RE: Highlighting command parm in error in command validation program?

Those 4 bytes must contain:

A 4-byte binary integer (X'00000001' (binary)) specifying the relative
character position (1-based) of the parameter in error within the command
string.

If (and only if) that value is valid, the command analyzer positions the
cursor and highlights the field - exactly like IBM's own CPD0071 / CPD0084
behaviour.

Cheers
Don

 

Don Brown

Senior Consultant
 
[1]OneTeam IT Pty Ltd
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Subject: Highlighting command parm in error in command validation program?

Folks:

For many years I've wanted to be able to highlight the field in error when
using a command validation program (like IBM does).

I've always thought it was related to the first 4 bytes of the message
data (that IBM says should be '0000') in the *diag message sent to report
the error, but no matter what value I put there it doesn't do what I want
(I've tried '0001', '0002', & 1 or 2 in binary).

IBM seems to send the relative field position, in binary, with messages
like CPD0071 (parameter xyz is required).

Is there a way to do this?

TIA

david
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