Write, Line Sequential
PUTLS32K - Dump Memory Segments
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  Introduction
  How to Use
  Mapping the Data File Name
  The COBOL Copy File
  Summary
  Software Agreement and Disclaimer
  Downloads and Links
  Current Server or Internet Access
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  Glossary of Terms
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The PUTLS32K callable routine (or callable program) will provide the capability of dumping segments of memory to a file using a Hexadecimal format (HEX-Dump). The callable routine is one of the SimoTime Callable Routines or Utility Programs included in the SIMOMODS package and is available as part of the SIMOTIME Enterprise License.

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The PUTLS32K program provides an easy to use, callable routine for accessing or writing records to a Line Sequential file with a maximum record length of 32Kilobytes.

First, the pass area (or data structure) must be defined in the WORKING-STORAGE section of the program that will call PUTLS32K. A COBOL copy file is provided for this purpose and the same copy file is used in the LINKAGE section of PUTLS32K.

       COPY PASSM32K.

Next, the data items in the pass area need to be initialized prior to calling SIMOPL80.


           move 'POST'        to PASSM32K-REQUEST
           move 11            to PASSM32K-LENGTH 
           move 'Hello World' to PASSM32K-MESSAGE

Next, the following shows the line of code that makes the call to SIMOPL80.

           call 'PUTLS32K' using PASSM32K-PASS-AREA PASSM32K-MESSAGE

The following is a list of the parameters required when using the PASSM32K-PASS-AREA to call the PUTLS32K routine.

Parameter  Description
PASSM32K-REQUEST  This parameter must be provided by the calling program.
Keyword Description
POST  Put (or Write) a logical record to SYSLUSER, a Line Sequential (or ASCII/Text) file with a maximum record length of 32 Kilobytes.
DUMP  Write four lines of HEX-Dump information to the Line Sequential file (SYSLUSER)
CLOSE  Close the file.
PASSM32K-STATUS  A zero (0) value indicates a successful completion of the request. A non-zero value indicates the request could not be completed successfully.
PASSM32K-LENGTH  This parameter is the length of the message.
PASSM32K-MESSAGE  This parameter will contain the information or user text string to be written to the SYSLUSER file.

Note:  A listing of the COBOL copy file is provided in a following section of this document.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Mapping the Data File Name

The PUTLS32K routine that writes to a Line Sequential file uses the file name of "SYSLUSER" when accessing the file. To have the program access the correct file the location and name of the physical file must be mapped to the name used by the program. This is accomplished by using an environment variable. The following shows how this is accomplished.

set SYSLUSER=d:\mydirectory\filename.ext

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The following (PASSM32K.cpy) is a listing of the COBOL Copy file that defines the structure for the data items in the pass area.

      *****************************************************************
      *              PASSM32K.cpy is a COBOL Copy File                *
      *     Data Structure or Pass Area used for calling PUTLS32K.    *
      *         Copyright (C) 1987-2018 SimoTime Technologies         *
      *                     All Rights Reserved                       *
      *****************************************************************
      *              Provided by SimoTime Technologies                *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
      * PASSM32K-REQUEST  Type of request, must be one of the         *
      *                   following values.                           *
      *                   POST - Write message to the SYSLUSER file.  *
      *                   DUMP - Write multiple records in Hex-Dump   *
      *                          format to the SYSLUSER file.         *
      * PASSM32K-STATUS   This is an indicator as to the success      *
      *                   or failure of the request. A value of       *
      *                   zero (0000) indicates the routine was       *
      *                   successful. A non-zero value indicates      *
      *                   a failure.                                  *
      * PASSM32K-LENGTH   Logical Record Length.                      *
      * PASSM32K-MESSAGE  Contains the message text.                  *
      *****************************************************************
       01  PASSM32K-PASS-AREA.
           05  PASSM32K-REQUEST    pic X(4).
           05  PASSM32K-STATUS     pic 9999.
           05  PASSM32K-LENGTH     pic 9(5).
       01  PASSM32K-MESSAGE        pic X(32756).
      ***  PASSM32K - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - PASSM32K *
      *****************************************************************
      *

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Summary

The PUTLS32K callable routine (or callable program) will provide the capability of dumping segments of memory to a file using a Hexadecimal format (HEX-Dump). The PUTLS32K routine (or callable program) is one of the SimoTime Callable Routines or Utility Programs included in the SIMOMODS package. This document may be used as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.

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