errors can 'cloud' the thinking....
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:06 am    Post subject: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from JCL
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I deleted the program and restaged it, it went well.
Good to hear that it is now working icon_smile.gif

Unfortunate that we didn't get to learn why. . . icon_neutral.gif

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from JCL
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I totally agree CICS GUY, its the way to learn things...

Going back, before deleting the component I have tried putting a unique display
Code:
DISPLAY '1'
and incremented it whenver I was compiling it again (as suggested by you). The new display code was being displayed but PARM data never came up.

This made me think on the storage part, hence I deleted and restaged; and it worked.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:56 am    Post subject: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from JCL
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I was able to recreate the problem and this time I found the culprit.

It is the compiler option
Code:
CICS(''NOCBLCARD,SP'')
which is causing the problem.
When I try to remove this and compile/run the program, it is taking the PARM data supplied from the JCL.

Now the thing I have to find out is what is this compiler option doing

Thanks
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:51 am    Post subject: Re: Reply to: Not able to display data passed thru PARM from
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rammraju wrote:
It is the compiler option
Code:
CICS(''NOCBLCARD,SP'')
which is causing the problem.
Why do you have a CICS translator option in (what looks like) a batch compile?
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