Reference for sample Tuxedo/Q program in COBOL

Hi..
Am using Tuxedo 10g R3.. I need to write a program in cobol with Tuxedo/Q which involves DB2 queries with ATMI calls..
For this first i need to know how to write a simple program with queues concept in cobol.. the sample program provided with tuxedo is written in C language..
I just need sample program which does the string conversion or any other programs which uses the Queues.. It will be helpful for me to write my program..
I have tried a sample program with the procedure given in this link..
http://e-docs.bea.com/tuxedo/tux80/pdf/usingq.pdf
my program didnt work so i guess am missing many things since this concept is new to me.. so i feel if there is some sample code it would be helpful..
Is there any reference book for this?? can anyone send me the link so that i can these programs..
Thanks..

Hi,
I tried the below code for queue concept.. Am able to write into the queue but coulnt retrive from the queue..
Here is my Client code..
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. QUECL.
AUTHOR. TUXEDO.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
CONFIGURATION SECTION.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
* Tuxedo definitions
01 TPQUEDEF-REC.
COPY TPQUEDEF.
01 TPTYPE-REC.
COPY TPTYPE.
01 TPSTATUS-REC.
COPY TPSTATUS.
01 TPSVCDEF-REC.
COPY TPSVCDEF.
01 TPINFDEF-REC.
COPY TPINFDEF.
* Log messages definitions
01 LOGMSG.
05 FILLER PIC X(8) VALUE "QUECL:".
05 LOGMSG-TEXT PIC X(50).
01 LOGMSG-ERR.
05 FILLER PIC X(14) VALUE
"QUECL ERR=>".
05 LOG-ERR-ROUTINE PIC X(10).
05 FILLER PIC X(21) VALUE
" FAILED: TP-STATUS = ".
05 LOG-ERR-TP-STATUS PIC S9(9).
01 LOGMSG-ERR-LEN PIC S9(9) COMP-5.
01 LOGMSG-LEN PIC S9(9) COMP-5.
01 USER-DATA-REC PIC X(75).
01 SEND-STRING PIC X(100) VALUE SPACES.
LINKAGE SECTION.
* Start program with command line args
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MOVE LOW-VALUES TO TPINFDEF-REC.
MOVE LENGTH OF LOGMSG TO LOGMSG-LEN.
START-CSIMPCL.
MOVE "hello" TO SEND-STRING.
DISPLAY "SEND-STRING:before: " SEND-STRING.
MOVE "Started" TO LOGMSG-TEXT.
PERFORM DO-USERLOG.
PERFORM DO-TPINIT.
PERFORM DO-TPENQUEUE.
PERFORM DO-TPDEQUEUE.
DISPLAY "SEND-STRING:after: " SEND-STRING.
PERFORM DO-TPTERM.
PERFORM EXIT-PROGRAM.
* Now register the client with the system.
DO-TPINIT.
MOVE SPACES TO USRNAME.
MOVE SPACES TO CLTNAME.
MOVE SPACES TO PASSWD.
MOVE SPACES TO GRPNAME.
MOVE ZERO TO DATALEN.
SET TPU-DIP TO TRUE.
CALL "TPINITIALIZE" USING TPINFDEF-REC
USER-DATA-REC
TPSTATUS-REC.
IF NOT TPOK
MOVE "TPINITIALIZE Failed" TO LOGMSG-TEXT
PERFORM DO-USERLOG
PERFORM EXIT-PROGRAM
END-IF.
* Issue a TPENQUEUE
DO-TPENQUEUE.
MOVE LOW-VALUES TO TPQUEDEF-REC.
MOVE "TMQUEUE" TO QSPACE-NAME IN TPQUEDEF-REC.
MOVE "TOUPPER" TO QNAME IN TPQUEDEF-REC.
MOVE "RPLYQ" TO REPLYQUEUE IN TPQUEDEF-REC.
SET TPTRAN IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPBLOCK IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPTIME IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPSIGRSTRT IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPQREPLYQ IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPQQOSDELIVERYNONPERSISTENT IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPQMSGID IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
MOVE LOW-VALUES TO TPTYPE-REC.
MOVE "STRING" TO REC-TYPE IN TPTYPE-REC.
MOVE LENGTH OF SEND-STRING TO LEN IN TPTYPE-REC.
CALL "TPENQUEUE" USING
TPQUEDEF-REC
TPTYPE-REC
SEND-STRING
TPSTATUS-REC.
IF NOT TPOK
MOVE "TPENQUEUE failed" TO LOGMSG-TEXT
PERFORM DO-USERLOG
PERFORM EXIT-PROGRAM.
DISPLAY "ENQUEUE OVER".
* Issue a TPDEQUEUE
