How to Invoke a S03 program from an SRC program

mssraju44 · New User Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 2 Location: USA

Hi, I have an already existing SRC COBOL program in production. As per our new business requirement, I need to invoke a new S03 program with CICS EXEC statement in it from the above SRC program. When I do the same, I am getting ASRA abend when I refer to the variables in the linkage sections.

Please advise.

Thanks,
Vijay

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:29 am

Hello Vijay and welcome to the forums,

I am not familiar with the terms "SRC COBOL" and "S03 program".

If you provide a bit more clarification, we may be able to offer suggestions.

mssraju44 · New User Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 2 Location: USA

Hi, thanks for the response.
Sorry about the ambiguity. I wrote it in the layman terms. I think what I have written below is also in layman terms.

Both SRC and S03 programs are cobol programs. SRC programs do not have any CICS commands in them whereas S03 programs have CICS commands in them. By default an SRC program on compilation will produce only the batch load module. We need to relink the batch load module to create the cics load module which will be executed in the cics environment. An S03 program will create cics load module by default upon recompilation. The problem we are facing is, when the cics load module of the SRC program invokes the cics load module of S03 program, its abending.

Thanks,
Vijay

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:07 pm

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:16 pm

Hello,

As Enrico mentions, there are batch components that cannot run in CICS.

Many organizations create 2 modules that provide similar functionality - one for online and one for batch.

socker_dad · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:21 pm

Go to concur with enrico.

Besides, per your definition: