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PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:48 am    Post subject: Command codes A and G Reply with quote

Am trying to figure out whether what I'm trying to do isn't possible, or whether I'm doing something wrong.
First of all, the database defition for the relevant situation:-
Code:

         DBD   NAME=DDC16,ACCESS=HDAM,                                 *
               RMNAME=(DFSHDC40,30,200)                                 
         DATASET DD1=DDC16,                                            *
               DEVICE=CKD,                                             *
               SCAN=2,                                                 *
               BLOCK=(4096)                                             
         SEGM  NAME=SDC16PA,                                           *
               BYTES=50,PARENT=0,                                      *
               RULES=(,LAST),POINTER=(T)                               
         FIELD NAME=(PA-NYCK,SEQ,U),TYPE=C,                            *
               START=1,BYTES=20                                         

so, from what I understand, segment SDC16PA isn't sorted.

Okay, to my code. My SSA is defined as:-
Code:

       01  ddc16-ssa.                                         
           05  filler             pic x(8)  value 'SDC16PA'. 
           05  ddc16-command-code pic x(4)  value '*---'.     
               88  ddc16-a                  value '*A  '.     
               88  ddc16-g                  value '*G  '.     
           05  filler             pic x     value '('.       
           05  filler             pic x(8)  value 'PA-NYCK'. 
           05  filler             pic xx    value '> '.       
           05  ddc16-start-key    pic x(20) value ' '.       
           05  filler             pic x     value '&'.       
           05  filler             pic x(8)  value 'PA-NYCK'. 
           05  filler             pic xx    value '< '.       
           05  ddc16-end-key      pic x(20) value ' '.       
           05  filler             pic x     value ')'.       

and my first access of the database is (basically, I only want segments starting with PAC)
Code:

           move low-value              to ddc16-start-key       
           move 'PAC'                  to ddc16-start-key(1:3) 
      *                                                         
           move high-value             to ddc16-end-key         
           move 'PAC'                  to ddc16-end-key(1:3)   
      *                                                         
           set ddc16-a to true                                 
           perform s01-gn-sdc16pa-cbltdli                       

and the actual CBLTDLI call is
Code:

       S01-GN-SDC16PA-cbltdli SECTION.   
      *                                   

           move k-gn                 to w-ims-call     
      *                                                 
           call 'CBLTDLI'      using w-ims-call         
                                     pcbname           
                                     SDC16PA           
                                     ddc16-ssa         

Now, the first time through (with command code '*A' I get PACVOLEO in my i/o area, basically, what I'd expect).
However, my next call is
Code:

           set ddc16-g       to true         
           perform s01-gn-sdc16pa-cbltdli   
.
and this returns PPC3009 (which I when I run through the database using "ordinary" GN calls is the next segment returned).
So, based on the documentation for command code G
Quote:

You can use the G command code to indicate to IMS to skip randomization or the calling of the partition selection exit and search the database sequentially. While this command code can be used with other database types, it will affect the access of only HDAM/PHDAM, DEDB, and PHIDAM databases.


So, there are two ways of interpreting this (to my mind).

1 Command code G acts exactly the same way as any ordinary GN and ignores the SSA passsed in.
2 Command code should work, but I'm doing something wrong. I tried changing the second call above to
Code:

           set ddc16-g       to true 
           move 'PACVOLEO'             to ddc16-start-key
           perform s01-gn-sdc16pa-cbltdli   
.
but that still returned PPC3009 (which in retrospect is correct based on option 1 above)

Is there a way to do what I'm trying to do?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A colleague at work asked an IMS guru friend, and this was the answer given.

A search like that with a HDAM database isn't doable.
The search stops as soon as it finds ANY record greater than PAC, PAD, RAK or whatever.
If you don't have a complete key (which I obviously didn't) then you're forced to read the whole database.

Remember that HDAM is stored based on (your) randomizer. This can result in keys being stored as "Mickly Mouse", then "Donald Duck" etc etc. and that is what GN fetches/finds.

I think I got the translation reasonably correct from Swedish.
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