Binder/linkage editor (option 5.7)

The Batch Binder or Linkage Editor is called from the Batch Binder/Linkage editor panel. The panel in Figure 1 shows entries you might make when link-editing a VS Pascal program.

Figure 1. Batch Binder Linkage/Editor panel (ISRJP07B)

   Menu  RefList  Utilities  Help
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                          Batch Binder/Linkage Editor
                                                                    More:     +
 ISPF Library:
    Project . . . PDFTDEV 
    Group . . . . COMMON   . . .          . . .          . . .         
    Type  . . . . LEL     
    Member  . . .           (Blank or pattern for member selection list)

 Other Partitioned or Sequential Data Set:
    Data Set Name  . .                                                         

                                                       Processor
 List ID . . . . .           (Blank for hardcopy)         1. Binder
 SYSOUT class  . .                  (For hardcopy)        2. Linkage Editor

 Linkage editor/binder options:
   Term  . . .           (TERM or blank)
   Other . . .                                                              

 Command ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

All the fields on this panel are explained in the "ISPF Libraries and Data Sets" topic of the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I except List ID, which is explained in List data sets, and here:

Binder

Determines whether the Linkage Editor (NOBINDER) or Binder (BINDER) is invoked.

Note: The binder is available only if DFSMS 1.1, or later, is installed.

Term

In the Term field, enter TERM if you want ISPF to generate a terminal data set. A terminal data set contains a synopsis of the error messages produced by the linkage editor. If the input data set is partitioned, the terminal data set name is:

prefix.member.TERM

where prefix is the data set name prefix in your TSO user profile, if you have one, and member is the name of the member being assembled.

Note: Sequential data sets are invalid when using the Linkage Editor.

Leave the Term field blank to avoid generating the terminal data set.

Other

Enter any other options you need in the Other field.

SYSLIB

The name of the data set that is to contain the ISPF library concatenation sequence used to resolve any copy statements specified in your program. See Input data sets and the SYSLIB Data Set section of the topic about Allocation Data Sets in the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I for more information.

SYSLIN

The name of the data set that is to contain the object module. The SYSLIN field is provided to accommodate the VS Pascal XA and NOXA processing options. See Input data sets and the SYSLIN Data Set section of the topic about Allocation Data Sets in the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I for more information.