I always used s9(4) comp not binary. don't remember what binary does right now
Mike On 11/8/05, Craig Kittendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > I've done this before but can't get it to work now. I'm trying to pass an > EXEC PARM field to a batch COBOL program. I have the following: > > LINKAGE SECTION. > 01 LS-PARM. > 05 LS-PARM-DATA-LENGTH PIC 9(04) BINARY. > 05 LS-PARM-DATA PIC X(100). > PROCEDURE DIVISION USING LS-PARM. > DISPLAY ' ParmLen: ' LS-PARM-DATA-LENGTH. > > //STEP1 EXEC PGM=JDCXXXX,REGION=4M,PARM='JFIPJFIA' > > The parm length always displays as 1036 ( x'040C') and ls-parm-data is > also > garbage. Guess I'm too tired to see what I'm missing. > > Thanks, > Craig > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
