Parameter descriptions for the pre-parse exit

The pre-parse exit receives the standard exit parameter list with the following exceptions:

The exit reason code field is not used. Its value in the parameter list is:
Key

X'00'

Length

X'04'

Data

X'00'
The exit-to-exit communication word is read-only for this exit. All other exits related to this exit execute in key 1, supervisor state; the exit-to-exit communication word can be set only by them.
The exit-to-exit word will be zero on the first invocation of this exit because it receives control before the activation exit IKJCNXAC.

For a description of the standard exit parameter list, see TSO/E standard exit parameter list.

Figure 1 shows the exit-dependent data that the pre-parse exit receives beginning at offset +36 (decimal) in the parameter list.

Figure 1. Exit-dependent data for the CONSOLE pre-parse exit

Flags (Parameter Entry 10)

This parameter contains a word consisting of flags, in which the command passes indicators to the exit. The flags are described in Table 1.

Table 1. Flags passed to the CONSOLE pre-parse exit
Flag	Meaning
X'80000000'	The command buffer was obtained in conversational mode. If this bit is off, the user is in command mode. Changing this bit has no effect on processing.
X'7FFFFFFF'	Reserved.