ADDRESS SET

Set the address of a structure or pointer. 

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ADDRESS SET

>>-ADDRESS--+-SET(data-area)--USING(ptr-ref)-+-----------------><
            '-SET(ptr-ref)--USING(data-area)-'   

 

Description

The value from the USING option is used to set the reference in the SET option.

Options

SET(data-area/ptr-ref)
sets a pointer reference.
USING(ptr-ref/data-area)
supplies a pointer value.

COBOL example of ADDRESS SET

To set the address of a structure to a known pointer value: 
EXEC CICS ADDRESS SET(address of struc)
          USING(ptr)
To set a pointer variable to the address of a structure: 
EXEC CICS ADDRESS SET(ptr)
          USING(address of struc01)
Parent topic: CICS API commands

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