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[binoy]

Hi,

I am testing IMS DC COBOL /390 program
and using BTS to test the Programs
All programs are convertational and have a SPA
size of 6096 bytes.
I am able to simulate the programs in BTS without any
problems but the SPA output in BTSOUT.LIST
does seem to be compressed . It looks like this:

*** SPA CALL- FUNC=ISRT, PCB=GCPSTERM, STATUS= ,
----.----1----.----2----.----3-
IOAREA= } BCA500 9GKT100 GKT500
1DF000CCCFFF44FCDEFFF44CDEFFF44
70F1002315000097231000072350000
*00101Q *RR 9 A

Here i am not able to find which variable is adding this *RR value in SPA
output (which is mismatching). I have tried using File-aid to map the
fields from SPA Copybook but it seems the spa in BTSOUT is compressed .

I have tried displaying the variables before
Spa Insert using DISPLAY and they don't seem to be
displayed at their proper position in BTSOUT
so its very difficult to MAP the mismatch

So is there a way to map the displayed fields with
variables as i have to compare this BTSOUT
with PL/I BTSOUT which i have and i find some
mismatches
And also does BTS compress the SPA output?
and what are the different ways of
displaying the SPA in BTS and also without BTS

Thanks,
Brij

[kolusu]

Binoy,
Did you account for LL and zz fields in SPA definition?? check this link for BTS User's Guide and Reference.

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/BTSUGA10/CCONTENTS?DT=20021022145437

Hope this helps...

cheers

kolusu

[binoy]

Thanks Kolusu,

I have gone thru the manual before.
The SPA in BTSOUT shows the LL and ZZ value in the first 6 bytes
eg:
*** SPA CALL- FUNC=ISRT, PCB=GCPSTERM, STATUS= ,
----.----1----.----2----.----3- ----------- ---10 -SPA-
IOAREA= } BCA500 9GKT100 GKT500
1DF000CCCFFF44FCDEFFF44CDEFFF44
70F1002315000097231000072350000
*00101Q *RR 9 A

Here the spa is displayed as lines of 100 . The spa is not compressed
till some 68th field value there after starts compressing on some fields.
Do COMP/COMP-3 values create a problem in display?
So also when i display the fields before SPA INSERT i find them being displayed
properly.

Is there a way of displaying SPA in character mode and not in HEX Mode.
My TRANS CARD looks like this:

./T TC=ABC000 MBR=BBC01000 LANG=CBL TYPE=MSG PLC=100 SPA=6000 X
PSB=BBC01000 PLAN=BBC01000
./* DEFINE 3270 FULL SCREEN SUPPORT FOR TSO FOREGROUND
./D LTERM=GCPSTERM DDOF=327029 TPBUF=6000 FORMBUF=12000
./* TURN ON ALL TRACES
./O TSOMSG=ALL TSODB=ALL SCREEN=OUT TSOMLVL=0
./C NC=50

Thanks,
Brij