Documentation Changes

The following documentation updates were made for the 18.5.00, 2nd and 3rd Edition releases of this documentation:

IDMS-STATUS Routine, Sample Batch Program as Output from the DML Compiler, Sample Batch Program from the COBOL Precompiler—Updated the code in the context of IDMS-STATUS.
Executing Programs—Added information about the TRUNC option.
Features Supported by CA IDMS—Added a reference to the information about the TRUNC option.
18-Byte IDMS Block, 18-Byte IDMS DC Block,Communications Blocks—Updated the tables and field descriptions.
Copying and Pasting COBOL Code from this Guide—Added this section containing the recommendation to copy COBOL code from the HTML version of this guide to preserve indention.

The following documentation updates were made for the 18.5.00 release of this documentation:

IDMS STATUS Routine—Routine updated to display last dbkey, page group, and database-key format.
ACCEPT DB-KEY FROM CURRENCY—The description of this statement was updated with information on the PAGE-INFO parameter.
READY—The description of the FORCE option was added.
ERROR-STATUS Condition Names—This new section was previously available in the Programming Quick Reference Guide.
Online Debugger Syntax—This new appendix was previously available in the Programming Quick Reference Guide.
ACCEPT TRANSACTION STATISTICS—Added a sample of the TRANSACTION-STATISTICS to the description of the INTO parameter.
WORKING-STORAGE and LINKAGE SECTIONS—Added the TRANSACTION-STATISTICS parameter.