CALL or LINK?

It’s an old question … In my CICS program, should I invoke a subprogram using a standard COBOL CALL, or should I use the EXEC CICS LINK API?
The traditional answer was, “LINK is easier to debug, CALL is more efficient.” However, there have been some changes in the CICS environment in recent years that blur [...]

I Can’t NEWCOPY My Program!

Why can’t I NEWCOPY the program I just compiled? The answer is almost always, “Because it’s in use.” Occasionally, for new programs, the answer may be that the compile or link edit was not successful. It’s possible that there is a problem with the PDS containing the load module. It’s conceivable that the person trying [...]