Usage Notes
Message Area Length is a 2-byte field that is the length of the area pointed to by the Message Area Pointer field.
The value is equivalent to the maximum length of a message that can be returned in that area.
CLI does not alter this value, so after it is set, it remains unless changed by the application.
Language | Variable Name |
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COBOL: | DBCIMSGM |
C: DBCAREA.H: | dbciMsgM (case-sensitive) |
Routine | Action Taken |
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DBCHINI: | writes |
DBCHCL: | reads |
Used by | Action Taken |
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application program | writes |
If the Message Area Pointer is not specified, this value is ignored.