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Utility to identify the subprograms called by a program


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shchan

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:00 pm
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Hi,
Can anyone help?
I have a main program and this program calls some sub programs.can anyone tell me if there is any utility to list all the programs that have been called by that program.(because some programs are called from an input file)
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:36 pm
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Hello,

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can anyone tell me if there is any utility to list all the programs that have been called by that program
You can search the source for CALL statements. Keep in mind that CALLs can be made from either a variable or a literal name for the called module.

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(because some programs are called from an input file)
Please clarify what this means. Programs are called by programs - i don't know how to call programs from input files. . . icon_confused.gif
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:40 pm
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If You have a development control tool like ENDEVOR or SCLM there should
( I know for sure the capability exists for SCLM ) a cross referencing utility
at least for static calls
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sandy_venkat

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:45 pm
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dick,

i guess he means by "calling from input files", that the input file contains some kinda parameters that hold the names of programs and that this file is used in the program.
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:59 pm
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Hi Sandy,

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the input file contains some kinda parameters that hold the names of programs
Could be. . .

Kinda scary though, if the file contains a non-existant module name, it will generate an abend when called.

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shchan

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:41 am
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hi..
iam sorry for a very late reply..
ya sandy..i have the same situation..
so i just want to know if there is any utility so that i can know the different programs that are being called when this program is executed.
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dbzTHEdinosauer

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:38 pm
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shchan,

for table driven systems using dynamic calls, I found that I had to insert a routine in every module in the system, that would be performed during the 'housekeeping' phase of each module. This routine would CALL a utility module (which i wrote). This utility module would enter the calling modules name into a table (to keep track of number of times the module was called - no, not the utilitiy module) and optionally would 'DISPLAY' for batch or TDS queue write for cics the module's name. (The TDS queue was actually a flat file which could be printed/viewed later.) This enabled my developers to follow the 'dynamic calls'; discover loops, etc...

obviously, you need to insure what ever is feeding the 'CALLing mechanism', contains modules that exist and are 'invokable'. As far as I know, there is nothing that details (writes a listing) of modules dynamically called in a task. I would not think that you want to be trying to walk up and down the TCBs, and there is no need.

I prefer the CALLed module reporting as apposed to the CALLing module reporting method. If every module has a routine that is performed when it is initially invoked, you can make it a procedural copybook, which would be a part of the standard boilerplate for a new module. Otherwise you need to insure that before each CALL, in every program, there is a display, ugh! You can also control the behaviour of the 'utility program' to display everything or just new calls - thus limiting the list to only those modules called and not everytime the module is called.
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TG Murphy

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:01 am
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Some fellow where I work wrote COBOL parsers to scan the source code and pick out the CALLs and LINKs and XCTLs and other interesting stuff. Almost all our calls are dynamic yet he did a fine job of hunting down the program names.

I would suggest using REXX since its parsing ability is so great...
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:06 am
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Hi TG,

That would work well for many situations.

What shchan is working with receives program names as data at run-time and then does a dynamic call to the program(s) specified. There is nothing in the source to "track". New callable modules can be added without any change to the source (if i understand correctly).
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:40 pm
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If appreciated, I have a working sample...

post if You would like to see it posted
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rajaherein

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:36 pm
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Hi E.S.

Please post ur Working sample, that would be of great help.
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:06 pm
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I' ll post in the afternoon
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rajaherein

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:59 pm
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Hi E.S,

You promised us to Post the Working sample by afternoon, please provide us the same.
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:38 pm
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here is the callxref rexx script

just create a pds called anyname You want,
put three members in it..
1) reswords
2) xref
3 xrefjcl

try and post if You have any questions
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:21 am
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Hi Enrico,

Thanks for posting your code icon_smile.gif

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