VIIF—view interface

Command invocation format

Command procedures cannot be used to invoke this service.

Call invocation format


>>-CALL--ISPLINK--('VIIFbbbb',-+-----------+--,profile-name----->
                               '-data-name-'                  

>--,rec-format--,rec-len--,read-routine,--,-+-------------+----->
                                            '-cmd-routine-'   

>--,-+-------------+--,-+----------+--,-+------------+---------->
     '-dialog-data-'    '-edit-len-'    '-panel-name-'   

                                          .-'NObbbbbb'-.   
>--,-+------------+--,-+-------------+--,-+------------+-------->
     '-macro-name-'    '-format-name-'    '-'YESbbbbb'-'   

     .-'NObbbbbb'-.                                        
>--,-+------------+--,-+----------+--,-+---------------+-------->
     '-'YESbbbbb'-'    '-parm-var-'    '-write-routine-'   

     .-'YESbbbbb'-.      
>--,-+------------+-);-----------------------------------------><
     '-'NObbbbbb'-'


>>-CALL--ISPLINK--('VIIFbbbb',-+-----------+--,'--'------------->
                               '-data-name-'          

>--,-+------------+--,-+---------+--,read-routine--,------------>
     '-rec-format-'    '-rec-len-'                     

>--,-+-------------+--,-+-------------+--,'b'--,'b'--,'b'------->
     '-cmd-routine-'    '-dialog-data-'                     

>--,'b'--,'b'--,'YESbbbbb'--,'--',-+---------------+--);-------><
                                   '-write-routine-'

Read routine return codes

0: Normal completion.
8: End of data records (no data record returned).
16: Read error. If a read error is encountered when building the initial view display, the VIIF service terminates with a return code of 20. Otherwise, the edit data is redisplayed.
20: Severe error. (VIIF service terminates immediately with a return code of 20.)

Command routine return codes

0: Normal completion.
4: The PDF component should process the requested function.
12: Command deferred; retain the command on the Command line. View data is redisplayed.
20: Severe error. (VIIF service terminates immediately with a return code of 20.)

VIIF return codes

0: Normal completion, data saved.
4: Normal completion, data not saved.
12: View has been disabled through the ISPF Configuration table.
16: Unexpected return code received from a dialog-supplied routine. When an unexpected return code is received, the EDIF service terminates immediately with a return code of 16.
20: Severe error; unable to continue.