Server Guide : Appendix B. CICS Smalltalk classes : CONVERSE command
CONVERSE command
Sends, then receives, data on an APPC mapped conversation. In Smalltalk, the parameters of the CONVERSE command are contained in two classes: CICSAppcconverse and CICSAppcconverseResult.
See CICS Application Programming Reference for the syntax of the command and a description of the parameters.
Defined instance methods
Parameters supplied to CICS in CICSAppcconverse
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/exceptions
CONVID(name)
convid:
Input
Fixed(4)
 
FROM(data-area)
from:
Input
Variable
 
FROMLENGTH(data-value)
fromlength:
Input
Binary 16
 
MAXLENGTH(data-value)
maxlength:
Input
Binary 16
 
NOTRUNCATE
notruncate
Input
Switch
 
Parameters returned by CICS in CICSAppcconverseResult
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/exceptions
RESP
resp
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
RESP2
resp2
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
SET(ptr-ref)
set
Output
Variable
 
STATE(cvda)
state
Output
Binary 32
 
TOLENGTH(data-area)
tolength
Output
Binary 16
 
Example
Sends data using the CONVERSE command.
| result state |
result := CICS appcconverse
convid: 'CON1';
from: 'Happy days are here again';
fromlength: 25;
maxlength: 2000;
notruncate;
exec.
state := result state.
Last modified date: 05/12/2020