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Usage Notes for ADDRESS WTO
Keep these points in mind when using the ADDRESS WTO host environment:
- Be careful of issuing WTO messages to the local system without using a server, because doing so can create a recursion loop, tying up system resources longer than necessary.
- A non-zero return code is accompanied by a CA OPS/MVS error message in the external data queue.
- Multiline WTO messages (MLWTOs) have these length restrictions:
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Line Type
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Maximum Length
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Control
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34
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Data
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70
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Label
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70
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Notes:
- If you do not specify a value for the LINETYPE keyword in an ADDRESS WTO command, all lines will be treated as data lines.
- You must take into account the length of the message ID when considering the length of the first data line of a multiline WTO. The maximum length of the first data line is 70 characters. This includes the number of characters in the message ID and a blank separator between the message ID and the message text. For example, if the message ID is the 8 character string MESSAGID, then the actual text on the first data line of the MLWTO cannot exceed 61 characters (70 minus 9 (the number of characters in MESSAGID (8) plus the blank separator (1)).
