Usage Notes
The Message Length field is the length of the message in Message Text.
| Language | Variable Name |
|---|---|
| COBOL: | DBCAREA-MSG-LEN |
| C: DBCAREA.H: | msg_len |
| Routine | Action Taken |
|---|---|
| DBCHINI: | writes |
| DBCHCL: | writes |
| Used by | Action Taken |
|---|---|
| application program | reads |
Message Length is available after every call to DBCHCL, even those with return code of zero.
If the Message Area Pointer is specified, this value is not returned.