Test Case
Hex-Dump of Memory Content
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  Diagram of Logic Flow
  HEX-Dump to SYSOUT
  The Call Interface
  CMD File for a Batch Job
  COBOL Programs
  Main COBOL Program
  Hex-Dump Callable Program
  COBOL Copy Files
  Copy File for a Pass Area
  Summary
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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Introduction

The DISPLAY function of COBOL will display a message upon a user's console or the system operator's console in an MVS environment. The content of the message is determined by a user-defined seqment of data stored in random access memory (RAM). This function is quite often used to display information in routines that are performing an abnormal termination of a program. Also, this function may be used as a debugging or diagnostic tool. This approach provides valuable information when a failure occurs. However, there are times when a field or data string may have information that contains non-printable or non-displayable characters. A callable routine that would display a field or data string in a hexadecimal dump (Hex-Dump) format along with a possible EBCDIC and ASCII interpretation could be an effective tool in providing this information.

This suite of programs provides a demonstration program and a callable program to display a data string that may include binary characters in a Hexadecimal-Dump format. Both COBOL programs were tested on an IBM Mainframe System, a Windows System and a Linux system. Batch Job Scripts are included for each of the systems.

In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This suite of programs is provided as a COBOL example of a possible solution for producing hexadecimal dump information without an assembler subroutine.

Note: The source code for this example is available from the SimoTime Library under Download Directory at www.simotime.com.


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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Diagram of Logic Flow

The following flowchart provides a quick overview of processing logic used with the hexadecimal dump routine.

             
Entry Point
ZOS
Entry Point
Windows
The JCL or CMD member with the optional statement to write to a log file.      
   
   
JCPEEKJ1
jcl
TCPEEKW1
cmd
The JCL or CMD member for running the application.
   
   
 
 
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
TCPEEKC1
cbl
 
 
SYSOUT
TCPEEKC1 is a COBOL test program that calls the actual Hexadecimal Dump routine.
   
   
   
IF EOJ
 
 
 
 
   
   
If EOJ then go to End-of-Job.
   
No
Yes
   
STPEEKB1
 
 
STPEEKC1
cbl
 
 
STPEEKB1
   
STPEEKC1 is a called COBOL routine that creates the Hex-Dump notation.
   
   
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
   
   
EOJ
End-of-Job
 
Hex-Dump Routine, TCPEEKC1 calls STPEEKC1

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section HEX-Dump to SYSOUT

The following is an example of the hexadecimal dump information written to the SYSOUT device

The following uses Hexadecimal Notation to display the content of a user-defined segment of memory.

* TCPEEKC1 * Enter, PROCEDURE DIVISION
* TCPEEKC1 Test Case, Hex-Dump using STPEEKC1 v00.00.00 http://www.simotime.com
* TCPEEKC1 Copyright - 1987-2019 by SimoTime Technologies - All Rights Reserved
* TCPEEKC1 * Enter, FUNCTION-TEST-01
PACKED-NBR-S11-00 (CBL-Display)..... 00000012345
STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input...... 0000000006
STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_Note).......... 00000012345C
* TCPEEKC1 * Leave, FUNCTION-TEST-01
* TCPEEKC1 * Enter, FUNCTION-TEST-02
PACKED-NBR-S11-00 (CBL-Display)..... 00000012345
STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input...... 0000000006
STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_Note).......... 00000012345C
* TCPEEKC1 * Leave, FUNCTION-TEST-02
* TCPEEKC1 * Enter, FUNCTION-TEST-03
* TCPEEKC1 * Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-01
* TCPEEKC1 * Prepare a posiive number for processing.
PACKED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display)..... 00000135798
STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input...... 0000000006
STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_Note).......... 00000135798C
* TCPEEKC1 * Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-02
* TCPEEKC1 * Present a positive number for human observation.
EDITED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display).....       1,357.98
STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input...... 0000000015
STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_Note).......... 202020202020312C3335372E393820
* TCPEEKC1 * Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-03
* TCPEEKC1 * Prepare a negative number for processing.
PACKED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display)..... 0000013579x
STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input...... 0000000006
STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_Note).......... 00000135798D
* TCPEEKC1 * Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-04
* TCPEEKC1 * Present a negative number for human observation.
EDITED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display).....       1,357.98-
STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input...... 0000000015
STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_Note).......... 202020202020312C3335372E39382D
* TCPEEKC1 * Leave, FUNCTION-TEST-03
* TCPEEKC1 Thank you for using this program provided from SimoTime Technologies
* TCPEEKC1 Please send all inquires or suggestions to the helpdesk@simotime.com
* TCPEEKC1 * Leave , PROCEDURE DIVISION

