On 12/2/2010 12:18 PM, Frank Swarbrick wrote:
OK, so, given the example in the LE Programming Guide::facid.XMP :msgno.10 :msgsubid.0001 :msgname.EXMPLMSG :msgclass.I :msg.This is an example of an insert, :tab.+1 :ins 1.a simple insert :msg., within a message. :xpl.This is a simple example of how to put an insert into a message. :presp.No programmer response required. :sysact.No system action is taken. Does the data for the last three keywords appear anywhere other than here? I guess I assumed that CEEBLDTX would, somewhere, create a separate "message SCRIPT file" that would include these. Is MVS/QuickRef able to use the above to create a lookup for our own messages? Anyway, other than that I've got this working. Seems like it could be pretty useful. Anyone else use "LE messages"; what do you (in general) use them for? I've looked at them on and off for about ten years but never got around to experimenting with them until now. Thanks, Frank
I think many (not all) of the LE services are useful. For a COBOL shop, the ability to dynamically request storage (no need to have an Assembler subroutine) and the ability to write condition handlers in COBOL (no need for Assembler STAE or ESTAE routines) seem to be attractive. On the other hand, the truth is I don't see many shops using the CEE callable services. I think part of the problem is lack of awareness (fixable by training, of course). Another part is lack of leadership on trying new things. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our new tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
