IBM Mainframe Forum

Hai ,

I want to call a sub programme using xctl and commarea, but it is not calling the programme.

I checked the flow of our programme using CEDF .. I can see that first programme is executing the xctl command but the called programme is not at running.

plz help me in this

thank you in advance

Maybe the second program does not issue any EXEC CICS commands or the current program logic bypasses the execution of such commands. In this case you wouldn't see anything with CEDF. Don't you have any debugger at hand, e.g. Xpediter, DebugTool, Intertest?

1. XCTL is a transfer of control -- once you go to the new program, you won't come back (unlike a LINK) to the calling program

2. XCTL programs must be defined in the PPT (either in the CSD file or via autoinstall); what does a CEMT I PROG(<subprogram name>) show in your region?

3. If MRO is involved, the region your program executes in is not the same as the region your terminal is connected to. This could also impact your results

4. You posted basically no helpful data -- when using CEDF, did the XCTL complete normally? have an abnormal return code? if so, what was the return code?

5. As was mentioned, if your subprogram has no CICS interactions, CEDF would not show you anything -- and since you did an XCTL, your subprogram won't return to the calling program. So, depending upon your subprogram code, it is entirely possible that the behavior you are seeing is expected and normal for the subprogram.

Hai

xctl command is not at all executing. everything is fine at my knowledge



again I have observed all the things

just take a decision....
the XCTL is executed or not ?

iam the fresher to the mainframe programming can you please suggest me some free debuggers ?

Iam working in a corporate so i can't install the things that was downloaded. It would be better if you suggest some pre-installed debuuger (free) .

Thanks a lot

i have declared it as

exec cics
xctl program('tc000064')
commarea(ws-commarea)
end-exec.

this command has been invoked after that program termination has occured ..

If you cannot post the CEDF screen output for the XCTL, I don't think there's much anybody here can do to help you. Below is a Code post of a CEDF output. See where the screen has RESPONSE: NORMAL? If you're not getting "NORMAL" then that's your problem -- but without seeing it, there's nothing more we can do.