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section The Call Interface

The coding to do an actual call to create the dump information using hex notation.

      *****************************************************************
      *    Prepare the Pass Area and call the STPEEKC1 program.
      *    -----------------------------------------------------------------
           add length of PACKED-NBR-11-00 to ZERO
                                      giving SIMOHEX1-LENGTH
           move PACKED-NBR-11-00-X        to STPEEK-USR-DATA
           CALL 'STPEEKC1'             USING STPEEK-USR-DATA,
                                             STPEEK-USR-SIZE,
                                             STPEEK-HEX-DUMP,
                                             STPEEK-HEX-TYPE

The call to STPEEKC1 requires three parameters. The following describes the parameters.

1. STPEEK-USR-DATA, this is the 1st parameter.
1.1. This string is prepared by the TCPEEKC1 program prior to the call to STPEEKC1.
2. STPEEK-USR-SIZE, this is the 2nd parameter.
2.1. This string is prepared by the TCPEEKC1 program prior to the call to STPEEKC1. It should be set to the physical size of the TCPEEK-USR-DATA string.
3. STPEEK-HEX-DUMP, this is the 3rd parameter.
3.1. This string is modified by the called program (STPEEKC1) and contains the dump information in a hex-notation format.
4. STPEEK-HEX-TYPE, this is the 4th parameter.
4.1. This string is prepared by the TCPEEKC1 program prior to the call to STPEEKC1.
4.1.1. 1 - Prepare one Line with two bytes of Hex Notation for each byte of User Data.
4.1.2. 2 - Prepare two Lines with two bytes of Hex Notation for each byte of User Data.
4.1.2.1. The 1st line if the 1st nibble (bits 0-3).
4.1.2.2. The 2nd line if the 2nd nibble (bits4-7).

 

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section CMD File for a Batch Job

This section provides the sample command file (TCPEEKW1.cmd) required to run the dump programs on a Windows System with Micro Focus COBOL or GnuCOBOL.

@echo OFF
     set CmdName=TCPEEKW1
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *               TCPEEKW1.cmd - a Windows Command File               *
rem  *         This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies         *
rem  *           (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved             *
rem  *             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
rem  *                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *
rem  * Text   - Take a peek at a segment of memory in Hex-Dump format.
rem  * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem  * Date   - January 24, 1996
rem  *
rem  * The job is one of the Test Cases used for unit and regression
rem  * testing of the STPEEKC1 Utility program. for
rem  *
rem  * This generated program may be compiled and executed on a Mainframe
rem  * System under ZOS or on a Linux, UNIX or Windows (LUW) System with
rem  * Micro Focus COBOL or GNUCOBOL
rem  *
rem  *                     ************
rem  *                     * TCPEEKW1 *
rem  *                     ********cmd*
rem  *                          *
rem  *                          *
rem  *                     ************     ************
rem  *                     * TCPEEKC1 *******  SYSOUT  *
rem  *                     ********cbl*     *******lseq*
rem  *                          *
rem  *                     ************
rem  *                     *    EOJ   *
rem  *                     ************
rem  *
rem  * LSEQ ..... Line Sequential File (ASCII/Text)
rem  *
rem  * The documentation and software were developed and tested on systems
rem  * that are configured for a SimoTime environment based on the
rem  * hardware, operating systems, user requirements and security
rem  * requirements. Therefore, adjustments may be needed to execute the
rem  * jobs and programs when transferred to a system of a different
rem  * architecture or configuration.
rem  *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *
rem  * Step 1,   Prepare the environment.
rem  *
     call ..\ENV1BASE %CmdName%
     if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
rem  *
     call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%"
     call SimoNOTE "* Starting - CmdName %CmdName%"
     call SimoNOTE "* Progress - Preparing the environment"
     set SYSOUT=%BASELIB1%\LOGS\SYSOUT_%CmdName%.txt
rem  *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  * Step 2, Execute the Test Cases.
rem  *
     call SimoNOTE "* Progress - Execute the TCPEEKC1 Program"
     run TCPEEKC1
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%"== "0" set JobStatus=0010
     if not %JobStatus% == 0000 goto :EojNok
rem  *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  * Step 3, End of Job processing.
rem  *
:EojAok
     call SimoNOTE "* Finished - JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
     goto :End
:EojNok
     call SimoNOTE "* ABENDING - JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
:End
     if not "%1" == "nopause" pause

