Type ASSEMBLE
Source Lines : 522
Fixes Applied : 5
Most Recent Version : Thursday, December 7, 1978
Last Fix ID : [HRC202DK]
Function
TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OPERATOR FOR THE
ENHANCEMENT OF ERROR RECOVERY PROCEDURES.
Operation
WHEN IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE OPERATOR BE
INFORMED OF AN ERROR CONDITION.
B. THE 'MSGPARM' FIELD WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY
THE ERP ROUTINE CONTAINS A 'MESSAGE INDEX
POINTER' AND FLAG SETTINGS FOR VALIDATING THE
OPERATOR'S RESPONSE. THE INFORMATION TO BE
DISPLAYED MAY BE AN ACTION,DECISION,OR
INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE WITH OR WITHOUT AN
OPERATOR REPLY.
C. THE CONTENTS OF THE MESSAGE WILL BE EXTRACTED
FROM THE FOLLOWING :
IOERBLOK - CSW, SENSE DATA, AND COMMAND CODE.
RDEVBLOK - CHANNEL,CONTROL UNIT AND DEVICE
VMBLOK - USERID.
MSGPARM - INDICATOR BYTE AND VALID RESPONSES.
MSGPARM - - INDEX BYTE TO MESSAGE TEXT TABLE.
Calls to Other Routines
DMKCVTBH - TO CONVERT BINARY TO UNPACKED DECIMAL.
DMKQCNWT - TO ISSUE MESSAGES ON OPERATORS CONSOLE.
DMKQCNRD - TO READ OPERATOR'S RESPONSE.
DMKFREE - TO OBTAIN STORAGE FOR A MESSAGE BUFFER.
DMKFRET - TO RETURN STORAGE OBTAINED BY DMKFREE.
DMKSCNRN - TO OBTAIN 'TYPE' DEVICE FOR MSG LINE