Using the SPOOL API from IDMS

Products

• IDMS

Issue/Introduction

SPOOL has an API.
To use it from IDMS, special consideration must be taken regarding the involved programs.

Environment

Release: All supported releases.

Resolution

The SPOOL interface programs are assembler routines which make SVC calls. As such, they must not be invoked from a program running inside a IDMS address space with a cobol CALL. Doing so will result in T0BE abends (invalid SVC 190). An IDMS TRANSFER CONTROL must be used. The invoked programs must be defined to the IDMS System Generation, and they must have the SAVEAREA attribute.

Additional Information

Considerations for Assembler Programs in a DC/UCF Online System
Programming (from the SPOOL manual)