In the Locate-mode, Fetch-returns a pointer to the data when the fetch function completes.
This routine... |
Does this for Fetch-data-pointer in Locate-mode... |
DBCHINI |
writes |
DBCHCL |
writes (FET) |
The following table explains how Fetch-data-pointer works in Locate-mode (Locate-mode = 'Y').
If you set Parcel-mode-fetch in DBCAREA to this value... |
And you set Varying-length-fetch in DBCAREA to this value... |
Then the address in Fetch-data-pointer points to the... |
Y |
N |
first byte of the parcel body. |
Y |
Y |
two-byte length field that precedes the returned data. |
N |
N |
first byte of the buffer, which is the first byte of the parcel header of the first parcel. |
In Locate-mode, Fetch-data-pointer is used by... |
To... |
applications |
read (FET) |