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Parameters

Parameter

Description

socket-descriptor

The name of a fullword field containing the socket-descriptor to process.

command

The name of a fullword field containing the command to perform on the socket. command can be specified as an absolute expression.

argument

The name of a fullword field containing the address of the argument area that is used by the corresponding command. The argument area usually contains input and output fields.

argument-length

The name of a fullword field that contains the length of the argument area.

The different commands and arguments allowed usually depend on the operating system where the CA IDMS system is running. For a full description of these parameters, see the corresponding socket API manual.