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gvenkatarao
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Provide the explanation for the pointers concept in cics |
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Bill O'Boyle
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POINTER usage in CICS does not differ from usage in Batch. POINTERS are used to established addressability to data, similar (in concept) to an ASSEMBLER LOAD ADDRESS (LA) instruction.
Please consult your applicable IBM COBOL Language Reference manual and review the section on POINTERS.
Note: Don't confuse POINTERS with PROCEDURE-POINTER (introduced with COBOL/370, around 15 years ago) as they are completely different.
Never use PROCEDURE-POINTER in CICS, because using it may cancel the region
Instead, use the CICS LOAD PROGRAM API command.
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Earl Haigh
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Provide the explanation for the pointers concept in cics
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is this an interview question ? |
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gvenkatarao
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Yes ,This was an interview question asked in 3+. Could anyone provide the example program?
To which manual i have to refer about this concept? |
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dick scherrer
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