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section COBOL Programs

The following shows the COBOL Programs that are used in this test case.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Main COBOL Program

This program (TCPEEKC1.cbl) was written to test and demonstrate the called program (STPEEKC1.cbl) that does the display of a data buffer or segment of memory in the hexadecimal format.

      *
      *****************************************************************
       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.      TCPEEKC1
      *AUTHOR.          SIMOTIME TECHNOLOGIES
      *Generation Date: 2022-10-29
      *Generation Time: 01:49:09:00
      *
      *****************************************************************
       DATA DIVISION.
      *
      *****************************************************************
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
      *****************************************************************
      *    Data-structure for Title, Copyright and Thank you...
      *    ------------------------------------------------------------
       01  SIM-TITLE.
           05 ST1 pic X(34) value 'Test Case, Hex-Dump using STPEEKC1'.
           05 ST2 pic X(34) value ' v22.10.30 http://www.simotime.com'.
       01  SIM-COPYRIGHT.
           05 ST3 pic X(34) value 'Copyright - 1987-2022 by SimoTime '.
           05 ST4 pic X(34) value 'Technologies - All Rights Reserved'.

       01  SIM-THANKS-01.
           05 TU1 pic X(34) value 'Thank you for using this program p'.
           05 TU2 pic X(34) value 'rovided from SimoTime Technologies'.
       01  SIM-THANKS-02.
           05 TU3 pic X(34) value 'Please send all inquires or sugges'.
           05 TU4 pic X(34) value 'tions to the helpdesk@simotime.com'.

      *
      *****************************************************************
      *    Message Buffer used for display to SYSOUT or CONSOLE.
      *    MSG-CTR, Counter of trailing spaces in the Message Buffer
      *    MSG-LOB, Allocated Length of Message Buffer
      *    MSG-LSB, Last Significant Byte in Message Buffer
      *****************************************************************
       01  MESSAGE-BUFFER.
           05  MESSAGE-HEADER      pic X(011)  value '* TCPEEKC1 '.
           05  MESSAGE-TEXT.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-1  pic X(068)  value SPACES.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-2  pic X(188)  value SPACES.
       01  MSG-CTR                 pic 9(3)    value 0.
       01  MSG-LOB                 pic 9(3)    value 267.
       01  MSG-LSB                 pic 9(3)    value 267.
      *
       01  PACKED-NBR-S11-00-X.
           05  PACKED-NBR-S11-00       pic S9(11)    comp-3.
      *
       01  PACKED-NBR-S11-02-X.
           05  PACKED-NBR-S11-02       pic S9(09)V99 comp-3.
      *
       01  EDITED-NBR-S11-02-X.
           05 EDITED-NBR-S11-02        pic ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99-.
      *
       COPY STPEEKB1.
      *
      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           perform POST-ROW-OF-STARS
           move '* Enter, PROCEDURE DIVISION' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           perform STARTING-PROGRAM
           perform FUNCTION-TEST-01
           perform FUNCTION-TEST-02
           perform FUNCTION-TEST-03
           perform STOPPING-PROGRAM

