Limitation of COMMAREA using CICS Sockets with WmMainframe

[dsmith]

Hi,

I have a requirement where i need to send a very large file using a CICS Socket to Mainframe CICS transaction. I know the CICS Sockets can handle more than 32K but is there any limitation on mainframe side for receiving such a large file thru COMMAREA(I would prefer staying with CICS Sockets if it has been proven to have not much problems)?. If there is any limitation, is there any other suggested way to use like TN3270 type of connection to send the Header, Detail and Line Items seperately by the conversational method?
We are running webmethods 6.0.1 platform.

Thanks,

Dave.

[jonb]

There is a way to use a pointer in the COMMAREA to a buffer that gets around the 32K limit in the IBM COMMAREA.

Page 112 of the webMethods Mainframe Administrator's Guide
"WMTLSRVR handles transactions greater than 32 KB"

There is a pretty good description of how to set up this WMTLSRVR transaction in CICS to use the pointer in the COMMAREA. If you read teh description you should be able to configure a recieving COMMAREA to use a pointer to a buffer also.