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— Statements —

OPEN CONVERSATION

OPEN CONVERSATION
                     USING

[SUBPROGRAMS] {operand1}

This document covers the following topics:

Function
Syntax Description
Further Information and Examples

For an explanation of the symbols used in the syntax diagram, see Syntax Symbols.

Related Statements: CLOSE CONVERSATION | DEFINE DATA CONTEXT

Belongs to Function Group: Natural Remote Procedure Call

Function

The statement OPEN CONVERSATION is used in conjunction with the Natural Remote Procedure Call (RPC). It allows the RPC Client to open a conversation and specify the remote subprograms to be included in the conversation.

When the OPEN CONVERSATION statement is executed, it assigns a unique ID identifying the conversation to the system variable *CONVID.

Syntax Description

Operand Definition Table:

Operand	Possible Structure					Possible Formats													Referencing Permitted	Dynamic Definition
`operand1`	C	S	A			A													yes	no

Syntax Element Description:

Syntax Element Description

Syntax Element	Description
`operand1`	Subprogram Names: As `operand1` you specify the names of the remote subprograms to be included in the conversation. The name of a subprogram can be specified either as a constant of 1 to 8 characters, or as an alphanumeric variable of length 1 to 8.

operand1

Subprogram Names:

As operand1 you specify the names of the remote subprograms to be included in the conversation.

The name of a subprogram can be specified either as a constant of 1 to 8 characters, or as an alphanumeric variable of length 1 to 8.

Further Information and Examples

See the following sections in the Natural Remote Procedure Call (RPC) documentation:

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