Request Length - Call-Level Interface Version 2

Teradata® Call-Level Interface Version 2 Reference for Workstation-Attached Systems

Product
Call-Level Interface Version 2
Release Number
17.10
Published
October 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-11-02
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

Usage Notes

Request Length field is the length in bytes of the request string.

Language Variable Name
COBOL: DBCAREA-REQ-LEN
C: DBCAREA.H: req_len
Routine Action Taken
DBCHINI: writes
DBCHCL: reads (IRQ)
Used by Action Taken
application program writes
Before calling DBCHCL for the Initiate Request function and if Variable Length Request is set to:
  • N, the application program must set the value of Request Length to the length of the request string.
  • Y, the application program ignores Request Length and sets the value in the two-byte length field that precedes the request text.