How to give a return command from a linked program

karthick sivakumar · New User Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 16 Location: india

Hi,

I tried to give a return command from a linked program and i got an abend saying i can't give return command from a program of a lower logical level. if i give xctl the parent program's linkage section ptr is set = 0 . so I'm unable to use a map variable from the parent program to which i need to pass a value got from the child program.but when i give a return xctl the map variable does not exist since the control starts from the procedure division..

is there any way to send and receive a map from a linked program and go back to the parent program.

please help me out asap.

Regards,
karthick

BMKUMAR · New User Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Bangalore

Hi,

An EXEC LINK is similar to a call; it invokes a separate CICS program and ends with a RETURN to the invoking program. or

An EXEC XCTL which transfers control to another CICS program and does not get control back.

Hope this clears your doubt.

Cheers !

BMKUMAR · New User Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Bangalore

Hi Karthick,
Can u send the error message u get

Cheers,
bmk

BMKUMAR · New User Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Bangalore

Hi Karthick,

I guess you are trying to Link a lower logical level program to a higher. Its not possible. Hence you are getting this error. Here This is my guess. Send me the exact error message.

Cheers,
bmkumar

arunjosephaj · New User Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 20 Location: India

Y dont u just pass the map variable using the COMMAREA????