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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of GAVIN Darren * OPS
EAS
>
> Well I do have DLL programs using the Linkage parm I
> mentioned before working with the Preprocessor and EXEC DLI
> database calls. Have had no Issues doing this.
>
> So as long as the CICS Loadlib is a PDSE, I think a DLL
> module should work in CICS; just like a CALL variable-name
> USING (where the variable has a program name) works for
> forcing dynamic calls in CICS.
>
> Note that I said I think..., I've been pulled off mainframe
> projects for a bit so I can't test this out myself, otherwise
> I would try it and report back.
My reading of the "undocumented restriction" is only that the DLL itself
cannot contain any EXEC CICS calls. I agree that calling a DLL from a
CICS program should be equivalent to dynamically calling another
program. Remember, though, that I've already "said" more than I know
about DLLs......
-jc-
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