Message-length is the length in bytes of the message returned in the area addressed by Message-area-pointer.
| In this language... | The variable name for Message-length is... |
|---|---|
| COBOL | DBCOMSGL |
| PL/I | DBCOMSGL |
| C, C++ | dbcoMsgL |
| IBM Assembler | DBCOMSGL |
| This routine... | Does this for Message-length... |
|---|---|
| DBCHINI | writes |
| DBCHCL | writes |
| Message-length is used by... | To... |
|---|---|
| applications | read |
If the Message-area-pointer is not specified, this value is not returned.