Attention: This topic contains Product-sensitive Programming Interface
and Associated Guidance Information.
You can write your analyzer in Assembler, C, COBOL, or PL/I. Language-dependent
header files, include files, and copy books are described in Reference information for converter programs.
The converter must run in the same CICS® region as the TCPIPSERVICE which receives
the request.
The size and contents of the COMMAREA that is passed from the
converter program to the user application program are governed by the design
of the CICS application
program that is invoked for the HTTP request. When you use a converter program
with CICS Web
support, you can:
- Issue a GETMAIN command to obtain storage for the COMMAREA.
- Use storage acquired in an earlier stage of processing (such as the analyzer
program) for the COMMAREA
- Use the storage which contains the HTTP request for the COMMAREA.
When you use a converter program with the CICS business logic interface, there are
restrictions which may affect how you construct the communications area. For
more information, see
Offset mode and pointer mode.