Cics Translator Utility · Top

To help you apply this to your current project, if you provide some details I can assist further: you are using (COBOL, PL/I, C++)

However, the fundamental job is unchanged: convert EXEC CICS into compilable language constructs.

The utility produces a "translated" source file, which is then fed into the standard language compiler. Key Features and Options cics translator utility

Determines whether the translator produces a listing of the translated code for troubleshooting.

of how to invoke the standalone translator for a COBOL program? To help you apply this to your current

Standard COBOL compilers do not understand these commands. If you were to feed source code containing EXEC CICS READ or EXEC CICS RETURN directly into a COBOL compiler without translation, the compilation would fail due to syntax errors.

Next time your CICS transaction abends with AEI0 or AEX7 , remember: the translator did its job. The logic you debug is the logic it helped bring to life. of how to invoke the standalone translator for

or challenge you're facing with the utility

Controls the listing output—useful for debugging translation errors.