           move '* Leave , PROCEDURE DIVISION' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
       FUNCTION-TEST-01.
           perform POST-ROW-OF-HYPHENS
           move '* Enter, FUNCTION-TEST-01' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           perform INIT-PASS-AREA-STPEEK-2

           add 12345 to ZERO giving PACKED-NBR-S11-00

      *    The following will do the following.
      *    1. Determine the physical size of the user data string.
      *    2. Move the user field to the STPEEK Field.
      *    3. Call STPEEKC1 using STPEEK-USR-DATA.
      *    Note: The group definition is used for the move instruction.
      *
           add length of PACKED-NBR-S11-00-X to ZERO
                  giving STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           move PACKED-NBR-S11-00-X  to STPEEK-USR-DATA
           call 'STPEEKC1' using STPEEK-USR-DATA,
                                 STPEEK-USR-SIZE,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-DUMP,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-TYPE

           display 'STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input)..... '
                    STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           display 'PACKED-NBR-S11-00 (CBL-Display)..... '
                    PACKED-NBR-S11-00
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_1st Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(01:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_2nd Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(61:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)

           move '* Leave, FUNCTION-TEST-01' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FUNCTION-TEST-02.
           perform POST-ROW-OF-HYPHENS
           move '* Enter, FUNCTION-TEST-02' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           perform INIT-PASS-AREA-STPEEK-2

           add 12345 to ZERO giving PACKED-NBR-S11-00
           add length of PACKED-NBR-S11-00 to ZERO
                  giving STPEEK-USR-SIZE

      *    The following will call STPEEKC1 using the user data field
           call 'STPEEKC1' using PACKED-NBR-S11-00,
                                 STPEEK-USR-SIZE,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-DUMP,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-TYPE

           display 'STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input)..... '
                    STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           display 'PACKED-NBR-S11-00 (CBL-Display)..... '
                    PACKED-NBR-S11-00
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_1st Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(1:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_2nd Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(61:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)

           move '* Leave, FUNCTION-TEST-02' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FUNCTION-TEST-03.
           perform POST-ROW-OF-HYPHENS
           move '* Enter, FUNCTION-TEST-03' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           perform FUNCTION-TEST-03-S01
           perform FUNCTION-TEST-03-S02
           perform FUNCTION-TEST-03-S03
           perform FUNCTION-TEST-03-S04

           move '* Leave, FUNCTION-TEST-03' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FUNCTION-TEST-03-S01.
           perform POST-ONE-OF-ONE-STAR.
           move '* Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-01' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
      *
           move '* Prepare a positive number for processing.'
                                                        to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           move '2' to STPEEK-HEX-TYPE
           add 1357.98 to ZERO giving PACKED-NBR-S11-02
           add length of PACKED-NBR-S11-02 to ZERO
                  giving STPEEK-USR-SIZE

           call 'STPEEKC1' using PACKED-NBR-S11-02,
                                 STPEEK-USR-SIZE,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-DUMP,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-TYPE

           display 'STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input)..... '
                    STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           display 'PACKED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display)..... '
                    PACKED-NBR-S11-02
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_1st Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(1:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_2nd Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(61:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FUNCTION-TEST-03-S02.
           perform POST-ONE-OF-ONE-STAR.
           move '* Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-02' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
      *
           move '* Present a positive number for human observation.'
                                                        to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           move '2' to STPEEK-HEX-TYPE
           add PACKED-NBR-S11-02 to ZERO giving EDITED-NBR-S11-02
           add length of EDITED-NBR-S11-02 to ZERO
                  giving STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           call 'STPEEKC1' using EDITED-NBR-S11-02,
                                 STPEEK-USR-SIZE,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-DUMP,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-TYPE

