1. CICS BROWSING Chapter 14

2. STARTBR Gets ready for BROWSE operation EXEC CICS STARTBR DATASET(“filename”) RIDFLD(record key) GTEQ | EQUAL RESP(RESPONSE-CODE) END-EXEC

3. STARTBR Notes Set RIDFLD to LOW-VALUES to start at beginning of file. Set RIDFLD to HIGH-VALUES to start at end of file (Must use READPREV first!) Sets pointer to appropriate record in the file. Does NOT read any data! NOTFND condition occurs if no match

4. READNEXT Reads ‘next’ record - forward EXEC CICS READNEXT DATASET(“filename”) INTO(recordname) RIDFLD(keyfield) RESP(RESPONSE-CODE) END-EXEC

5. READNEXT Notes Retrieves the NEXT record in the file in the forward direction. The ENDFILE condition is raised if at end of file. A READNEXT command that follows a READPREV command will retrieve the same record. Changing the RIDFLD will get the record specified.

6. READPREV Reads ‘next’ record – backward EXEC CICS READPREV DATASET(“filename”) INTO(recordname) RIDFLD(keyfield) RESP(RESPONSE-CODE) END-EXEC

7. READPREV Notes Retrieves the NEXT record in the file in the backward direction. The ENDFILE condition is raised if at the beginning of the file. A READPREV command that follows a READNEXT command will retrieve the SAME record! Changing the RIDFLD will get the record specified.

8. ENDBR Terminates BROWSE operation EXEC CICS ENDBR DATASET(“filename”) END-EXEC

9. RESETBR A combined STOPBR and STARTBR EXEC CICS RESETBR DATASET(“filename”) RIDFLD(record key) GTEQ | EQUAL RESP(RESPONSE-CODE) END-EXEC