DELAY command
Delays the processing of a task. In Smalltalk, the parameters of the DELAY command are contained in two classes: CICSDelay and CICSDelayResult.
See CICS Application Programming Reference for the syntax of the command and a description of its parameters.
Defined instance methods
Parameters supplied to CICS in CICSDelay
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/Exceptions
FOR
for
Input
Switch
 
HOURS(hh)
hours:
Input
Binary 32
 
MINUTES(mins)
minutes:
Input
Binary 32
 
REQID(name)
reqid:
Input
Fixed(8)
 
SECONDS(secs)
seconds:
Input
Binary 32
 
UNTIL
until
Input
Switch
 
Parameters returned by CICS in CICSDelayResult
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/exceptions
RESP
resp
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
RESP2
resp2
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
Example
Delays the CICS task for 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
| result |
result := CICS delay for;
minutes: 3;
seconds: 15;
exec.
Last modified date: 05/12/2020