           display 'STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input)..... '
                    STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           display 'EDITED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display)..... '
                    EDITED-NBR-S11-02
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_1st Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(1:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_2nd Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(61:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FUNCTION-TEST-03-S03.
           perform POST-ONE-OF-ONE-STAR.
           move '* Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-03' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
      *
           move '* Prepare a negative number for processing.'
                                                        to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           move '2' to STPEEK-HEX-TYPE
           subtract 1357.98 from ZERO giving PACKED-NBR-S11-02
           add length of PACKED-NBR-S11-02 to ZERO
                  giving STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           call 'STPEEKC1' using PACKED-NBR-S11-02,
                                 STPEEK-USR-SIZE,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-DUMP,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-TYPE

           display 'STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input)..... '
                    STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           display 'PACKED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display)..... '
                    PACKED-NBR-S11-02
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_1st Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(1:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_2nd Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(61:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       FUNCTION-TEST-03-S04.
           perform POST-ONE-OF-ONE-STAR.
           move '* Begin, FUNCTION-TEST-03, Step-04' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
      *
           move '* Present a negative number for human observation.'
                                                        to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER

           move '2' to STPEEK-HEX-TYPE
           add PACKED-NBR-S11-02 to ZERO giving EDITED-NBR-S11-02
           add length of EDITED-NBR-S11-02 to ZERO
                  giving STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           call 'STPEEKC1' using EDITED-NBR-S11-02,
                                 STPEEK-USR-SIZE,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-DUMP,
                                 STPEEK-HEX-TYPE

           display 'STPEEK-USR-SIZE (Size of Input)..... '
                    STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           display 'EDITED-NBR-S11-02 (CBL-Display)..... '
                    EDITED-NBR-S11-02
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_1st Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(1:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           display 'STPEEK-HEX-DUMP (Hex_2nd Nibble).... '
                    STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(61:STPEEK-USR-SIZE)
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       INIT-PASS-AREA-STPEEK-2.
           move SPACES to STPEEK-USR-DATA
           move ZERO   to STPEEK-USR-SIZE
           move SPACES to STPEEK-HEX-DUMP
           move '2'    to STPEEK-HEX-TYPE
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       POST-ONE-OF-ONE-STAR.
           move '*'     to MESSAGE-TEXT-1(001:001)
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       POST-ROW-OF-HYPHENS.
           move all '-' to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           move '*'     to MESSAGE-TEXT-1(001:001)
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       POST-ROW-OF-STARS.
           move all '*' to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       STARTING-PROGRAM.
           move SIM-TITLE to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           move SIM-COPYRIGHT to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           move '2' to STPEEK-HEX-TYPE
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       STOPPING-PROGRAM.
           move SIM-THANKS-01 to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           move SIM-THANKS-02 to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER
           exit.


      *****************************************************************
      * The following routines are used to access data files.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following Z-ROUTINES provide administrative functions     *
      * for this program.                                             *
      *****************************************************************
      * ABEND the program, post a message to the console and issue    *
      * a STOP RUN.                                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-ABEND-PROGRAM.
           if  MESSAGE-TEXT not = SPACES
               perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT
           end-if
           move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...'  to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT
           add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           STOP RUN.
      *    exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB.
           add 267 to ZERO giving MSG-LSB
           perform until MSG-LSB < 80
                      or MESSAGE-BUFFER(MSG-LSB:1) not = SPACE
             if MESSAGE-BUFFER(MSG-LSB:1) = SPACE
                subtract 1 from MSG-LSB
             end-if
           end-perform
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display message to SYSOUT device...                           *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT.
           perform Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB
           display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:MSG-LSB)
           move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display message to CONSOLE device...                          *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-CONSOLE.
           perform Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB
           if MESSAGE-TEXT-2 = SPACES
           display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:MSG-LSB) upon console
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-USER.
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-CONSOLE
           perform Z-POST-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT
           exit.


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This program (STPEEKC1.cbl) is provided as a diagnostic aid. It uses the DISPLAY function of COBOL to display hexadecimal dump information of a data field to the SYSOUT device.

