IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote on 06/28/2005 02:53:54 PM:
> In a recent note, Farley, Peter x23353 said: > > > Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:10:25 -0400 > > > > Well, he's not the only graybeard who didn't get that memo. I missed it > > too. I just looked it up, and Ed is correct -- IDENTIFY *must* specify an > > address within an already-loaded/fetched/etc. program. > > > I thought there was an out: something like if you set the sign > bit you can use any address. But you must be APF authorized to > do it. > > > Now why'd they go and do that? That means I can't use that old CompSci > > trick of compile-to-memory-and-attach-task any more. Shucks. I remember > > when I did that with Fortran arrays in college. > > > I either used or imagined ATTACHing a little glue module: > > L R15,0(,R1) > LA R1,4(,R1) > BR R15 > > ... and passing the entry point address as an extra first parameter. > > -- gil > -- > StorageTek > INFORMATION made POWERFUL If this is just a matter of curiosity, surely you old time hackers can do more than speculate. For example, look in the MVS Diagnosis Reference to find the module name called by the IDENTIFY SVC. Find some microfiche older than SP4.3.0., and read the module prolog. As always, I must caution you as to the risks of actually using undocumented interfaces. Jim Mulder z/OS System Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie, NY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
