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ds390 · Beginner Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 82 Topics: 39

I need the detailed information of this program.

Thanks.

CICS Guy · Intermediate Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 292 Topics: 3

A simple Google would have given you a quick answer....
What is the difference bet IEWL & HEWL LINKING PGMS?

ds390 · Beginner Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 82 Topics: 39

thank you cics guy. But I am not good at iewl either. I need to have a thorough study in both. I couldn't find the manual where describes either of them completely. Can you give me a direction where I can find the resources? I have searched IBM info lib but not successful.

CICS Guy · Intermediate Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 292 Topics: 3

I know the problem, I was looking (a couple weeks ago) for the z/OS equivalent of the old VSE Linkage Editor manual, but was without luck....
Maybe somebody more atune with the current manual will post a link....

Nic Clouston · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:51 pm Post subject:

The linker/binder is described in the programmers guide - at least for PL/1 it is so I assume the same place for COBOL etc
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ds390 · Beginner Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 82 Topics: 39

I am not talking about the JCL procedures. I need the reference of the linker program itself.

ds390 · Beginner Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 82 Topics: 39

namely, the parms and sysin DD.

Nic Clouston · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:56 am Post subject:

OK - look under Assembler Programming Guide
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ds390 · Beginner Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 82 Topics: 39

can you give a link? I couldn't find it.

semigeezer · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject:

Detailed Binder info is in z/OS V1R9.0 MVS Program Management: User's Guide and Reference

Overview of the process is in Chapter 8. Linking and Running Your Program on MVS in HLASM V1R5 Programmer's Guide

I found these by searching www.ibm.com, but searching the library can be confusing The trick is to find a publication that contains info similar to what you need and look at the 'related publications' list that exists in almost all MVS publications. These both came up with a search for "Binder".

I might add that reading and understanding the basics of how the binder works and reading the options that you can specify will give you a better idea about how MVS (z/OS) works than almost anything else (along with the assembler I/O macros, the JCL reference and an occasional glance at the data areas books and SYS1.PARMLIB). How-tos would be elsewhere like the ABCs of z/OS System Programming series.
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ds390 · Beginner Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 82 Topics: 39

Thanks SG. The first link is what I am looking for. I will look into the other two as well.