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      * PARAMETERS            DESCRIPTION
      * -------------------   -----------------------------------------
      * STPEEK-USR-DATA       Byte Buffer (may contain Binary values)
      * STPEEK-USR-SIZE       Fullword Integer (Computational)
      * STPEEK-HEX-DUMP       Character Buffer (Hex Notation)
      * STPEEK-HEX-TYPE       Format of Hex Notation Buffer
      *                       1 - Define one Line with two bytes
      *                       2 - Define two Line with one nibble each
      *
      * Return Code 0         Successful
      * Return Code 4         Unexpected Condition
      *
      *****************************************************************
      *
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
      *****************************************************************
      *
       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
      * ------------------------------------------------------------- *
       01  HEX-TABLE           pic X(16) value '0123456789ABCDEF'.

       01  IX-1                pic 9(7)  value 0.
       01  IX-2                pic 9(7)  value 0.
       01  IX-3                pic 9(7)  value 0.
       01  IX-4                pic 9(7)  value 0.

       01  REG-1-X.
           05  REG-1-9         pic 9(9)  COMP      value 0.
       01  REG-2-X.
           05  REG-2-9         pic 9(9)  COMP      value 0.
       01  REG-3-X.
           05  REG-3-9         pic 9(9)  COMP      value 0.

       01  USER-RETURN-CODE    pic 9(4)  value 0.

      *****************************************************************
       LINKAGE SECTION.
       COPY STPEEKB1.

      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION using STPEEK-USR-DATA
                                STPEEK-USR-SIZE
                                STPEEK-HEX-DUMP
                                STPEEK-HEX-TYPE.

           if  STPEEK-USR-SIZE > 0
               perform CONVERT-HEX-TO-TXT
               add USER-RETURN-CODE to zero giving RETURN-CODE
           else
               add 4 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           end-if
           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
       CONVERT-HEX-TO-TXT.
           move ZERO to USER-RETURN-CODE
           move SPACES to STPEEK-HEX-DUMP
           add  1 to ZERO giving IX-1
           add  1 to ZERO giving IX-2
           add  2 to ZERO giving IX-3
           add 61 to ZERO giving IX-4
           perform until IX-1 > STPEEK-USR-SIZE
             move STPEEK-USR-DATA(IX-1:1) to REG-1-X(4:1)
             divide 16 into REG-1-9 giving REG-2-9 remainder REG-3-9
             if STPEEK-HEX-TYPE = '1'
                move HEX-TABLE(REG-2-9 + 1:1) to STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(IX-2:1)
                move HEX-TABLE(REG-3-9 + 1:1) to STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(IX-3:1)
                add 2 to IX-2
                add 2 to IX-3
             else
                move HEX-TABLE(REG-2-9 + 1:1) to STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(IX-2:1)
                move HEX-TABLE(REG-3-9 + 1:1) to STPEEK-HEX-DUMP(IX-4:1)
                add 1 to IX-2
                add 1 to IX-4
             end-if
             add 1 to IX-1
           end-perform
           exit.

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The following shows the COBOL Copy Files that are used to describe the structure of the memory segments use in this test case.

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The following is the copy file (STPEEKB1.cpy) used for the pass area when calling the dump routine.

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      *
      * PARAMETERS            DESCRIPTION
      * -------------------   -----------------------------------------
      * STPEEK-USR-DATA       Byte Buffer (may contain Binary values)
      * STPEEK-USR-SIZE       Fullword Integer (Computational)
      * STPEEK-HEX-DUMP       Character Buffer (Hex Notation)
      * STPEEK-HEX-TYPE       Format of Hex Notation Buffer
      *                       1 - Define one Line with two bytes
      *                       2 - Define two Line with one nibble each
      *                           1st line is 1st nibble (bits 0-3)
      *                           2nd line is 2nd nibble (bits 4-7)
      *
       01  STPEEK-USR-DATA     PIC X(60).
       01  STPEEK-USR-SIZE     PIC 9(09)   comp.
       01  STPEEK-HEX-DUMP     PIC X(120).
       01  STPEEK-HEX-TYPE     PIC X.
      ***  STPEEKB1 - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - STPEEKB1 *
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