If the CHECK option is specified, EVALUATE uses its return code
(see
Table 1)to indicate whether diagnostic
data can be retrieved. It is also used to indicate other concerns
if the same data description is used with the default form of EVALUATE.
Table 1. Return codes for the CHECK option| Code |
Explanation |
|---|
| 00 |
Successful completion |
| 04 |
Description of data was edited - If the length is more than 4 bytes, LENGTH(4) is substituted.
- If an array containing multiple entries is described, DIMENSION(1)
is substituted.
- Only the UNSIGNED data type is supported. If another data type
is described, UNSIGNED is substituted.
|
| 08 |
Four bytes of data were retrieved but the initial byte does
not contain X'00'. Significance is lost if the first byte
of a fullword is removed. That byte does not contain X'00'. |
| 12 |
Data not available or not defined. |