No, subtract 8-16 bytes from the area address to get to the header... I guess my usage of the words "top" and "ABOVE" could be misleading - this is how we were drawing memory maps back in the 70s, so that they grow DOWN from the staring location
-------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 22 Jul 2016 08:53:54 -0500, Victor Gil wrote: >I am guessing the length may be stored somewhere in the vicinity of the area >top address, say within 8-16 bytes ABOVE it. > So to get to it you just add the length of the area to the address of the area? >At least this is how CICS handles GETMAIN requests which also don't require >length on the FREEMAINs. > >Of course, if the convention is not documented it may change at any time ... -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
