CICS ALTERVS
This command allows changing of the contents of memory located at the specified virtual address.
Command | Parameters |
|---|---|
CICS ALTERVS | Address [FROM] Value1 [TO] Value2 |
The following table describes the parameters.
Parameter | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Address | virtual storage address | 8 hexadecimal digits (4 bytes) |
FROM | readability token | used primarily for documentation purposes; however, it must be different from the TO value to cause the storage to be altered |
Value1 | current memory contents at the designated virtual storage address | 8 hexadecimal digits |
TO | readability token | not applicable |
Value2 | replaces the current contents of memory at the specified virtual storage address with a new hexadecimal value | 8 hexadecimal digits (4 bytes) |
Example
This example command zeros out a field known to be in a specific location in a control block or program.
'IMFEXEC CICS ALTERVS 00031F14 FROM 01080000 TO 00000000'
CLIST example: