>><snip> >>I think i am right in saying that RMODE(ANY) sees the program with >>RMODE(24) and >>its ok to execute and the I/O buffers are they 24bit or 31.... >></snip> >>It seems unlikely that the calling program pays any attention to the RMODE >> >>of anything that it calls. >> >>It is up to the caller to meet the requirements of the callee. If the=20 >>callee is AMODE 24, then it would be expected that any data passed from=20 >>the caller to the callee be below 16M. That includes save area and=20 >>parameter list.
>Does COBOL actually have any support for AMODE-switching calls? Yes, if you use a feature called "COBOL dynamic CALL" then a library routine gets control and can do AMODE switching before you enter the called program. There are 3 ways to get COBOL CALL statements to be dynamic these days! DYNAM compiler option for CALL literal statements, CALL identifier statements, and the >>CALLINTERFACE compiler directive. Cheers, TomR >> COBOL is the Language of the Future! << ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
