$Buffer Size
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Function
Returns the current size of the user's Universal Buffer.
Syntax
$Buffer_Size
Where
$Buffer_Size takes no arguments and returns a numeric result.
| If... | $Buffer_Size returns... |
|---|---|
| No Universal Buffer exists, because you used this function in a pre-V6R1.0 release, or the MQ/204 Interface is not linked in. | -1 |
| No Universal Buffer or MQ/204 operations by this user since logon | 0 |
| This user has used the Universal Buffer | The number of bytes used |
Usage
The size of BUFFER may be explicitly set by a MODIFY BUFFER statement or increased implicitly by statements that place data into the Universal Buffer. The minimum buffer size is UBUFSZ value and the maximum is 2,147,483,647 bytes.