Thanks for the suggestions. I have RTFM the LE manuals and CEEDUMP only sets options for the LE dump process, and CEE3DMP generates an actual LE dump output, programs and control blocks and everything set by the dump options, not just s targeted storage area.
The question is purely academic, as I have no immediate need for such an API interface, I am just curious if one actually exists. And it may exist but not be GUPI, so IBM won't tell us about it, but the expertise on this list might know about it anyway (or not, especially if it doesn't exist). Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of David W Noon Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 4:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Is there an API to a "storage dump line" formatting routine? On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:34:29 -0400, Tom Conley (pinnc...@rochester.rr.com) wrote about "Re: Is there an API to a "storage dump line" formatting routine?" (in <21fc8189-7c87-a2a3-31ea-3b5acb769...@rochester.rr.com>): > On 9/21/2018 2:15 PM, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: [snip]>> Standard system storage dumps (SYSUDUMP, SNAP/SNAPX, etc.) format >> storage displays like this in a 121-character line: >> >> 36B219C0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 >> 00000000 00000000 *................................* [snip] > You could call IPCS to display the storage you want. Under the covers, IPCS is really just AMDPRDMP. There is likely a subroutine inside AMDPRDMP that formats the print line. Whether that subroutine is callable from another program is an open question: it might have an external symbol in the link map of AMDPRDMP that one can alias, but then again it might not. I am not sure what Peter's original message was about, in terms of objective. I assume he wants to be able to format a dump of storage from inside a program. If such a program is written in PL/I, one can use the HEXIMAGE() and TRANSLATE() built-in functions to build the hexadecimal digits and dots/characters, with the the asterisks and spaces easily inserted. There is even a PLIDUMP() built-in subroutine that can dump areas directly, just like a SNAP macro. If for some reason one cannot use PL/I, that is not of much use. Since PL/I uses LE for much of its run-time support, there is likely a CEEDUMP() subroutine one can use from other languages: RTFM! -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
