isCOBOL Evolve : Appendices : Library Routines : C$ASYNCRUN
C$ASYNCRUN
The C$ASYNCRUN library routine creates a thread, passing up to 14 parameters to it.
The thread is a COBOL program that can reside on the local host or on a remote machine (see iscobol.remote.code_prefix).
Syntax:
 CALL "C$ASYNCRUN" USING threadHandle
                         cobolProgram
                        [parameter(s)]
                  GIVING returnCode
Parameters:
threadHandle
Usage handle
Contains the handle of the thread that has been created. You can use this handle with the C$ASYNCPOLL routine to test whether the thread still exists or if it's terminated.
cobolProgram
PIC X(n)
The name of the program to be called asynchronously.
parameter(s)
Any cobol type
Optional. You can pass up to 14 parameters to the thread.
Examples:
Example - Call ProgramB on a separate thread
working-storage section.
77 threadHandle usage handle.
...
procedure division.
...
   call "c$asyncrun" using threadHandle
                           "programB"
                           "some data".