I would do internet searches in CICS TS5 APPLICATION and see what pops up. Second go on redbooks.ibm.com/ And do a similar search.
Third. You should have received a confirmation back to join CICS-L. Go back to the URL and signup again. https://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CICS-L If that still does not help you sign up, then contact the UGA help desk in the upper right hand corner of the webpage Lastly search the IBMMAIN archives for Frank swarbrick cics He has good postings on CICS Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Hansen, Dave L - Eagan, MN > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 7:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Help finding CICS Application Programming Primer > > Dear Group, > > (Still waiting on the CICS-L Listserv) > > Back when my hair was a younger color I used to write online CICS programs. I > found a sample CICS program shown below. I found the JCL for Batch compilation > for COBOL programs documented in the CICS Application Programming Guide > (SC34-2844). I was looking for more information on building a test transaction for > CICS. From the infocenter I did find The general insurance application under the > samples. Also I could find Batch compilation for COBOL programs documented at > the infocenter. > > The CICS TS for z/OS V5 R1 Application Programming Reference (SC34-2845) > describes What you need to know to understand this manual on page vii. It lists the > CICS Application Programming Primer. > Q). Where is the CICS Application Programming Primer? I did not find it in the > bibliography. I didn't find a link like that at the infocenter. Just trying to find what > information is available and where. > > > Thanks, Dave > > > > IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. > PROGRAM-ID. SAMCICS. > * > ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. > DATA DIVISION. > WORKING-STORAGE DIVISION. > * > 01 WS-INPUT. > 05 WS-TRAN-ID PIC X(4). > 05 WS-MESSAGE-I PIC X(70). > * > 01 WS-OUTPUT. > 05 WS-TEXT PIC X(8). > 05 WS-MESSAGE-O PIC X(70). > * > 01 WS-MSG-LENGTH PIC S9(4) COMP. > * > PROCEDURE DIVISION. > * > > MOVE 74 TO WS-MSG-LENGTH. > * > EXEC CICS RECEIVE > INTO(WS-INPUT) > LENGTH(WS-MSG-LENGTH) > END-EXEC. > * > MOVE WS-MESSAGE-I TO WS-MESSAGE-O. > MOVE 'OUTPUT: ' TO WS-TEXT. > MOVE 78 TO WS-MSG-LENGTH. > * > EXEC CICS SEND > FROM(WS-OUTPUT) > LENGTH(WS-MSG-LENGTH) > ERASE > END-EXEC. > * > EXEC CICS RETURN > END-EXEC. > * > GOBACK. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
