MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90905)
202 Chapter5
Command Definitions (FCONTROL - FLOCK)
FINDJCW
FINDJCW
NM and CM callable.
Searches the job control word table for a specified job control word (JCW) and returns its
value.
Syntax
CA U16 I16
FINDJCW(
jcwname,jcwvalue,jcwstatus
);
Parameters
jcwname
character array (required)
Passes the name of the job control word (JCW) to be found. This name can
contain up to 255 alphanumeric characters, starting with a letter and
delimited by a nonalphanumeric character, such as a blank.
jcwvalue
16-bit unsigned integer by reference (required)
Returns the value of
jcwname
,if
jcwname
is found. If
jcwname
is not found,
jcwvalue
is unchanged.
jcwstatus
16-bit signed integer by reference (required)
Returns the execution status of the intrinsic, as follows:
Value Meaning
0
Successful
1
Jcwname
> 255 characters
2
Jcwname
does not start with an alpha character
3
Jcwname
not found
Operation Notes
There are three types of JCWs in the system:
• User-defined
• System-defined
• System-reserved
FINDJCW can return the value of any type of JCW. The system-reserved JCWs are:
• HPDATE
• HPDAY
• HPHOUR