DO-TPDEQUEUE.
MOVE LOW-VALUES TO TPQUEDEF-REC.
MOVE "TMQUEUE" TO QSPACE-NAME IN TPQUEDEF-REC.
MOVE "RPLYQ" TO QNAME IN TPQUEDEF-REC.
SET TPTRAN IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPBLOCK IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPTIME IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
SET TPSIGRSTRT IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
* SET TPQWAIT IN TPQUEDEF-REC TO TRUE.
MOVE LOW-VALUES TO TPTYPE-REC.
MOVE "STRING" TO REC-TYPE IN TPTYPE-REC.
MOVE LENGTH OF SEND-STRING TO LEN IN TPTYPE-REC.
CALL "TPDEQUEUE" USING
TPQUEDEF-REC
TPTYPE-REC
SEND-STRING
TPSTATUS-REC.
IF NOT TPOK
MOVE "TPDEQUEUE failed" TO LOGMSG-TEXT
PERFORM DO-USERLOG
MOVE "TPDEQUEUE" TO LOG-ERR-ROUTINE
MOVE TP-STATUS TO LOG-ERR-TP-STATUS
PERFORM DO-USERLOG-ERR
PERFORM EXIT-PROGRAM.
DISPLAY "DEQUEUE OVER".
* Leave TUXEDO
DO-TPTERM.
CALL "TPTERM" USING TPSTATUS-REC.
IF NOT TPOK
MOVE "TPTERM Failed" TO LOGMSG-TEXT
PERFORM DO-USERLOG
END-IF.
* Log messages to the userlog
DO-USERLOG.
CALL "USERLOG" USING LOGMSG
LOGMSG-LEN
TPSTATUS-REC.
DO-USERLOG-ERR.
CALL "USERLOG" USING LOGMSG-ERR
LOGMSG-ERR-LEN
TPSTATUS-REC.
*Leave Application
EXIT-PROGRAM.
MOVE "Ended" TO LOGMSG-TEXT.
PERFORM DO-USERLOG.
STOP RUN.
and this is my TOUPPER service program..
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. TOUPPER.
AUTHOR. TUXEDO.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
CONFIGURATION SECTION.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
* Tuxedo definitions
01 TPQUEDEF-REC.
COPY TPQUEDEF.
01 TPSVCRET-REC.
COPY TPSVCRET.
01 TPTYPE-REC.
COPY TPTYPE.
01 TPSTATUS-REC.
COPY TPSTATUS.
01 TPSVCDEF-REC.
COPY TPSVCDEF.
* Log message definitions
01 LOGMSG.
05 FILLER PIC X(10) VALUE
"QUESR :".
05 LOGMSG-TEXT PIC X(50).
01 LOGMSG-LEN PIC S9(9) COMP-5.
* User defined data records
01 SEND-STRING PIC X(100).
LINKAGE SECTION.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
START-STRING.
MOVE LENGTH OF LOGMSG TO LOGMSG-LEN.
MOVE "Started" TO LOGMSG-TEXT.
PERFORM DO-USERLOG.
* Get the data that was sent by the client
MOVE LENGTH OF SEND-STRING TO LEN.
CALL "TPSVCSTART" USING TPSVCDEF-REC
TPTYPE-REC
SEND-STRING
TPSTATUS-REC.
IF NOT TPOK
MOVE "TPSVCSTART Failed" TO LOGMSG-TEXT
PERFORM DO-USERLOG
PERFORM EXIT-PROGRAM
END-IF.
IF TPTRUNCATE
MOVE "Data was truncated" TO LOGMSG-TEXT
PERFORM DO-USERLOG
PERFORM EXIT-PROGRAM
END-IF.
INSPECT SEND-STRING CONVERTING
"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" TO
"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".
MOVE "Success" TO LOGMSG-TEXT.
PERFORM DO-USERLOG.
SET TPSUCCESS TO TRUE.
COPY TPRETURN REPLACING
DATA-REC BY SEND-STRING.
* Write out a log err messages
DO-USERLOG.
CALL "USERLOG" USING LOGMSG
LOGMSG-LEN
TPSTATUS-REC.
* EXIT PROGRAM
EXIT-PROGRAM.
MOVE "Failed" TO LOGMSG-TEXT.
PERFORM DO-USERLOG.
SET TPFAIL TO TRUE.
COPY TPRETURN REPLACING
DATA-REC BY SEND-STRING.
In ULOG am getting like this,
040915.ibmsceai!?proc.303126.1.-2: QUECL: Started
040915.ibmsceai!?proc.303126.1.0: QUECL: TPDEQUEUE failed
040915.ibmsceai!?proc.303126.1.0:
040915.ibmsceai!?proc.303126.1.0: QUECL: Ended
In the UBBCONFIG file, i have declared like this..
*GROUPS
TMQGRP LMID="cicsapp" GRPNO=4 TMSNAME=TMS_QM TMSCOUNT=2 OPENINFO="TUXEDO/QM:/home/e160195/cfg/QUE:TMQUEUE"
*SERVERS
TMQUEUE SRVGRP="TMQGRP" SRVID=4 RESTART=Y GRACE=0 MAXGEN=10 CONV=N CLOPT="-s TMQUEUE:TMQUEUE"
TMQFORWARD SRVGRP="TMQGRP" SRVID=5 RESTART=Y GRACE=0 MAXGEN=10 CONV=N CLOPT="-- -i 2 -q TOUPPER -n"
can u please have a look into this and tell me why dequeue is not working and where am going wrong??
Thanks..

