On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 06:07:51 -0700 David Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>I'm using assembler along with C. What "environment" did you have in mind? :>Perhaps an ESTAE that's set just before the PC and cleared just after? I think that he expects the try/catch to do an ESTAE. What does a try/catch do? Trap non-zero return codes? :>-----Original Message----- :>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf :>Of Bill Wilkie :>Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 2:22 PM :>To: [email protected] :>Subject: Re: C++ recovery from (an otherwise) system abend :>I haven't done any work on the MF in this regard so forgive me if I am all :>wet here, but on the PC side, I know you can intersperse PC assembler in the :>C++ code to implement low-level operations. Is that possible on the MF side? :>If so, you may be able to set up the environment you are looking for. Just a :>thought. :>Bill> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:54:03 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> :>Subject: Re: C++ recovery from (an otherwise) system abend> To: :>[email protected]> > David, > > have you tried a LE-Condition-handler :>instead of catch()? I believe a > C catch() wont work for an LE enabled :>assembler program. > Did you get a CEEDUMP with the abend code?> Have you :>tried a USRHDL or register a Condition handler?> > roland> > > >The main :>problem with this solution (or any other solution) that checked> >something :>before I make the PC call is that the server could crash (or be> >brought :>down) between the check and the PC call.> >> >Were I to implement something :>like the solution you describe, I would hope> >that I could either use the :>get name/token pair routine to check to make> >sure the server is up, or :>perhaps be able to check for existence of the> >servers ASCB or TCB, so that :>I didn't need to place anything into common> >storage.> >> >What I was :>hoping for was a solution where there was no chance of> >intermittent :>failure. The only way I know of to support that would be to be> >able to :>trap the ABEND. Is there really no way to issue an ESTAE type of> >recovery :>routine in C++ and return control to some function or something> >similar?> :>>> >Thanks!> >> > -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
