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What is the diff Between Asktime and Abstime ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:04 am
by shabi
Hi!
Can anybody tel me the exact difference between asktime and abstime in CICS ?

Re: What is the diff Between Asktime and Abstime ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:09 am
by Robert Sample
ASKTIME is a CICS verb that returns an ABSTIME (which is defined as PIC S9(15) COMP-3 in COBOL). ABSTIME is the number of milliseconds rounded to the nearest hundredth of a second since 0000 January 1, 1900. FORMATTIME is the CICS verb that converts an ABSTIME into recognizable data.

http://www.s390.ibm.com is the IBM web site. Find the CICS library on this web site (hint: the search box on the top right of the screen can help) and bookmark the location. This will allow you to answer questions like this without having to ask and wait for an answer.

Re: What is the diff Between Asktime and Abstime ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:31 am
by shabi
Thank U for clarifying my doubt.