Server Guide : Appendix B. CICS Smalltalk classes : WRITE command
WRITE command
Writes a new record to a file on a local or a remote system. In Smalltalk, the parameters of the WRITE command are contained in two classes: CICSWrite and CICSWriteResult.
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 CICSWrite
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/exceptions
FILE(filename)
file:
Input
Fixed(8)
 
FROM(data-area)
from:
Input
Variable
 
KEYLENGTH(data-value)
keylength:
Input
Binary 16
 
LENGTH(data-value)
length:
Input
Binary 16
 
MASSINSERT
massinsert
Input
Switch
 
RBA
rba
Input
Switch
 
RIDFLD(data-area)
ridfld:
I/O
Variable
 
RRN
rrn
Input
Switch
 
SYSID(systemname)
sysid:
Input
Fixed(4)
 
Parameters returned by CICS in CICSWriteResult
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/exceptions
RESP
resp
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
RESP2
resp2
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
RIDFLD(data-area)
ridfld
I/O
Variable
 
Example
Writes data into an KSDS file. MyKsdsFile is a subclass of OsPtr.
| newRecord result |
newRecord := MyKsdsFile new.
newRecord lastName: 'Record'.
newRecord firstName: 'New'.
newRecord city: 'NewCounty'.
newRecord state: 'NS'.
result := CICS write
file: 'KSDSF1';
from: newRecord;
keylength: 20;
ridfld: (newRecord lastName abrPadWithBlanks: 20);
length: 80;
exec.
Last modified date: 07/09/2019