4.1.2.1 Choose the Source Code Language

The CICS/ESA sample programs used for verification are unloaded during the installation of your Oracle Tuxedo Mainframe Adapter product software. These programs are available in two languages, COBOL and C. You must choose which language to use to build the CICS/ESA executable object code. (Your choice might be affected by the type of compiler available on your MVS host.)

You can identify the sample program names by their suffixes:

  • TOUPDTPS.c is the C language program name
  • TOUPDTPS.cbl is the COBOL language program name

Although the structures of the sample programs are different, they both perform the same function. The ATMI platform executable program that you build communicates with either.