Return PCO Pointer (PCOPTR2)

Bound program access
Built-in number for PCOPTR2 is 358. PCOPTR2 ( ) : space pointer(16) to the process' PCO (process communication object)

Description: Return PCO Pointer (PCOPTR2) obtains addressability to a process' PCO (process communication object) and returns it in a space pointer.

This built-in function supports a high performance alternative method of obtaining the PCO pointer of the currently executing process.

Note:

Another alternative for obtaining the PCO pointer is via option hex 17 on the Materialize Process Attributes (MATPRATR) instruction.

Authorization Required

None

Lock Enforcement

None

Exceptions

06 Addressing

0601 Space Addressing Violation
0602 Boundary Alignment
0603 Range

08 Argument/Parameter

0801 Parameter Reference Violation

0A Authorization

0A01 Unauthorized for Operation

10 Damage Encountered

1004 System Object Damage State
1005 Authority Verification Terminated Due to Damaged Object
1044 Partial System Object Damage

1C Machine-Dependent

1C03 Machine Storage Limit Exceeded

20 Machine Support

2002 Machine Check
2003 Function Check

22 Object Access

2202 Object Destroyed
2203 Object Suspended
2207 Authority Verification Terminated Due to Destroyed Object
2208 Object Compressed
220B Object Not Available

24 Pointer Specification

2401 Pointer Does Not Exist
2402 Pointer Type Invalid

36 Space Management

3601 Space Extension/Truncation