DBIA2118 ICR (2118)

Name

Value

NUMBER

2118

IA #

2118

DATE CREATED

1997/09/05

CUSTODIAL PACKAGE

CUSTODIAL ISC

San Francisco

USAGE

Supported

TYPE

Routine

DBIC APPROVAL STATUS

APPROVED

ROUTINE

NAME

DBIA2118

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This routine is part of the Kernel Device handler.  It
is used for making TCP/IP connection between computers.  It only deals with IP
address.

STATUS

Active

%ZISTCP

COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

VARIABLES

CALL(IPaddress,Socket [,Timeout])

This entry point is used to make a TCP/IP connection
to a remote system.

VARIABLES	TYPE	VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
IPaddress	Input	This first parameter is the IP address of the host system to connect to. It must be in the IP format of 4 numbers separated by dots. i.e. 127.0.0.15
Socket	Input	This second parameter is the socket to connect to on the remote host. It is a integer from 1-65535. Values below 5000 are for standard internet services like SMTP mail.
Timeout	Input	This optional third parameter is the timeout to apply to the open.
IO	Output	If the connection is made then IO will hold the implemention value that is used to reference the connection.
POP	Output	This variable reports the connection status. A value of 0 means the connection was successful. A positive value means the connection failed. It works the same as a call to %ZIS.

This call is used to close the connection opened with
the CALL entry point.  It works like a call to %ZISC.

VARIABLES	TYPE	VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
IO	Both	This hold the connection to close. It gets reset to the home device for the process.