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How do you invoke other programs? What are the pros and cons of each method?

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How do you invoke other programs? What are the pros and cons of each method?

There are three ways:
1) Use a COBOL II CALL statement to invoke a subprogram. This mehtod is transparent to CICS which sees only the one load module.
2) An EXEC LINK is similar to a call; it invokes a separate CICS program and ends with a RETURN to the invoking program. or
3) An EXEC XCTL which transfer control to another CICS program and does not get control back.

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