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He runs loud sometimes: I can hear the fans pick up and kick in sometimes when he's working hard, but it doesn't bother me too much.
Glossy screen is obnoxious: I never bought an anti-glare screen cover to deal with this as I had originally planned. And no, I still don't want a retina MBP.
Possible physical damage from rough handling: I have been rough with him over the years without a case and I worry that he is on his way to some type of physical damage that hasn't shown up yet.
My current machine:
13" MacBook Pro Mid-2009 Model
Processor 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
2X Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
Serial Number WQ9240Y466D
Software OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
NVidia MCP79 AHCI - Hitachi HTS545016B9SA02:
Capacity: 160.04 GB (160,041,885,696 bytes)
Model: Hitachi HTS545016B9SA02
Full to the brim and overflowing
Running OSX 10.8.5
I am considering purchasing this machine:
MacBook Pro, 13-inch Item Price: $1,319 (This is the education pricing for this model, plus I would buy seriously discounted AppleCare and MS Office)
Available to ship: 1-3 business days
Hardware
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
Accessory Kit

Whygirl,
it reads as though an internal disk upgrade (and possibly a battery replacement) would suffice for you, and those two together would be far less expensive than a new MacBook Pro. Yes, you could install either a HDD or a SSD in place of its current internal HDD. You could look at the Hitachi Travelstar 7K1000 as an example of a suitable 1 TB HDD; SSDs are more expensive per unit of storage than a HDD, but might be worth the extra cost if your apps are disk-bound. (I put a Samsung 840 PRO into my 13-inch Mid 2010 model, and it’s been working well.) Note that Chrome might be responsible for the extra heat (and the extra heat is responsible for the increased volume from the fans kicking in); Chrome isn’t optimized for use on 64-bit versions of OS X, like 10.8.5.

