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SEND TEXT

COBOL Java
EXEC CICS SEND TEXT
EXEC CICS SEND TEXT NOEDIT
EXEC CICS SEND CONTROL
ibmCics.sendText

Syntax

ibmCics.sendText(new SendTextOptions()
  .from(<From>)
  [.length(<Length>)]
  [.cursor(<Cursor>)]
  [.sendOptions(EnumSet.of(<CicsSendOption>))]
  [.noHandle(true)]
);

Parameters

<From>
The data area from which the data is taken.
<Length>
Optional length of the data to be sent.
<Cursor>
Optional value for the cursor position.
<sendOptions>
One or more send options as EnumSet, see the CicsSendOption enum for all available options. Includes CURSOR, FREE_KEYBOARD, ERASE and others.
noHandle
Optional Boolean. If set to true, exceptions created by this command will be ignored.

Examples

COBOL Java
EXEC CICS
    SEND TEXT
       FROM  (WS-DATA)
       LENGTH (200)
       ERASE
END-EXEC.
                
ibmCics.sendText(new SendTextOptions()
  .from(locDef.ws_Data)
  .length(200)
  .sendOptions(EnumSet.of(CicsSendOption.ERASE))
);
                
EXEC CICS
    SEND TEXT NOEDIT
       FROM  (WS-DATA)
       FREEKB
END-EXEC.
                
ibmCics.sendText(new SendTextOptions()
  .from(locDef.ws_Data)
  .sendOptions(EnumSet.of(CicsSendOption.FREE_KEYBOARD))
);
                
EXEC CICS
        SEND CONTROL
            CURSOR(81)
END-EXEC.
                
ibmCics.sendText(new SendTextOptions()
  .cursor(81)
);
                

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