IBM Mainframe Forum

Hi Team,

1. Can any one please provide the information about the ENTRY statement in COBOL+IMSDB program?
2. How it works in the IMSDB+ COBOL , when entry made thru CBLTDLI and DLITCBL?
3. How It works in between two programs?

For example I have one scenario below:
I have two programs PGMA and PGMB. PGMA is making the entry point as mentioned below:
ENTRY 'ABCD' USING VARIABLE1, VARIABLE2-----> In PGMA
ENTRY 'PGMB' USING VARIABLE3, VARIABLE4----->In PGMA

Now can some one please tell me where the ABCD declaration will happen (or if it just like static call in cobol just leave it). Why I am asking this question is I didn't find any declaration for 'ABCD" in PGMA.

what's the code for the CBLTDLI and DLITCBL?

Bunch of thanks

Regards,
Sudhakar.

The DLITCBL entry point is called by DFSRRC00. If you look at the execution JCL of an IMS program, you will see that program in the PGM= parm. The COBOL program name is passed as a parm to DFSRRC00.

When you have an entry point in a program that is not in the code, I think it was added at compile/link time. You will find an extra card in the SYSLIN dd that says something like:
ALIAS ABCD

Thanks Ed Goodman..Sorry to delay....Could you please explain this topic with an example?.

Regards,
Sudhakar.

I think you HAVE an example...that's what you described.