Is NAME-LIST a valid name? Does it equate to a full word boundary? (Recommend changing EQU * to DS 0F to insure there is no padding before the first parameter.)
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 1:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Need help with ISPF Dialogue Manager and VGET > > Hello, > . > I need some clarification on using the ISPF VGET Service in an Assembler Program, > the examples I've found were not much help. > . > . > I have a CLIST which issues a VPUT for three Fields > Name, City, STATE. These variable are placed on the SHARED POOL. > The CLIST then invokes an Assembler Program which should issue a VGET > for the three variables and write them to a VSAM dataset. > . > In the examples I found I never see the Variables for the VGET defined > in the program. > . > I suspect I need to first issue a VDEFINE, with a Name List, Variable > list, Format List and Length List prior to issuing the VGET. > . > THE VGET SERVICE only identifies a name-list like > NAME-LIST EQU * > DC A(3) > DC A(0) > DC CL8'NAME ' > DC CL8'CITY ' > DC CL8'STATE' > . > Do I need to issue a VDEFINE first for the Variables specified in the VGET. Would > someone please clarify .... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
