Format
Data exchanged between implicit-mode client and server is transmitted in a format that resembles an IMS™ message segment. These segments have the following format: 1
| Field | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Length | H | Length of the data segment (including this field) |
| Reserved (zz) | CL2 | Reserved field |
| Data | CLn | Client-supplied data |
The length field contains the total length of the message in binary. The length (ll) includes the length of the ll and zz fields.
1 This example uses Assembly language notation.
See CALL instruction application programming interface for COBOL and
PL/I equivalents.