Parameter(s)

1.2.2.6.5 Parameter(s)

I/O PCB

Represents the source of the request

AIB

Specifies the application interface block (AIB) that is used for the call. This parameter is an input and output parameter. The following fields must be initialized in the AIB:

AIBID Eyecatcher.: This 8-byte field must contain DFSAIBbb.
AIBLEN AIB lengths.: This field must contain the actual length of the AIB that the application program obtained.
AIBRSNM1 Resource name.: This 8-byte, left-justified field must contain the PCB name IOPCBbbb.
AIBOALEN I/O area length.: This field must contain the length of the I/O area that is specified in the call list

I/O Area

Pointer to a buffer, which contains the IMS command with its parameters, and to be filled in with the first segment. The general format of I/O area is:

LLZZ/verb KEYWORD1 P1 KEYWORD2 P2, P3. Comments

LL Two-byte field containing the length of the command text, including LLZZ
ZZ Two-byte field reserved for IMS
/ Indicates that an IMS command follows
verb The command you issued
KEYWORDx Keywords that apply to the command you issued
Px Parameters for the keywords you specified
. (period) End of the command

Parent topic: CMD