Get Specific References for all Controls

Using slightly modified code from here, I am generating an array of all control references on my main front panel which is then passed through to a number of subVIs. Although this functionality does work, it would be preferable to get specific references to the controls (for example, Boolean RefNum instead of Control RefNum).
Getting these specific references seems possible using To More Specific Class and Class Specifier constants. However, data storage becomes an issue because I can no longer use arrays (as they are a different data type). I am not sure if there is another way to pass this data on. I have experimented casting the RefNums to Variants, but to get the data from the variant, I have to know what RefNum type I am expecting which sort of defeats the purpose of doing this in the first place.
A secondary problem is keeping the names of the references. The Control RefNums do not have names associated with them nor do I know how to assign names to them. I've again tried using variants and using the OpenG Set Data Name function, but this crashes LabVIEW without any indication of why.
I've attached a version of my code that tries assign names using OpenG Set Data Name and build a variant array. To run it, simple add the VI as a subVI to a VI that has some boolean controls on the Front Panel. Apologies for the rough state of the code - I'm still in the process of figuring out how to make it work so things are a bit messy.
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
Get Specific Control Refs.vi ‏28 KB

I don't know if you'll get much better. There is really no way I know of to have some fully flexible way of building named clusters of references based on any given front panel set you feed to it.
I tend to do things the manual way (as there are also a bunch of references to front panel elements I wouldn't need). I would do all the bundling work in a subVI.
I'm attaching a zip file that contains the key VI's (unless I missed something) on the first project where I really tried to abstract out the reference building. The files are LV9.
On my main VI, I have the subVI called Build UI References early in the VI during an initialization phase. I pass the reference to the main VI into that subVI that builds all the references. I worked it as a master cluster that contains elements that are arrays of references of related controls. It uses another subVI called Get References and Label Names that I created to help find controls. I still need to use More Specific Class to get the property references, but I don that only once at the beginning. I then pass that cluster wire out and to anywhere in my VI that would need access to the references for front panel elements.
I use arrays of strings to supply the names I need to build and bundle the references. This lets me ignore controls I don't care about. The disadvantages to my system is that if I change the name of any control, I need to update the name within this subVI. And if I want to add any controls, not only do I need to add the label names for the searching functions, I also need to update my typedef cluster (and you definitely want this to be a typedef) to add a spot to store the new reference.
I hope this gives you some ideas. It worked for me and I will likely use the scheme on another project (or even rewrite past projects using this scheme.) If there are any ideas for improvements, I'd be happy to hear them.
Attachments:
Build UI refs.zip ‏83 KB

Getting Menu Reference for a VI other than the current one

Is there any way to get a Menu reference for a VI that isn't the current VI? There's Current VI's Menubar, but that only works on the current VI. I'd like something that does the same thing, but accepts a VI reference to a higher-level VI. I would expect to find a Property Node entry for it, but there doesn't seem to be one. This is for 8.2.

eaolson wrote:
A functional global is what I wound up using. It just seems odd to me that there's no other way to get access to that reference.
It also seems counter-intuitive to me that a Shortcut Menu reference is only valid inside that particular frame of the Event Structure that caught it. If you're using a producer-consumer architecture, you can not send that refnum off to the consumer loop for handling; it can only used within that frame of the Event Structure.
I am not sure what you mean. The refnum seems to be accessible from everywhere .
As i wrote above:
You can store the Menu Reference to a global variable for example, and you can read it, in any vi you want, just like all variables.
Note: Do not try to use a property note. Use the menu functions

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