The following applies to setting the value for Variable Length Request prior to making a call to DBCHCL.
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If the application sets Variable Length Request to... |
Then the ... |
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Y |
Request Length field is ignored and the Request Pointer must point to the two‑byte area containing the length of the request string, which is followed by the actual request string. |
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N |
application must supply the length information separately from the request string, in Request Length. See “Variable Length Request” on page 197. |