Configuring and Writing REXX › Binding a REXX Program to a CA Automation Point Session › Binding a Session

Binding a Session

To call the BIND.cmd program, insert the following statement at the beginning of a REXX program that you intend to bind:

CALL BIND sessname waittime

sessname

Specifies the name of the session to be bound.

waittime

Specifies the number of seconds that you are willing to wait for the session to become available.

If the session does not become available within the time you specify:

• The session is not bound.
• BIND.cmd issues a return code of 20.
• The return code goes into the special REXX variable RESULT within the REXX program that issued the bind request.