$EcbDGet
$EcbDGet gets string data associated with an Event Control Block (ECB).
Syntax
$EcbDGetT(ECB-number | 'CPQZ')
Where:
- ECB-number is a string with a numeric value from one to the NECBS parameter that identifies the ECB from which to retrieve the text. The ECB number can be expressed as a numeric literal, a %variable, or a field name.
- CPQZ is a named ECB used by the NonStop/204 facility to automatically post an extended quiesce. See Media recovery NonStop/204 for an explanation of the facility.
To use CPQZ, you need not set the NECBS parameter. CPQZ can be expressed as a literal, a %variable, or a field name. When CPQZ is specified, the value of the $EcbDGet function can be non-null (except for error values) during only extended quiesce. CPQZ is internally cleared to null when the system exits extended quiesce.
Usage
When the $EcbDGet function is successful, it returns your data as a text string up to 255 bytes long. If you make a coding mistake, you may receive one of the following return codes as a string.
| Return code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 2 | Bad argument specified |
| 3 | NECBS parameter is not specified or is zero |
| 4 | The input argument is less than one or greater than the NECBS parameter |
| 5 | NUSERS = 1 |
| 8 | No argument specified |
| 9 | Checkpoints are inactive, if using extended quiesce ECB named CPQZ |
| 12 | Invalid argument CPQZ or invalid argument following QZSIG. |
The $EcbDGet function retrieves data set by either the $EcbDSet function or the $Post function for the specified ECB.
The post code, set by the $Post function, can be obtained by the $StatusD function issued after the $EcbTest function.
Example
%x = $ecbdGet(17)
See also
The ECB-related $functions are: